Buying Men's Clothing Online Without Returns

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Buying Men's Clothing Online Without Returns

Measuring yourself once, fit terms, fabric and what to check on a listing

Online clothing has a high return rate and most of it is avoidable. The information needed sits in the listing, just not in the part most people read.

Measure yourself once

Chest around the fullest part, waist at the natural waist rather than where trousers sit, inside leg from crotch to floor, and neck for shirts. Write them down and keep them on your phone.

Better still, measure a garment you own that fits well, laid flat, and compare against the listed measurements.

Fit terms are not standards

Slim, regular, relaxed and oversized describe the cut rather than a measurement, and the difference between them is larger than a size step. Two mediums cut differently are two different garments.

Brands also differ between markets, so check the size chart for the country you are ordering from.

Read the composition field

It is the most honest part of any listing. A high elastane content means comfortable now and bagging at the knee within a year. Heavy polyester traps heat.

Check the care instructions, since hand-wash-only items at these prices are rarely worn twice.

Look at customer photographs

They show the garment that actually arrived rather than a styled studio shot. Reviews from people who state their height and usual size are worth more than any rating.

Check returns before ordering

Window length, who pays postage, whether sale items are excluded and whether returns go to a domestic address. A cheap item costing a substantial sum to return overseas is not cheap.

Building a small wardrobe

A few good basics in plain colours work with everything you own and end up being worn constantly. Statement pieces tend to be worn twice and photographed once.

Buy a second of anything that fits particularly well, since makers revise their patterns quietly and without notice.

Cost per wear

A garment worn fifty times costs very little per wear, and one worn twice does not however cheap it was. Ask whether it works with at least three things you already own.

Fabric care

Wash cool, inside out, and skip the tumble dryer. Heat is what destroys elastane, cracks prints and shrinks cotton, and it does more damage than wearing ever does.

A fabric shaver removes pilling completely in a couple of minutes, since pilling is surface friction rather than the fabric wearing out.

Order deliberately

Two sizes of one item you are unsure about is reasonable. A basket of things to try on at home is expensive for everyone.

Wash cool, inside out, and air dry rather than tumble drying, which is what makes cheaper fabric last.

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