where is everyone getting affordable/stylish/lasting clothes and shoes at?
the title basically
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Second hand sites / end of season sales when it comes to my wardrobe
2nd hand:
Grailed
Vinted
Ebay
Mercari jp
2ndstreet
Missyoumanvintage
Retail websites:
bluebuttonshop
haven
ssense
lostandfound
thisthingofours
theres def more those are just the only ones i remember off the top of my head
I wouldn’t recommend asos just off the basis its just bad fast fashion
If you want fast fashion that has decent quality, uniqlo and zara are your gotos
What style do you dress in?
Zara is hit or miss. Def stay away from Zara’s faux leather. They do make lots of great stuff though
therealreal
local thrift stores
lemaire.fr
ebay and thrift stores
being able to learn how to maintain your clothes properly will help with the "affordable" and "lasting" parts to boot
style is subjective - if you know the kinds of clothes you like (or ideally have pictures of clothes you like) you might get more specific brand recs
Ssense on sale
another for secondhand. Aside from other sites people listed, Poshmark is pretty good
In-person thrift stores can be great but depends on the neighborhood
i think the best thrifting tip is look for places with nobody under the age of 65 and visit regularly
Probably not as useful advice in somewhere less densely populated and segregated but the ones I’ve had good luck at are often on the border of rich and poor neighborhoods/towns
I would name examples but if you’re not from Long Island they would mean nothing lol
And bonus points if it’s a charity shop, I’ve found for-profit stores tend to price based on the item’s perceived value and also sometimes will have a “better rack” or “designer” area
(granted they’ll miss stone island being designer but include nike, still annoying though)
All my stuff is on Vinted. Way way better than thrifting. Was astounded to see Levi's jeans selling for £60 pounds when I can cop €300+ chinos for just €15 and €200+ sweatshirts for €40+.
I should try them tbh I thought they only did womenswear for some reason