Tips to Buying from Wholesale Sites

I know I've used to buy a lot of stuff from wholesale sites, but I've since stopped. It's really tempting because the outfits are really cute, and they are REALLY cheap! Like, if I spend RM500 at VS or ASOS, that's like 5-6 pieces of clothes. For that amount, I can get more than 15 pieces of clothes! In fact, it's literally a SACK that arrives in my house when I buy from a wholesale site. Of course, with anything, there's cons, and there were enough cons that made me stop buying. Here are my personal tips on buying from wholesale sites. Some may seem like simple LOGIC, and I apologise. But better safe than sorry!

1. Check the measurements!
Wholesale sites, especially those which promote Korean-style fashion, really do cater to VERY PETITE girls. For myself, I'm only 160cm, but almost 60% of the dresses that I buy there are too short for me! After that, my personal mantra is to buy something that is at LEAST 85cm in length, or only go for the long dresses. That really cuts out a LOT of the cute dresses though. -__-"

2. Don't bother to look at the model for estimations
It's not as simple as "you won't look as good as her", the fact is that on wholesale sites, the material used for the clothes on the model is not the same as the one they will be sending to you. Hence, refer back to item (1). =) After all, the model is 165cm, and the dress looks normal on the model who is taller than me, but it doesn't look as obscene on her. -__-" At least on VS, what is being modelled is actually probably from the same batch manufactured to be sent to you. Yeah, they might pin bits and pieces of it to look nicer for photographs, but I'm talking like, something that looks like silk in pictures, but is chiffon when it comes to you. -__-" So just know that whatever is draping so nicely on the model won't do the same for you.

3. The material is super thin 
I hope you're the type who likes to wear multiple layers, because the stuff is super thin. If possible, don't buy things that are white in color because it's guaranteed to be see-through. If you land yourself in such a situation, I hope you have a few singlets and petticoats handy. =)

As above, don't bother looking at the model for hints on how the clothes will look like... they probably use better material for whatever they are advertising

4. No to button-downs
If you are bigger than an A-cup, even if you are able to button up, there will be these huge gaps caused by the material just stretching out. Obscene obscene!

5. Keep it simple 
After explaining to you items 1-4, you will understand that your best bets are always the simple stuff. The less sparkle, the less dingle-dangle, the less fanciful pleats and stuff will ensure that your items are more like what is advertised than a complete surprise. I've had stuff that looked so high-class on the site turns out to look really tacky when it arrived, with cheap "jewels" hot glue-gunned. A flapper-inspired top that totally did not have the "flapper" feel to it, with very cheap materials for the fringe. Even a crochet collar top ended up pissing me off because it was crocheted in such a way that the collar WOULD NOT STAY DOWN.

6. Shipping
There is no such thing as free shipping, and usually, you have to pay by weight. Which can be a pain, especially since you will have to buy at least USD$100 in a wholesale site. And USD$100 of clothing is a LOT of clothes and VERY HEAVY when it comes to a wholesale site! Usually I choose a long shipping time (by BOAT) so that it's cheaper, and then dealing with the kinda delivery services these sites use.... *fainted*. It's no Fedex and you can say that again.

At the end of the day, I guess you could find a site that actually sieves through the good and bad for you, and pay double to triple of what you could get from a wholesale site (I've seen SOOOO many bloggers promoting something that is 100% the same as what I got from a wholesale site --- of course, it was one of the "good buys" following my 1-6 mantra). Or, you can try and scour for good deals, but of course... will you be able to buy USD$100 worth of stuff once you've whittled it down by so much? For me, I couldn't... so that's why I stopped buying... for once in my life actually wish that I could be shorter so I would have more options!

Ending my depressing entry with some nice SIMPLE stuff I saw from my fave wholesale site today. All the shirts are around USD5- USD6, and the dresses are cheaper than USD8. Where else can get these kind of prices, you tell me?!

 

 

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Wholesale Outfits

I think I'm going nuts! When I'm stressed, the best way to release stress (for me) is to go on mad shopping sprees. Since I'm busy and stuck at home to boot (stand by for production rollout!), what I do instead is go on mad shopping sprees ONLINE. However, when you add that with my inate cheapskate-ness / want-to-get-bang-for-my-buck, you wind up with a gal who spends about RM1,000 on 9kg of clothes (total 30 pieces!) . Can I hear a loud, resounding "WTF!" ?

Here are some things I have picked out:


10x Short Dresses

Couldn't decide between these two dresses. I know, I'm still into the color blocking trend! :X There were actually another two more that I was considering, but those had darker colors, was more for dinner-style dresses, and I have plenty of those already! :) I like the bubblegum / summer colors for both these dresses, and the first one comes with the belt as well! :)

This looks like just a regular dressy dinner dress, but it has a very cute deep V back which is also covered in lace. Because of the light lilac color, I think it could be suitable for a day dress as well. What do you think?

Am not sure whether I could pull off a peplum dress (girls with big hips shouldn't wear it, IMHO), but I like the color combination, that and the polka-dot see-through part! So, so, cute!

Another dress that comes with the belt, and I like the simple look of this dress. Plus, i comes with long sleeves, so I won't need a cardigan to cover up my arms. *insecure* I think it would be a pretty perfect dress for church on Sundays! :)

 I just like simple dresses with cutting like this! The cute sleeves are just an added bonus! And so cheap to, like RM25 only. :D

Another simple and plain dress. Hmm.. maybe I shouldn't have bought so many... I mean, yeah, it's cheap but do I really need so many? *doubtful*

 Simple mustard yellow dress with a unique neckline. About RM25 for this one too. 

Cute & fun pink-striped tee dress. It has a bow at the back too! :) Actually, I'm kinda worried that this is gonna be see-through-ish, which is normal when it's cotton dresses from wholesale suppliers. -_-" 

What can I say, I love polka dots! :) 

4x Jackets

This is one of the priciest items from the wholesaler. The jacket is about RM55, but the quality looks really good & the jacket is well cut and structured. I am looking for a blazer/  jacket like this for a while, think it could be for work and for casual outings too. :)

I've always wanted a shrug/ cardigan like this! The only other place I see this being sold is in Supre's website. Maybe I've not looked hard enough, but those places are expensive, whereas I can get this whole sale for like RM25! 

 Army style cotton jacket. I think it's cool the way the model is wearing it. Donno how I'll look like wearing it *doubtful* Will try to werk it.

Happy blue cardigan for about RM38.... a bit pricey, this. But for cardigans / jackets, even wholesale distributors can't get too low. 

 4x Long Dresses

 Long, summery cotton dresses in citrus colors! I love! 

I promise you, I saw a similar version of this dress sold in some high-end boutique in Malaysia for few hundreds. I am buying this for like 1/10th of the price! I am probably going to wear this to someone's wedding, hahaha. 

What looks like a normal long dress actually has a SexyBack! I love it!

11x Blouses / Tops / Shirts

For the love of the sleeves. Plus I honestly have a lot of slutty tops with low necklines, so I need to beef up the stock of modest looking tops, wtf. 

 Another cute, simple top with a unique Peter Pan collar + fluttery sleeves. 

I am very into these kinda shirts now - those which look like very classy & formal, yet is made of some silky / satin kind of material so it feels very cooling when you wear it. You will see that I have made more similar purchases further below... :P 

I already have a blue-green checked shirt, but I'm liking this peach-pink one as well. Plus, only RM15! I should've bought 2-3 pieces, but this wholesale supplier has SO MANY CHOICES that it seems a shame to buy multiple copies of the same thing when I can have MORE different types of pretty. :)

 Denim shirt with cute lace detailing. Ok, I just keep using the word "cute" a lot... hmmm.. 

 I wanted to say no to pussy-bow tops, but they are so prevalent that I end up with another one more in my cart. :X I like the sleeves as well... but usually nowadays I don't tie the pussy-bow into a bow, but leave it like a tie instead.

 See what I mean about the slouchy, formal-like shirts that just look plain comfy to wear? 

 Haha, I think I posted this in another post... I decided to get the sleeve / cuff leopard-print top! :) 

 Tiger wearing 3d glasses!

 Top with sequin accented collar... 

I am so preppy, I have lots of shirts like this --- which looks like I'm wearing a shirt with a vest. And dang! The model left the price-tag of the shirt hanging out.

1x Long Skirt

Apple mint green long skirt with a slight dip-dye effect. Yes yes, increasing the collection of long skirts to hide my legs. :(

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Wholesale Dresses

I've been going nuts trying to buy stuff online again. *ashamed* Wholesale stuff. *ashamed* Everytime I do this, I end up with like 10 pieces of clothing, and I end up wearing only 2 or 3 pretty often. So I might as well save the money and buy one very, very nice piece instead, right?

I'm currently very into loose, slouchy, button-down shirts in light fabrics...

USD6.40 on the wholesale market.

USD8.70 on the wholesale market, though I'm not sure about the cuffs & collar. Leopard prints = in or out? They've been around for so long. I guess they are still ok in small doses, right?

I still like color blocking... especially on sweet, summery dresses like these:

USD9.77 - does not come with the belt!

This looks a bit more dressy, but it just shows that color blocking is fun, whatever the occasion. :) USD9 for this dress.

I'm also very into long / maxi dresses ever since I discovered that short people may not be totally sidelined in this trend! In fact, as long as the dress is not too billowy, it can actually help us look taller. That's what I feel anyway...

USD9.25 - navy blue with beaded collar. "Boho style", it says.

This dress encompasses both my faves - color blocking and maxi dress in a very summer-holiday, nautical piece. Going for USD8.65.

Or you can just go wild with the prints! The first maxi dress I ever bought (from Kitschen) is full of prints, but not as many colors. I find this peacock themed one perfectly lovely, and it's only USD9.20. I paid RM75 for mine!

And I love bodycon dresses, if anything it serves as a motivation / reminder to keep fit! I like this mustard yellow one which can be worn in two different ways - and for only USD6!

And guess what? After choosing all my choice pieces ... and a lot of other small stuff (accessories, mostly), I still can't hit the USD$100 that I need to check out. Lol! That's the only problem I have with buying from wholesale websites...

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ASOS Dresses (Part One)

The only thing I've ever bought from ASOS are their dresses, and that's because those are the items that always catch my eye. I love the detailing on their dresses and how well-tailored they are. You really cannot find copies for these dresses on cheaper websites because they are probably quite hard to make! For the price, I find that it's quite worth it, considering that it's almost the same price as stuff from Topshop / Miss Selfridge, and it's kinda more exclusive? The only problem I have is that they don't accept Malaysian credit cards. Sigh... what a joykill.

Still, I can admire from afar. This season's offerings show a lot of cheeky cut-outs, bodycon dresses are still very in (a good reason to continue with the diet -- le sigh!), amazing cuts & tailoring for simple dresses make all the difference and vibrant colors still feature prominently. Check out these really cool pieces available this season!

I'm currently loving chain prints (I think it's so Versace though my boyfriend thinks its "so aunty"). Anyway, this dress is easy breezy casual for £24.

Love the back-details for this dress, and the shade of green is gorgeous as well! Rather simple silhouette, think I would need a corset to ensure that I look good in something like this. :P £25.

Love the back detailing for this dress which is both sexy and sweet! Incidentally, I'm looking for tops / dresses with low V-back... any suggestions? (Cos I think my back is really good la... must show off a bit.) £26.

Cute kimono-style dress in powder baby blue. Loving it! Going for only £28.

I'm a sucker for dramatic detailings like this... I don't think I look good in one-shoulder dresses though, but don't you think this looks great? £29.
A bodycon dress with a sheer mesh panelling in the middle adds a bit of spice to your an otherwise normal LBD. This one is going for £30.

Ooh, I super love the cutout detailings for this dress!! £30 for a unique dress like this is worth it, right?
A rather simple blue dress, but I love the royal and rich shade of blue. The studding detailing in the middle panel of the dress also adds a little punk edge. ;) £32

Semi cheongsam inspired dress... and I love lace too... so this goes into my "LBD with a twist" list. :) £35

Love the construction detailing on this dress! And the contrast between the pale pink fabric against the black dress... £35 as well.

Just happen to love the "peacock" print on this dress... kinda unique ya? £36.

Just showing you 12 items that I've noticed so far... will share more in following entries. :)

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