Which shopping sites have the best (or the worst) pictures

[wheneveriwakeup]

Pollyanna & La Garconne do a great job, imo...
I love the minimalistic, frills-free presentation
presented by both sites...
Personally, I am not so big on seeing pieces styled with other pieces -
as most of the time, the styling is quite bad...
I much prefer being able to focus on the piece @ hand,
rather than an entire look...

 

[00tester]

the white mannequins at bluefly are awful.
they need to upgrade and get actual models.

 

[LibertyRose]

Universal adoration for Net-a-Porter here, but I find it hard to accept anything less from a store this high-end with sale policies that stubborn. I sort of take the site's chic styling for granted too, because unlike Neiman Marcus, Saks, or Barneys, Net-a-Porter doesn't have a physical outlet, and presentation is the only way through which it can move merchandise.

For sites that use mannequins instead of models, I like Cusp better than Bluefly and Barneys.

A very underrated site is Endless, which specializes in shoes and has expanded to bags. From the size and clarity of the images to the multiplicities of the camera angles, this one is truly hard to beat. Zappos and Amazon can't compete. The newsletters are also surprisingly and amazingly well-edited. Their specials on caged heels, patent oxfords, and ankle boots were better than most magazines'!

As far as medium-priced shopping mecca goes, I regularly visit Shopbop and Revolve Clothing but don't think either use models that do their merchandise justice. I am not especially fond of Revolve's models and I don't think I like any of Shopbop's models now that their Asian girl has briefly moved to Revolve and now appears on a smaller site. Shopbop's site is very well designed though, and the search function is smart--gotta give them credit where it's due.

In terms of photography, I definitely prefer Basic Boutique and Couture Candy to both Shopbop and Revolve. Couture Candy has the best pictures of jeans I have seen. Below is a comparison:

Basic Boutique vs Shopbop vs Revolve:

Basic Boutique vs Shopbop:

Basic Boutique vs Shopbop vs Revolve:

To me, Basic Boutique has the best pictures. Things just look so much airier there. Shopbop's and Revolve's models are trying too hard.

picture source: BasicBoutique.com, Shopbop.com, RevolveClothing.com

 

[LibertyRose]

Basic Boutique vs Pink Mascara vs Revolve:

picture source: BasicBoutique.com, PinkMascara.com, RevolveClothing.com

A site that I've always found to have really trashy pictures is Fashion Chateau.

Fashion Chateau vs Shopbop vs Revlove (here you can barely tell the dress is a halter

picture source: FashionChateau.com, Shopbop.com, RevolveClothing.com

Bloomingdales doesn't always have bad pictures, but I was appalled by what they did with Elizabeth & James. This line looks so mother-of-bride on Bloomingdale's site.

Shopbop vs Bloomingdales:

picture source: Shopbop.com, Bloomingdales.com

 

[LoveLetter]

best: oaknyc, lagarcconne, jcrew, NAP, forward by revolve
worst: revolve clothing, tobi, pink (something), shopbop

I used to like totokaelo (seattle impulse), but their styling is getting stale...always the same.

 

[Guessgirl96]

I know lots of people love oak's pics and I agree they are different and fun but I really really dont like them. I cant tell what the pieces actually look like or how they fit with their twisted contorted poses.

There are tons of sites with good pics but lagarconne comes to mind since they show pics of the clothes by themselves as well as on a real model and they usually have tons of pics. I also like tobi, they're pics are good and all but what I really like is that they give the measurements of the model and tell what size she's wearing - very helpful for jeans.