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Fashion Clubs: Delivering Style to Busy Women
Who has time to spend hours at the mall, looking for the latest fashions for less? Fashion Clubs deliver style to your door for a lot less money and hassle.
Sure, you would love to treat yourself to a full day's shopping spree, but between the full time job, endless errands and that lunch date with Mom, who has time to spend hours in the mall sifting through heels to find a good deal? If you're a busy girl like me, online fashion clubs may just be your style-saving grace.
Fashion clubs are subscription-based membership sites that present you with a personalized selection of items every month, each at a set affordable price. All of the sites are free to join and you can check out all of the cute stuff at no cost — you only pay when you actually pick something for the first time. These trendy clubs are super low pressure and even let you skip a month's subscription if you aren't feeling your options. Whether you're into shoes, bags, jewelry, and anything else that your closet craves, the clubs definitely have something for everyone.
I, like many, was skeptical when I first signed up for a fashion club, but many of the clubs offer amazing styles and the convenience and flexibility you can't get from traditional shopping. Here are 5 good reasons to spend that shoe allowance on a fashion club subscription:
1. Shop from home. Unfortunately we can't do everything from the comfort of our homes. With a fashion club subscription, however, you can get the trendiest styles all while wearing your favorite and perhaps, untrendy, flannel cat pajamas (shhh ... no one has to know). Not to mention getting in the car at rush hour after work and dragging yourself to the Macy's shoe section an hour before it closes is the last thing you want to do, even if you've been dying for a strappy stiletto. With fashion clubs, you can save the gas, get online and have experienced stylists find you cute shoes that may not even frequent the mall aisles.
And for all the moms out there, you can't blame the baby for not having the same appreciation for a chunky platform as you do. Forget about dragging little Bobby to the store only to find him crying in the cardigan rack — fashion clubs can guarantee an awesome buy every month without having to bring your toddler. Don't like the shoes they sent? Send them back for a replacement. Now you have more time to spend focused on your little bundle of joy.
2. Personalized shopping experience. After you take the style quiz and create your free account, a team of stylists will create a showroom catering to your individual taste. Not only does this save you the time of going to a store and sifting through things that you would never wear, it also helps you find styles that you are bound to love but may have never found on your own. And you get to enjoy this personalized shopping experience every single month as you are presented with a different showroom on a monthly basis!
3. Celebrity stylists. Always feel like you're behind on celebrity fashion? The celebrity stylists who founded the clubs have a huge part in styling the fashions on the site. Though the styles cater to your personal taste, the celeb's influence is widely apparent throughout the entire site. The likes of fashionista Kim Kardashian (ShoeDazzle), Baby Phat founder Kimora Lee Simmons (JustFabulous), actress Kate Bosworth (JewelMint), and the high fashion powerhouse that is Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (StyleMint) all style their respective fashion subscription sites. They control what gets produced and presented to you at low affordable prices. So if you feel like you never have the time to keep up with celebrity fashion, these online clubs do it for you!
4. Fashion for less. Everyone wants a good value, especially busy girls like us who work hard for our money. Fashion clubs have the ability to consistently deliver cute personalized stuff for an affordable set price. Aside from this set monthly cost, there are no hidden fees like many other online shopping sites charge. What you see is what you get. They even provide no hassle shipping and returns, and some of the clubs provide it for free! Decided you don't want anything one month? Not to fear, each of the sites has a nifty "Skip the Month" option. This way, you don't get charged when you're not feeling your options. You never receive anything that you didn't physically order — if you forgot to select the "Skip the Month" button, you will get one credit redeemable anytime.
5. It's Fun! Remember, it's free to sign up and check out all of the cute stuff that has been picked out for you. Whether you end up ordering something or not, just taking the style quiz and scoping out your showroom is fun in itself! It's always exciting to see what new fashions are available every month, not to mention the thrill of getting a pretty package filled with stylish things on your doorstep, all while relaxing after a hard day at work.
The girls from the office and I signed up for each club, bought cute stuff, and reviewed everything from the product quality to the customer service. Some of the clubs we loved, while others fell short. If you want to figure out which fashion club is right for you, compare them all here and read what we had to say about each one.
It's hard to fully enjoy going to the mall after being busy all day long, but just because you're busy doesn't mean you can't be stylish. Fashion clubs are designed to give you a wide selection of the styles you want, for less. Some of them even offer discounts on your first purchase. Take the style quiz, sign up for a free account and see if there's anything your closet is dying to have.
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