Top sites for cheap designer fashion online

Online discount stores

• Brandalley.co.uk is still one of the best-known online designer discount shops and it has goods up to 70 per cent less than the original ticket price.
• Koodos.com stocks more than 160 brands, including Prada, Chloe, Dior, and Juicy Couture with discounts of up to 80 per cent. Alternatively, rather than splurging as soon as this season’s must-buys hit the stores, wait for a month or two and it may turn up on.

Designer sales

Keep an eye on your favourite designer websites for end and mid-season sales.

• Net-a-porter.com
• Gina.com
• Tabitha.uk.com
• My-wardrobe.com

Designer vouchers

Fashion magazines have long been publishing discount vouchers for high street stores. But the habit has moved online and there are more voucher websites than you can shake a Gucci bag at:

• Myvouchercodes.co.uk
• Vouchercodes.com
• Moneysupermarket.com
  

Swap it

Label-lovers can swap items they are bored with for new pieces via websites such as

• Whatsmineisyours.com
• Swapaholix.co.uk
• Swishing.org
  

Sample sales

You need to have your wits about you if you’d like to track down a designer sample sale as they are often advertised only days in advance.

• Samplesaleslondon.co.uk
• Designersales.co.uk
• Stylebible.com
  

Go vintage

Sales of vintage clothing have boomed in recent years, but it’s still an affordable way to buy designer.

• Absolutevintage.co.uk
• Marthascloset.co.uk

eBay

eBay – make sure you study pictures of those labels – there are a lot of fakes out there.

Charity shops online

• Oxfam
• The British Red Cross