4 Tips to Identify Quality Clothes when Shopping Online

Have you ever bought a beautiful piece of clothing online only to realise it’s of a low quality ?

This has been the case with the rise of fast fashion 

Many fashion brands introduce thousands of new styles every week making buying new clothes easier, faster and cheaper than ever before

With a focus on new trends & low quality this makes the products quickly replaceable

So how do you make sure you buy Quality - Value for money clothes online ?

Here are 4 tips that can help you shop quality clothes online

(1) Research the Seller

One of the best ways is to Research the Seller, to be sure this isn’t a scam or knockoff

Try to find out if this is an established seller.

Use Google maps to check if they have a physical presence and look for reviews.

Google the seller and click on the three vertical dots to learn more about this result, this can give you details on how long the seller has been in business.

Explore the brands social media pages and read through their comments to get an idea

(2) Beware of “Too Good to Be True” Prices

When a brand offers high discounts or prices that are too good to be true BEWARE !

They may just be selling you low quality products - Low quality in terms of the fabric, construction or fit

Extremely low prices could also mean knockoffs, fabric or construction defects that may have not passed the quality check

I don’t mean you need to buy only expensive clothes but a price comparison of similar products will be a good deciding factor on where to buy it from.

Do a quick check to see if similar items are available and compare their prices.

(3) Read the Product Description

Always make sure you read the product description before buying online

Well made clothing brands generally provide details on the fabric contents,wash care, design details, sizing details

The more detailed the description, the better the chances of a quality product

Look for fabric contents like natural or synthetics. In case of synthetic fabric look up the percentage of synthetic fabric

Avoid extremely low quality of synthetic clothing

Look for design details like stitch quality by zooming in on the image to get a better understanding

(4) Know your size 

According to research almost 70% of online clothing is returned due to sizing issues

Currently with the lack of a standard sizing chart, every brand follows a different size chart . A ‘Small’ size in one brand may mean a ‘Medium’ size in the other

Make sure you check the size chart before placing your order !

Also note if the size chart provided is of body measurements or garment measurements and place your order accordingly

Alongside this when you develop background knowledge on fashion - particularly clothing and fabrics you get a better sense of understanding what kind of fabrics and styles work well for you

Once you know what you are looking for you can search with more specificity and therefore shop Quality clothes online and reduce returns .