5 underrated sites where you can shop for luxury at bargain prices

To find a luxury bag or clothes, turning to online commerce can seem intimidating, even dangerous, especially for fear of counterfeits. However, in addition to the sites of the brands themselves of course, some eshop guarantee indisputable authenticity and avoid the fatigue of physical shopping. Especially when looking for specific colors or rare sizes, browsing a site can save a lot of time. But also money, since the sales are also online, even on luxury brands. Proof in 5 first-hand luxury sites (and a sixth second-hand bonus, specializing in fine jewelry, fine jewelry and luxury leather goods).

The Outnet.com, the most selective

When it comes to creating online stores, luxury brands are in no hurry and are also quite cautious. This is explained in particular by the need to better control the customer experience, so that it is as flawless as possible. However, a multi-brand e-shop has managed to gain the trust of several large houses who agree to sell some of their products there: Net-a-Porter. Founded in London by Natalie Massenet in 2000, the company has also been involved in destocking since 2009, called The Net. There, therefore, you can find end-of-the-line luxury brands at bargain prices all year round and even shattered during the sales period.

Yoox.com, the most abundant

Likewise, it has also existed since the year 2000, Yoox.com. In 2015 the eshop approached Net-à-Porter, just acquired by the Richemont group (the latter owns Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Montblanc, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Alaïa, Piaget or even Chloé, so it’s a heavyweight luxury, just behind LVMH and Kering). Unlike The Outnet, which aims to be very selective, Yoox is therefore overflowing with premium brands, great designers, but also large retailers. (like Puma, Levi’s or Topshop). The abundant offer can immediately seem suffocating, I strongly recommend that you filter as much as possible.

24s.com, the reserved e-shop of Bon Marché

While Galeries Lafayette and Printemps are particularly known as French department stores, especially for their huge boutiques on Boulevard Haussmann in Paris, they are also available digitally. And while it can be intimidating and daunting to physically inspect the thousands of shelves of these signs, everything can go much faster thanks to some well-chosen filters, at Printemps.com or GaleriesLafayette.com. Much less touristy by location and selections, Le Bon Marché is also available online at a much more confidential URL: 24s.com (for 24 rue de sèvres, the physical address of the famous department store it inspired For the happiness of the ladies by Zola). And as Le Bon Marché loves exclusives, we therefore find many nuggets at reduced prices on its eshop that cannot be found elsewhere.

SSENSE.com, for a decided luxury

Founded in 2003 in Canada, the SSENSE e-shop (pronounced “essence”) shines with its ability to select the best of the big names in luxury and young fashion creation, for to appeal to an acute youth rather than to a classically bourgeois first degree. The very fact that the site is available in Japanese and Korean (as well as English and French, of course) speaks volumes his clientele, much more creative than you saw me. This is where you can find a new name for the Street wear to grow up, for example. And why not on sale… (And yes, that’s where I ruined myself with a Dion Lee corset, this young Australian designer who is getting up, getting up, and who I would see tomorrow at Mugler or McQueen).

Farfetch, the most international place

Founded in 2008 in London, Farfetch can seem intimidating from the way it operates. In summary, brings together the stocks of department stores from all over the world to offer them in a single eshop. That’s why you can find the same product there at different prices (depending on whether it comes from a shop in Italy, a department store in France or a cutting-edge concept store in the UK, for example). This is what also allows access to pieces that are supposed to be exclusive to a particular store or country. It is therefore a good web address to know when you are drawing something specific, in a specific color.

Collector Square, for a Birkin or a Kelly (we can always dream)

I don’t miss an opportunity to tell you about it: you can find nuggets on second-hand sites like Vinted, Depop or Vestiaire Collective. The latter in particular prides himself on specializing in luxury, and in particular offers to authenticate parts, which can be particularly reassuring. If you are ever looking for a bag whose valuation increases from year to year such as the flagship models of Hermès (Birkin and Kelly in the lead) and Chanel (Timeless and 2.55), the specialized platform Collector Square stands out particularly for its experts . authentication experts. For example, it is Jérôme Lalande, a recognized expert by the Paris Court of Appeal in fine leather goods, who is specifically responsible for authenticating Hermès bags sold through Collector Square. Sorry a little. With such a budget, in order not to take any risks, it is this site that I recommend you turn to if you want exceptional leather goods and used jewelry.

Front page photo credit: Instagram @ 24s screenshot with Paola Locatelli.