{"id":11007,"date":"2012-05-19T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2012-05-19T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wordpress\/?p=11007"},"modified":"2025-05-15T08:56:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:56:25","slug":"the-outnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/archive\/the-outnet\/","title":{"rendered":"The outnet: Site review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

is the high-fashion-focused Net-a-Porter\u2019s outlet site\u2014which pleases us because, while we love perusing Net-a-Porter<\/strong>\u2019s designer offerings, we just can\u2019t justify (or afford) the prices. And, in this economy, it only stands to reason that high-end retailers will diversify to tap into the budget shopping market (theOutnet.com calls it \u201cchic discount shopping\u201d, a phrase which, in designer circles, would have been a major oxymoron just a couple years back).
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Granted, like any other outlet, what you find is typically not going to be the first run of any trend, but savvy shoppers like us know that when it comes to designer, we\u2019re really looking to invest in solid staple or statement pieces anyway, not on-their-way-out trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The outnet: Our review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our review:<\/b> Visually, the site branding is what you\u2019d expect from Net-a-Porter\u2014clean, trendy, just this side of upscale; let\u2019s just say it\u2019s pretty clear you\u2019re not shopping the Target website (which we still wish would find it\u2019s way out of 1996) and, let\u2019s face it, part of the pleasure of online shopping is the visual experience. That being said it\u2019s the goods\u2014and the prices\u2014that will keep us coming back, so moving on . . .
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clean design means, by extension, easy navigation\u2014the Outnet allows you to search by designer, category or sale from the very first page. We headed straight for designers (that\u2019s what Net-a-Porter is all about, after all) and skimmed down the alphabetically broken-out list to Lela Rose (a fave for the clean-cut, feminine garments we\u2019re craving at the moment) where we found 20 items on big discounts, including this kind of to-die-for , now just $453.25, at 65% off the original $1,295 pricetag. (Note: We realize this is NOT a true budget price, but for a designer silk dress that started out over a thousand bucks? It\u2019s all relative.)
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But wait, what if we\u2019re not a US size 4 or 6? On this particular item, we\u2019re out of luck\u2014but of course that\u2019s the downside of outlet shopping. Sizes are limited. So can we search by size? Sort of\u2014that is, not by number size but XS-XL. Selecting \u201cL\u201d under the \u201cclothing\u201d category, we came up with 125 items, including this very cool 100% silk MINT Jodi Arnold colorblock sleeveless dress\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/clipPath>\r\n <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, for $225 (half off).
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Search results can be modified, too, on each page with just a quick click or two, by designer, color, category (tops, dresses, jackets, etc.). So if you\u2019re looking for a size M blue Fendiskirt, you\u2019ll know in 5 seconds if they have one or not (and just for the record, at this writing they do not).
Okay, so you can search for and purchase designer clothes at a discount\u2014but we already have Bluefly.com <\/a>for that. So what else? If you enjoy more of a shopping challenge, the Outnet  features \u201cFlash\u201d and \u201cPop Up\u201d sales\u2014on a timer\u2014which, quite frankly, we don\u2019t recommend. As budget fashionistas, buying something because \u201cquick, it\u2019s only on sale for 10 more minutes!\u201d isn\u2019t the best way to watch your bottom line. But there\u2019s also the \u201cGoing Going Gone\u201d sale, in which the price drops as supplies drop\u2014so if you have a little time to kill watching the clock and waiting to see how low it will go (and if you\u2019re fast enough on the click), it might be worthwhile.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The verdict: Yea.<\/b> Revolutionary online shopping<\/a> experience? Not really. Easy-to-navigate, visually-appealing, and featuring big designer discounts for the designer-addicted among us? Absolutely. Designer addicts, bookmark away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

is the high-fashion-focused Net-a-Porter\u2019s outlet site\u2014which pleases us because, while we love perusing Net-a-Porter\u2019s designer offerings, we just can\u2019t justify (or afford) the prices. And, in this economy, it only stands to reason that high-end retailers will diversify to tap into the budget shopping market (theOutnet.com calls it \u201cchic discount shopping\u201d, a phrase which, in… Read More »The outnet: Site review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-11007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shopping-guide","tag-dresses"],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":56596,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/the-outnet-com-300x172.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}