The Outnet

The Outnet launched in 2009 with a mission to disrupt the discount luxury sales market. Before the Outnet, fashion designers with leftover stock at the end of the season would usually push merchandise to flash sales or onto store racks in far-flung locations - as if leftover luxury were a reason to be ashamed! Well, not anymore: The Outnet has given previous seasons’ designer fashion a rebrand, and for the past decade, has inspired the launch of a new genre of designer sale and luxury resale websites. While many competitors have tried, The Outnet remains the leading luxury fashion discount site; featuring over 350 luxury brands, the Outnet is an embarrassment of style riches - at up to 70% off!

           

Besides its exhaustive list of top luxury designer brands for less, what we love most about The Outnet is its transparency: the site not only guarantees that all merchandise is 100% authentic, but the specific discount for each item is clearly explained. For example: a gorgeous black asymmetric satin-crepe maxi dress from Khaite is tagged with its original price ($1,950), it’s Outnet markdown (60%!), and the price you’ll pay ($780), while a very posh, body-con Victoria Beckham dress is shown to have retailed for $2,072; with the site’s 50% markdown, you can have this little red number in your closet tomorrow - for only $1,036. Price transparency is essential when discount shopping - and this clear price breakdown just makes you want to add even more to your cart (“But, Honey - look how much I SAVED!”).

Much like its sister site, Net-a-Porter, The Outnet features new arrivals every week, and with all the money you saved on last week’s Outnet order, you’ll definitely have some budget left over for this week’s new arrivals - like that Valentino skirt you were eyeing on last year’s Paris runway, or that Emilia Wickstead dress you just saw on a certain former royal. Speaking of which, if you’re looking for Meghan Markle style for less, The Outnet is your new happy place: many of Her Former Royal Highness’ go-to brands including Roland Mouret, Stella McCartney, Erdem, and the aforementioned Victoria Beckham are all available on the site. Dress like the world’s most-watched woman - but do so for half of what she pays? You deserve a crown for your style knowledge and budget savvy.

           

Photos courtesy of The Outnet.