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Clothing, Shoes, and Accessories |
Shoes.com is a premier website to
purchase shoes and accessories. They carry among
the
widest selections of styles and sizes of any
 merchant, online or off. They carry the complete
line of many of the brands they feature and the
selection is extensive, literally hundreds of
brands! They feature Specialty Shops for
sandals, new arrivals, narrow or wide width shoes, and
a skate shop - where else are you going to findover
200 models of skater shoes? Nice website
features include a short background of most of the brands,
good individual product descriptions, a glossary of
shoe 
 terminology, and when viewing specific items,
displaying a few other similar styles. The product
availability makes
this one of the most popular online shoe vendors.
Shoes.com has excellent customer service, free
shipping, free returns, and a price guarantee.
Only UPS shipping is available. No sales tax is
charged except for CA, MO, and TN residents.
Website design is well organized and easy to navigate
for the huge number of items they stock. An
occasional "satisfaction survey" pops up
when browsing the site, an annoying feature, and
browser front/back navigation is not optimized for
Firefox (works fine with Explorer), but overall it is
a very good shopping experience. |
Macy's is an upscale department store known primarily for
their clothing, shoes, and accessories, and now it is easy to shop their  extensive wares online without stepping foot in a mall. Macy's also carries a very good selection of housewares,
cosmetics, and jewelry, and  some furniture and
electronics . They are a popular merchant for
bridal registries. Pricing is at or near list
for most items but they have frequent sales,
especially aroundholidays. Most people shop at
Macy's for the excellent selection of fashionable
clothes for men, women, and children. Website
design is very good and easy to navigate considering
the large number of products. Shipping costs are
based on the total cost of the order and range from $5
to $20, with 2 day shipping available for $8
more. The return policy is generous and most
products can be returned to their common brick and
mortar stores, typically found in malls. |
Eddie
Bauer and Eddie Bauer Outlet sell very high quality merchandise at
reasonable prices. They are known for supplying men and
women's clothing geared toward the fashionable outdoor
enthusiast. The main website is well designed and  divided into 5 major areas - men, women, shoes, gear,
and the home store, with the outlet site divided into four - Men, Women, Gear, and Just Arrived. The gear selection features
backpacks, luggage, handbags, watches, sunglasses, and
tools & gadgets. The home store section features quality outdoor furniture as well as a few
pieces of indoor  furniture, including
a 10 foot trestle dining table which seats
12. Shipping is reasonably priced, from $5
to $15 based on the cost of the order for most items, with express
upgrade available. Customer service and
satisfaction is excellent, consistently rated among
the best in the online shopping business. A downside is that
people who live in a state with an Eddie Bauer store
must pay sales tax, and this include most
states. |
YOOX features high fashion for men and women with some of the most
exclusive names in the designer clothing world -
Gucci, Jil  Sander, Y-3, Fendi, Galliano, Dior, Ferre',
Burberry, Versace, Prada, McQueen, Cavalli, Valentino,
Yamamoto, Dolce & Gabbana, and many, many others. Some items are sold below list price,
with promotional discounts up to 50% - rare in the
fashion boutique world. They also have
categories for everyday wear at reasonable prices for
those days you are not attending the  Oscars, including vintage,
urban, seasonal fashions, swimwear, and
"children's" - really teens - with brands
such as Diesel, Mason's, Vintage 55, CP, Marras, and
Paul Smith, to name a few. To narrow the extensive
selection, the Yoox website provides a search refiner
to pull-down the category, designer, size range, and
color, which is a good thing since the site contains
thousands of pages. The most unusual thing about the Yoox website is its spectacular design. There is a different main image on the homepage every month, usually a female in suggestive garb, if you can call it garb (like the picture at left), and it is animated if you want it to be - press the right arrow button at the bottom of the picture on the website. There is a gallery of past images, too, some showing how they are animated. Yoox offers UPS standard and express
delivery for a flat rate of $7.50 and
$14.50 respectively, but are you really that concerned
with saving a few dollars in shipping costs on a $4000
dress? |
Hilo
Hattie is the premier retail source for Hawaiian
clothing and  accessories. They have the largest selection of
authentic Hawaiian shirts for men, women, and children
- over 100 styles for men, everything from subdued to
colorful to obnoxious! They also feature women's
styles including tops,
 
dresses, sarongs, footwear, and
muu muus. In addition, they have a section of
Island Living products for kitchen and dining, plus
Hawaiian art, lamps, gifts, and decorations for your
luau. Note: Website homepage plays music
automatically on homepage (an annoying
feature even when it's relaxing Hawaiian music!) Either turn your speakers down before
clicking or immediately click on a link if this is objectionable.
Shipping is a bit high, but most merchandise is
shipped from Hawaii, so this should be expected. |
Designer
Shoes offers the world's largest selection of
brand name shoes for "women who leave a larger
footprint". They offer fashionable women's
shoes in hard to find sizes 8 to 15 and widths from
AAAA to  WW in over 50 sizes in many designer brands
including Anne Klein, Via Spiga, Steve Madden, Stuart
Weitzman, Pancaldi, Claudia Ciuti, Van Eli, Moda,
Sudini and Sanuk. The website allows sorts by
shoe size, by brand, by type of shoe (sandals, boots,
feminine higher heels, etc.). Designer Shoes also has
a great collection of shoes for weddings and proms and
they usually have a good selection in the Sale
department with terrific bargains on past season
styles. |
Sierra
Trading Post is
a premier online source of discount sporting apparel
plus accessories such as sunglasses.  They
advertise 35-70% off on most products. Stock is
always changing and selling out, so don't expect that
pair of pants, shorts, or sunglasses to stay
on there indefinitely. Besides their selection of
clothes, shoes, boots, and  such, they also usually
have the occasional excellent deal on a pair of
binoculars or sunglasses, tents, knives, or sleeping
bags. It is always worthwhile to check out these
accessories to see what's on sale before shopping
anywhere else. They feature, and usually have a
good selection of, goods from Columbia, Merrell,
Gramicci, Ecco, and Dansko, among others. |
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