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Let's talk casual gal and Korean fashion for a little bit. We all know you can get clothing like this from Taobao but what are other websites or stores where seagulls find similar clothing?

What are your favorite stores? What's the quality like?

Bonus for places in the USA with actual storefronts but online stores are fine too!

>> No.6490151

http://www.sammydress.com/
and some other wholesale sites are pretty good. like taobao the quality can be hit or miss but they do have a cute selection

>> No.6490160
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6490160

http://shopruche.com/

Ruche has a lot of items that fit the bill. They're a bit pricier than Taobao but the quality is good.

>> No.6490161

i like to shop at forever 21 and urban planet also you can find similar style clothes about anywhere you just have to look for it .

>> No.6490162

>places in the USA with actual storefronts
Baby & AP San Fran.
You don't say.

>> No.6490164

>>6490161
I've heard that F21's quality is shit though... but I've never shopped there.

Sometimes H&M has good stuff.

>> No.6490170

>>6490162
Please yes do tell me how Baby and AP are "casual gal" or "Korean".

This isn't a thread for lolita. Bitches already know where to buy lolita.

>> No.6490175

>>6490151
I recognize a lot of this stuff from taobao and ebay. What's their shipping like?

>> No.6490178

>>6490170
there isn't really such a thing as "korean" fashion.
it's mostly just korean people wearing amurican style clothes.

>> No.6490179

>>6490175
sammydress's is actually really cheap compared to other wholesale sights. it all goes by weight but its pretty easy to just put everything you want in the cart and it will show you the shipping right at the bottom. and oddly enough the fastest shipping option is almost always the cheapest

>> No.6490183

>>6490179
sites not sights...wow sorry

>> No.6490186

>>6490164
well it's not shitty quality it's as ''good" as most taobao shops. some stuffs are great some stuffs are soso in both places :P

>> No.6490192

>>6490186

>:P

Please don't use emoticons.

>> No.6490212

>>6490186
Except taobao is loads cheaper...

>> No.6490223

>forever 21 and urban planet
>H&M

so much j-fashyun in this thread that i'm drowning!

>> No.6490226

>>6490223
The point of this thread wasn't to find Korean or Japanese brands, it was to find similar clothing sold by US brands (or by foreign sites with cheap shipping)

>> No.6490228

>>6490226
but don't you realise, that you're not looking for j-fashion anymore? it's just generic girly clothing man. not japanese fashion.

>> No.6490230
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>>6490151
It's all so cheap!

>> No.6490234

>>6490230

Their pocketwatches are so cheap, I want them, but the reviews are really putting me off...

>> No.6490235

>>6490230
dont be too blinded by the cheap though,
some things will be shitty quality, some will be good.
i know blouses and chiffon-y skirts tend to be more see through than advertised and coats and jackets are a little iffy.. but i havent had any horror story worthy experiences yet

>> No.6490246

>>6490235
I was warned about dress length. They do a lot of sitting down shots because the dresses/skirts are prohibitively short. Basically, you're gonna need safety shorts to wear them.

But yeah, it'll be hit or miss just like taobao.

>> No.6490248

>>6490246
they do sell cute lacey shorts that work well under skirts and dresses too
or if you need more size variety i actually got a cute pair of lacey short leggings from wlamart

>> No.6490255

>>6490235
On this note too, I find with "Asian fashion" that if you're taller than 5'3", lengths are iffy as well. I don't bother trying to buy dresses and skirts anymore because they're at least halfway up my thighs and I'm only 5'6" so when lengths are given, definitely take out a measuring tape and compare.

>> No.6490256

>>6490255
this is exactly why i like stores like this though. i'm only 4' 11" so everything in mainstream stores here is waay too long for me

>> No.6490301

>>6490248
>>6490255
Luckily I'm 156cm tall and US2 so I fit into all their clothes.

>> No.6490397 [DELETED] 

>>6490160
Just ordered this same top from Forever 21

>> No.6490401

>>6490151

Are these prices for real?

Forget the size or the quality, I mean, 8 dollars for a bangin waistcoat?
Is the quality so bad it falls apart on first use?

>> No.6490410

>>6490401
the quality isnt awful really. it really is a nice deal

>> No.6490411

>>6490401
I'm guessing that the same coat on taobao is like $4

I would be skeptical of using a taobao reseller like that simply because there's no telling which stores theyre getting these items from, could be good ones, could be bad ones

>> No.6490413

>>6490411
Honestly I would use taobao but I'm lazy and don't understand how group purchase and middlemen work and all that

>> No.6490420

>>6490413
this.
this is why i use wholesale sites.
i dont want to try to figure out taobao and shopping services and pay shipping twice...id rather just take a little more of a gamble on quality

>> No.6490422

>>6490413
>>6490420

It's really not that bad

Just look at the FAQ, it explains everything pretty thoroughly

Domestic shipping is usually only like... $1 per store, btw

wholesale sites are kinda shit, tbh

>> No.6490430

Taobao isn't hard once you figure it out. You will usually get ok quality to great quality if you pick crown rated shops. Also note that just because a shop isn't a crown, doesn't mean its a bad shop. Just means they haven't had the same number of sells. Would still avoid them if they're a reseller though.

>> No.6490432

>>6490422
>wholesale sites are kinda shit, tbh
This. I don't understand why people keep buying from them.

>> No.6490444

Korean Shopping Service (also has a list of sites):
http://collectkorea.com/

List of cute Korean clothing sites with thumbnails:

http://collectkorea.com/korean-shopping-service/womens-clothes

>> No.6490443

>>6490422
>tbh
>btw

I miss the grammar Nazis so, so much.

>> No.6490472

>>6490401
>http://www.sammydress.com/
>>6490401
the trick to this site is the 15 dollar shipping..GOOD prices EXPENSIVE shipping like what the hell..

>> No.6490475

>>6490401
is anyone else getting only "NaN" where the prices should be?

>> No.6490477

>>6490472
Shipping for taobao can be a lot more

>> No.6490486

>>6490472
yeah $15 for expedited shipping. Its $5 for flat rate. Thats only a little bit more than most US stores

>> No.6490497

>>6490444
Oh man! I didn't see in the USA part! Here are some shops then.

http://www.romwe.com/
http://www.loveclothing.com/index.php?currency=USD

>> No.6490548

Sammydress has the WORST reviews ever on google

>> No.6490594

>>6490548
I haven't heard very good reviews on this site either. If you want to try it, make a small purchase and watch what happens. I'm not sure if they mean scamming in terms of cheap clothing quality, or if things don't get shipped out.

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>>6490548
I would honestly avoid "wholesale" sites like
sammydress at all costs.

The pictures are not the actual pictures of the actual products a better site would be sheinside or oasap maybe even choies (make sure to get their 15-25% discounts)

Don't shop at romwe everything is OVERPRICED as fuck. The only reason romwe has so much hype is because people like
funkychin (fauxfawn, faugekin*(?)) and other lookbookers entice you with them FOR FASHION BLOGGING

Which pretty much means they get a cut of how much you spend (around 8% actually) whenever you click their "shareasale" link to romwe. Also it's often that romwe sends them clothes for free if they have enough followers on a blog and sometimes they do so on a monthly basis. This pretty much involves them sending you store credit to your romwe account.

They will lie lie lie about the quality and will often try to "entice" you into buying into romwe with photography photoshop and of course fashion knowledge.

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6490617

Honestly... it's not really the store but what specific pieces you can find that generally fit the specific fashion genre.

I mean I could go to Asos, F21 and H&M and still find cutesy looking european ensembles.

Also a really important part of being "kawaii"
is hair and face. With a good body and the right hair, makeup and features a girl can make almost anything look "kawaii". I hope you guys understand.
Pic is slightly related..

>> No.6490700

>>6490472

$15 is nothing. Taobao hits you hard with shipping. I've paid anywhere between $50 to $150 for shipping from taobao, and as a result will never buy from there again. They draw you in with cheap prices and then rob you on shipping. Not to mention everything falls apart and is generally disappointing. The only thing I am happy with from taobao is a pair of shoes I got from r-series.

>> No.6490713

>>6490700
Because you were using EMS, and not SAL. SAL takes like... an extra week and is a fraction of what EMS is

I bought like $400 worth of stuff, paid maybe $5 tops for each item i bought, international shipping included

Honestly I would rather take my chances direct from taobao, where I can see individual store ratings and items reviews

>> No.6490743

>>6490608
Oasap, sheinside and choies all do exactly the same and use lookbookers for enticement!
Oasap (and possibly sheinside and choies I can't remember) don't even use their own photos and lift Taobao ones.
They're all on the same level.

>> No.6490760

>>6490743
Actually wait, before I forget, Sheinside definitely don't use their own photos. That's why they always look so shady and badly pixellated/stretched.
I've received free stuff from all of those, and honestly they'd all be too much of a gamble to suggest anyone actually spends their own money on it.
Sheinside shipping takes forever, and the stuff can be hard to get a proper picture of, but I've yet to actually have a bad experience with the clothing itself although the prices are too hiked.
Oasap shipping is shit tier, I had to wait 3 months for some items earlier this year. They also don't use their own photos and are probably the worst for price inflation, although the quality of most (but not all) items I've had from there was quite good.
From choies I was sent a blouse with a h&m label in it. I'm not sure how it happened, but I'm guessing either factory reject or surplus stock. I've been a bit iffy about doing any more with them.
Romwe are the most hit and miss for quality. I don't know how to tell which stores they get their stuff from (and it's even harder now they replace all labels with their own label) but certain items have been amazing quality and you'd end up paying less than you would for the same quality domestic, but other items have been so horrific I've hardly been able to wear them and so overpriced it's laughable.

They're all a risk given the price upping, and it'd probably be more worthwhile just to look around the non-pretension wholesale sites rather than the ones who have ideas of themselves as something better if you're dead-set against taobao.
But if you have to use one, Chicwish is probably the best. I've had consistently good quality from there, the girl I've been in contact with from there is lovely, they don't seem to hike the price AS much and they take their own photos as far as I know.
But still, they're all a risk that I don't think seems worth it if it's out of your own money.

>> No.6490900

>>6490760
Thanks for this! I was wondering about the sudden surge of HK-based "street fashion" websites in style blogs and noticed that a lot of them had Taobao stuff.

>> No.6490947

>>6490713
I've not been given the option to use SAL before. Does it include tracking? It may be that you have to order a lot of stuff before you reach the weight limit...

>> No.6490974

>>6490947
SAL generally has tracking but no insurance

>> No.6490996

>>6490151
Some adorably derpy pokemon plushes on tere.
Man, there's also a jumper that I'm watching on ebay. I was considering paying £20 for that shit.
and the seller had sold like 15 of them already

>brb becoming reseller

>> No.6491458

>>6490974
I'm definitely asking for SAL next time I order.

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>>6490151
>http://www.sammydress.com/

Goddamn it, perfect dresses I've been looking all over google ebay and amazon for, but I can't fit my freakish tits into Asian bust sizes

>mfw XL size bust measurement is still ~5 inches below my bust measurement even with a minimizer

Granny & slut clothing options forever apparently.

>> No.6491528

>>6490974
>>6490947

You can request insurance with SAL for the record, it just costs extra

>> No.6491535

>>6491509
lrn2sew
i don't understand why anyone who doesn't fit standard sizes wouldn't at least try it

>> No.6491539

>>6491528
how much extra?
think bout do a huge taobao haul

>> No.6491549
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>>6491535

I looked into it, I can do ultra basics, but I like literally 45 miles from the nearest fabric store and idk about ordering fabric online that I can't see or feel, especially when I don't know much about fabric anyway.

I've been studying skirt patterns lately though, if I can find anyone to roadtrip to the Joannes in the next county with me I might give it a try. How hard is a dress like pic related compared to a plain ol pleated skirt?

>> No.6491568

>>6491539
Depends on what you buy, but it's never too outrageous

>> No.6491577

While we're on the topic of wholesale, has anyone tried
http://www.wholesale-dress.net/
?
I've heard some pretty bad reviews for sammydress, but nothing bad about this site yet, and they have stock in USA so it seems like the shipping should cost less. Just want to avoid getting ripped off.

>> No.6491592

>>6491549
dude, that shoop.

On a more serious note it looks like the top and skirt can be made separately and then sewn together. The skirt looks like a simple circle skirt that overlays in the front. If you dimension it correctly a circle skirt can be easier to put together than a pleated skirt.

>> No.6491600

>>6491592
>the top and skirt can be made separately
...this is frequently how dresses are made anyway if they aren't sheath/princess line. /cgl/ is so dumb with patterns

>> No.6491602

>>6491577
Urgh, I bought from there. I would advise against it. I did like the jacket that I paid $20 for, but the lining ripped on the second time wearing it. The fabric of the shirt I bought was really sheer, it was missing button-holes, loose threads EVERYWHERE, the jewelry tarnished within hours of wearing it, etc. Basically, it looks good in photos but in all other aspects it's kind of trash. ):

>> No.6491605

>>6491577
Terrible

Worst buying experience ever.

Just to give you an example,

I bought some striped fingerless knit gloves

I got one, plain brown glove, made from really thin dollar store material, with a thumb hole that was too small to put my thumb in

>> No.6491606

>>6491600
also it clearly has a few pleats. if anon just makes a circle skirt it won't look the same or lay the same way.

>> No.6491619

>>6490151
Now, is this place legit?? There's no way that these things can be this cheap without there being some sort of scam attached. Please tell me that if I really just want to spend $8 on a dress, that I can and not risk losing my identity or being tricked in any way.

>> No.6491629

>>6491619
all wholesale sites are kind of a bitch in that they don't tell you if something is out of stock until you're made your order and sometimes even after you've paid. shipping tends to be pretty ridiculous as well. other than that, you get what you pay for.

>> No.6491652

>>6491592
>>6491600

What kind of top pattern should I look for? (sorry, I really don't know anything about... anything. I can sew buttons, mend tears and hem things, that's all I've done so far)

>> No.6491672

back when i was into gal i used to buy most of my stuff from taobao and the community sales.

>> No.6491684

>>6491652
print out a picture of that dress and take it to joann or wherever you can buy fabric
sit down with the pattern books and find something that looks similar
come on now, this is easy stuff, i'm not gonna do it for you

>> No.6491691

>>6491619
as far as wholesale sites go,ive had far worse experiences than with sammy dress. the worst ive had with them is a dissapointing coat [nothing totally unwearable, just oddly short sleeves] and with one order it was 'processing' or something for about a week and a half and i got suspicious but when i told them i was worried and asked for a refund they gave me a full refund immediately no questions asked. theyre really good about giving refunds if youre not happy

>> No.6491697

>>6491629
also sammydress does clearly state when things are out of stock, which is nice. and even though shipping is a bit expensive [less expensive than other wholesale sights ive seen] when you have a large order the fastest shipping is usually the cheapest

>> No.6491740

>>6491577
I've bought from there. I think the other anon's just had a bad experience. Like any other cheap site it depends on what you buy. I've had success with all of my purchases thus far. I do still have a pair of boots that are too small for my feet though because the website got the sizing screwed up. They gave me a gift and a bit of credit to make up for it.

>> No.6491925

Maruq just opened this month. It is the only retailer of Liz Lisa in the US and they have a store front in SF Japan town. They don't have a online shop yet but they do have a FB.

>> No.6491964

>>6491925

link to the fb?

>> No.6492071
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>>6490151
now i can finally worship satan while cooking my eggs, and no longer have to make a choice between the two! bless you, china.

>> No.6492118

>I google "sammydress"

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmVTcLmHd3g
>http://www.complaintslist.com/websites/clothing/sammy-dress/

>> No.6492128

>>6491577
I've only had good experiences from there. Maybe I just luck out and buy the better items, but they're fine. Shipping is higher there than on Sammydress though.

>> No.6492554

>>6491964
You're lazy as hell, anon. Just type Maruq into FB search.

>> No.6492557

>>6491577
I've had a lot of hit and misses from them. Mostly misses. A lot of it depends on what you buy and really- you get what you pay for.

I tend to stay away from ANYTHING that has lace on it and it's usually garbage. Their chiffon is really low quality. I've come to find it's a good place to order knit sweaters from though I have yet to have a miss on anything like that (only off colors).

>> No.6492585

>>6491925
Why is it not listed on the official Liz Lisa site, or mentioned on the blogs? The site even specifically warns against buying from stores not listed there.
Especially with the huge amount of fakes sold by various webstores (kumamakiko/etc) that say they sell "direct from the factory", I would advise against buying anything from them until there is an official announcement from Liz Lisa.

>> No.6492633

More k-fashion related, but has anyone here ordered from zipia before? How was it?

>> No.6494008

>>6492633
I'm curious about this too, anon. Some of their stuff is really cute.

>> No.6494021

>>6492585
They literally just had their grand opening party today. The Japanese website may have not been updated yet.

>> No.6494023

>>6494021
i really doubt this story. like, LizLisa isn't some huge brand that can't keep up with all it's stores worldwide, if this store is linked to the real LizLisa they would have announced it ahead of time.

>> No.6494119

Just bought 3 things off sammydress.. i'm 5'9" so I don't think this will end well but meh.. I guess i'll find out soon. plus I'm sure the dresses will make cute shirts.. if i ever get them.

>> No.6494138

Does anyone know if Love Rabby is still in business? There's a few pieces here and there under love rabby on Y!J but that's all I could find

>> No.6494161

>>6494023
I sense knock offs posing as real brand

>> No.6494270

>>6494119
>http://www.complaintslist.com/websites/clothing/sammy-dress/

lol, good luck with that you're gonna need it

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>>6490151
Does anyone have experience ordering from here? I really want some of the stuff there, but google reviews...

>> No.6495305

>>6495301
I wouldn't risk it

One person's positive experience wouldn't nullify all those negative ones

>> No.6495319

http://www.yesstyle.com/en/home.html
^ if actually buying

http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_category/category.asp?gdlc_cd=100000003
^if just looking around for style ideas

>> No.6495381
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I don't suppose anybody can identify the coat Dakota is wearing here?

>> No.6495389

>>6495381
theres something wrong feeling about that second picture....like her neck is broken....

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>>6495381

I swear her hair used to be a different color.

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>>6495381

Kooters kawaii, Japanese-pandering phases is cool and all but I think picture related is the best she ever looked, even if it is shooped.

>> No.6495402

>>6495381
Looks like Tralala.

>> No.6495421

>>6495381
I think those are two different coats

>> No.6495609

>>6495381

Cute, who is she?

>> No.6495614

>>6495609
Her name is Yukina, she's a half-Russian half-Japanese model/singer. She's releasing a new album next month after a string of hit singles including "Destiny ~heartful melancholy~" which was used as the 2nd OP of the 5th season of One Piece.

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>>6495614

>> No.6495625
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>>6495614
:3

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>>6495393
It used to be a lot of different colors

>> No.6495771

>>6492071
>Newfangle
Why would you add that to the name for an egg pan? Was the pentagram part not enough?

>> No.6495860

>>6494161
Possibly, but the person who opened it knows a lot of the people in the lolita community. It would be pretty awkward if she was trying to rip people off with knock-offs.

>> No.6495873

>>6495860
If it's an official store, it would have be announced months in advance and it's in a obsence location, either knock offs or secondhand sold at high prices. Plus it's kinda illegal to do that if Liz Lisa doesn't know about it and she is selling their clothes. You pay a fee when you sell a brand in your store thats not theirs, that's how money is made.

>> No.6495995

anyone know where to find similar clothes in the UK?

>> No.6496229

>>6495873

Sorry, but what does "obscence" mean? I'm having trouble figuring out which word should be replacing it.

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>>6495995
ok

>> No.6496490

>>6496229
Horrifically bad.

>> No.6496531

>>6491925
What is Liz Lisa, exactly? Is it some lolita bondage store or something?

I kind of thought it would have to do with Lisa Frank, but I guess it doesn't.

>> No.6496534

>>6496531
It's a gyaru brand.

>> No.6496546

>>6496534
Oh, alright. That makes sense.

>> No.6496585

>>6496531
Why are you in this thread?

Also, why would you think it was associated with bondage if you also thought it was Lisa Frank?

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i always did like harajuku lovers
dunno if they have a store but you'll find them easily in loehmanns/macys/nordtsrom

>> No.6497152

>>6496229
grotesque/unsightly
ex: The man flashing himself in public committed an obscene act

>> No.6497169

HEY EVERYONE
do not buy from Romwe
>do
>not
>buy
>from
>Romwe
it's all Taobao stuff, like straight up
and it's also shitty quality
and also, even if you pay for faster shipping, it will take at least 2 weeks for them to ship out

and also, they will use your photos. even if you didn't buy the product from them. they tried with Chokelate but enough people bitched so they took it down.
the only positive reviews i've seen were from people who got their stuff free, because for free it is awesome. the stuff is cool looking, but you can get it for 1/4 the price on Taobao and get it just about as quickly depending on what shopping service you use.

>> No.6497183

>>6497169
I always hate it when my favorite bloggers plug Romwe. It's such a fucking scam and some of them are even into Jfashion so I'm sure they know about Taobao.

>> No.6497228

>>6497169

this a billion times

there should be a tumblr or something dedicated to finding the original source of items sold on romwe

i recognise the tattoo tights and onespo cat dresses, but can't find some of the other stuff on taobao

>> No.6497239

>>6497228
this is a great idea!
i have a pair of leggings they sell, got them on Taobao way before i knew what Romwe was. i think they're like $50 on Romwe and i got them for like less than $10

the studs fell off so fucking fast, but they look cute without the studs anyway haha

>>6497183
same, a friend of mine actually encouraged me to buy from Romwe. or at least didn't warn me. i was so pissed.
needless to say i don't talk to her much now, never for advice, like i spent a few hundred dollars and she didn't give me the slightest hint.

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>>6490151

If they are indeed legit then why do they have such a bad rep?

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>>6497169
Dammit, I was about to buy this dress for myself, anyone know the source? I love it.

>> No.6497270

>>6497266
did you try a reverse google image search?

or go to a taobao thread and ask them, you'll find it.

>> No.6497283

>>6497270
Thank you!

>> No.6497301

>>6492633
I bought from ZIPIA, their quality is a hit or miss. They generally only have a "one size fits all" with dresses (they fit huge on me, I'm 5'0" and 98 lbs) so I stopped ordering from them. I have ordered really cute accessories (hats/shoes) and a beautiful bag that I've used for over 4 years (it never fell apart, just got super dirty from overuse)

I do shopping surveys on soompi.com (it's an asian fourm). They sometimes have taobao surveys on there too. I found it much cheaper than ordering it by an agent because they only charge 2 bucks per item (sometimes they even lower it to 1 dollar per item if you order a lot from the same store).

Hope it helps anon!

>> No.6497456

i have it, that dress is from http://www.romwe.com/sheer-sleeved-floral-dress-p-46650.html . there's also a sleeveless version too

>> No.6497463

>>6497456
aka taobao

>> No.6497470

>>6497456
that's... like what we're talking about
how Romwe is a scam
she's trying to find where it's actually from, the taobao shop.

>> No.6497770

>>6497301
>>6492633 here, ty anon! Do you think zipia's quality better than Taobao's or pretty much the same? I assume from the prices it MIGHT be better, and they're supposedly all Korean-made, but huh. And I'm 5'1" 110 lbs so I'm guessing they'd be too big for me too...

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6497936

asia-fashion-wholesale.com probs has shit quality, pic related. I've never personally ordered from there, though.

review on soompi:
>10/10 LOVE this Dress! Very pretty, one of my favorite purchases. This dress is exactly like what is pictured

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Just looked at Zipia for the first time and I'm kind of charmed

>> No.6498299

>>6490164
F21 is horrible in my opinion. I ordered a sweater from there (cause we don't have actual storefronts here) and the sweater was prickly and ridiculously short.

>> No.6498483

>>6497770
I actually bought a pair of jeans from them that fit me. But the dresses are really oversized on me. The cardigans I also bought were meh. But the quality com paired to taobao is much better.

ZIPIA for accessories are pretty awesome. Loved all the bags, hats, and shoes I bought from there.

>> No.6498909

>>6495319
>buy
>yesstyle

Is yesstyle going full Milanoo now?

>> No.6503133

I've mentioned this before in similar threads but Rue21 is great for super cheap otome and gal styles..even a little mori here and there. The only catch? They only have physical locations, no online ordering of any kind. Not really sure why but they change their inventory over like every week and if you see something you like come in you can just wait a few days and it'll already be like 50% off. They do also carry a lot of lame "trendy" stuff too that you may have to dig through and their website is never updated as quickly as their stock is so keep that in mind. I wear mostly otome and about half my wardrobe is from Rue. Quality on most things is quite nice; only ever had 1 thing that I needed to take back and it was easily exchanged for something else. So if you can get to one of their stores I'd say it's worth the trip.

>> No.6503211

>>6498909
makes sense if YesStyle bothered to fund that Crystal Candyland disaster.

>> No.6504410

wtf you can buy Korean fashion in Forever 21. it's not "exotic and asian" like you think.

>> No.6504429

>>6504410
Exactly! Korean celebs are just wearing what Americans wear. While looking Korean. It's not some speshul fashyun they invented.

>> No.6505431

>>6504410
>implying Americans dress well

>> No.6505558

>>6494270
>huge orders ($220, $650, $120), never bought from them before
>Expecting prom dresses for $12
>buying with a time limit
I'm sorry, but these people are idiots.

>> No.6505577

>>6504410
>>6504429

nah classmates always noticed if i was wearing something from overseas. but like with asian people they couldn't tell if the clothes were chinese, japanese or korean.

>> No.6505622

>>6505558
Inorite. It gave me quite a good chuckle.