6 safe and trusted places to shop for designer clothing, shoes, and bags online

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• Treating yourself to a luxury fashion item should be a fun experience, but sometimes you don't want to go into a store.
• Luckily, we have a world of online shopping at our fingertips. Understandably though, when you're spending a lot of money, you want to do your due diligence and make sure where you're shopping is reputable, has legitimate products, and good customer service.
• We did all of that research for you and came up with six retailers that offer great selections of high-end wear for both men and women. They include Shopbop, East Dane, Matches Fashion, Farfetch, Net-A-Porter, and Mr. Porter.

Online shopping is an amazing innovation. You get all of the excitement of adding new pieces to your wardrobe without any of the effort of getting to the store and trying things on under the horribly artificial lighting of a dressing room. But, when you're spending a lot of money on luxury pieces, online shopping can actually be a little nerve wracking.

What if the piece looks nothing like it does online? What if the return policy is expensive or just a hassle? When you're dropping hundreds of dollars or more on a shopping haul online, you probably want to make sure that everything will ship relatively quickly (who wants to wait weeks for what you could get in days) and is easy to exchange. And, of course, you want to peruse a great selection.

If luxury shopping is what you're looking for, we rounded up the six sites that you should check out. We've outlined what makes each stand out, the shipping and return policies they offer, and some of the notable labels you can find at each retailer.