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The 22 Best Places to Shop for Clothes Online of 2024

With an abundance of retailers shopping for clothes online has never been easier — both a blessing and a curse! We flagged down the very best online clothing stores that save us from spending hours searching for the perfect chunky loafer or the best tote bag only to end up with an empty shopping cart and far too many tabs left open.

To rescue you from that same frustration, we created a roundup of online retailers to shop at, keeping in mind price range, product selection, shipping options, return policies, site navigation, and any extra perks like reward programs or styling services. Whether you’re looking for something specific, or are seeking a muse or two for your next style makeover, you’ll want to bookmark this story ASAP to refer back to when the inevitable shopping urge comes around.

gold sequin dress

Courtesy of Nordstrom


When in doubt, Nordstrom probably has it. The department store is famous for selling a little bit of everything in every size, from shoes to shirts to designer goods. Plus, when sales roll around, the discounts are so good that it’s nearly impossible to check out with only one or two items in your cart. Nordstrom is also known for its excellent customer service, like free virtual styling and curbside pick-ups. If you join the free rewards program, you can also enjoy complimentary alterations in addition to earning points each time you shop. With beauty and home products as well, Nordstrom truly is a one-stop shop.

Shipping Policy: Free standard shipping | Best For: Huge selection | Size: XS–XLP | Price Range: $$–$$$

Saks Off 5th

Saks Off 5th


Don’t sleep on this discounted designer retailer. Saks Off 5th is the best destination to search for high-end pieces at a fraction of the price.

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1. Choose clothes that are on-trend or from a particular decade.

You can sell items that are either trending right now or develop a niche (regardless of current trends). How do you find a niche? By selling similar items that are similar to one another. “You can sell items that correspond to each other. Some sellers focus on specific decades, styles, colors, or type of item,” says Kristina Franco, owner of the Etsy shop Allen Company.

2. Photograph items clearly.

“High-quality pictures are very important,” says Laura Mae and Amanda Jean, owners of the Etsy shop MaeJean Vintage. “Utilize natural light and capture the images with a quality camera.”

3. Take specific measurements of the clothing.

Because sizes can vary so drastically from brand to brand, it can be super helpful to take measurements of your clothes. “It isn’t easy to convey all the lovely aspects of a garment on a computer screen,” says Lauren Naimola, owner of the Etsy shop Dear Golden. “Many people want to feel the garment and try it on, so you have to be exhaustive in the way you render the garment visually as well as describe it. Measurements are provided for every garment. A dress is measured at the shoulders, bust, waist, hip, and length. Every girl should know her measurements, especially if she wants to shop online.”

4. Provide accurate details about the condition of your items.

“Build a good reputation,” says Franco. “Accurately portray your items and be upfront and honest about the details. This is the only way to gain the trust of buyers who are already faced with the challenge of buying something they cannot try on or inspect. A good reputation goes a long way!”

5. Keep an international audience in mind.

“Selling online allows

‘Digital safety kit’ offers guidance for public health workers dealing with online harassment | News

January 31, 2024 – Political divisions that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic prompted an uptick in online harassment of people working in the public health arena—and the harassment hasn’t died down. In response, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Health Communication (CHC) has produced a Digital Safety Kit for Public Health that aims to help public health workers and researchers navigate hostile online experiences and perhaps avoid them altogether.

The toolkit was put together by Samuel Mendez, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Mendez, who focuses on organizational health literacy and online communication, is also a research assistant and student advisory board member at the CHC. The kit, which Mendez wrote about in a January 23 opinion piece in Harvard Public Health, provides a wealth of information about online harassment—how to recognize it, how to respond, how to make a plan to protect yourself, and what institutions can do.

The idea for the toolkit grew, in part, as Mendez watched colleagues, including doctors, scientists, and public health communicators, experience online harassment—and have to deal with it mostly on their own.

“My friends and peers, even those at a university or research center, have found that they can’t count right now on their institutions to have a lot of resources lined up to respond effectively,” Mendez said in an interview. “There are guides from content creators and streamers and social media influencers that offer a lot of individual advice—for instance, how to keep your public profile separate from your personal profile—and it’s great that those resources are available. But I found that existing advice doesn’t really translate well to public health, because in the world of public health a certain amount of your professional information has to be public because you get federal

Are online influencers a good source for health advice?

The online health and fitness industry has grown significantly in the years following the COVID-19 lockdowns. Many took interest in improving their physical health and used the excess down time to create new exercise and eating habits. As a result, more people now turn to social media influencers for guidance on proper health, nutrition and fitness. This trend is expected to continue in the coming decade, as the market value of the online fitness industry was $14.9 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach $250.7 billion by 2032.

While it is good that more people are making their physical health and fitness a priority, consumers of online health and fitness content must be wary of misinformation and cautious about the sources they take advice from. Failure to do so may cause consumers of online fitness media to misconstrue health with physical fitness and adopt practices that end up harming their long-term health more than helping it.

Online dietitians are a popular resource that viewers rely on for accurate diet recommendations backed by science. However, despite being licensed health care professionals, they, too, must be subject to skepticism. In November 2023, the Federal Trade Commission issued warnings to the American Beverage Association, the Canadian Sugar Institute and 12 licensed dietitians regarding a failure to adequately disclose that influencers were paid to promote the consumption of aspartame and sugary foods.

One of the 12 licensed dietitians addressed was Stephanie Grasso, an influencer with 2.2 million followers on TikTok and 263,000 followers on Instagram. The FTC cited concerns surrounding an American Beverage Association-sponsored post in which Grasso discredited the World Health Organization’s information regarding aspartame, saying that their recommendation against high consumption of the artificial sweetener was based on low-quality science.

Grasso’s posts, as well as those of the other flagged

A new online health record is coming — from the same place you get your driver’s licence

A screen shot of a virtual health app.
MyHealthNL will launch on Feb. 1. Access will be given to 5,000 patients with groups of 50,000 more following each month after. (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)

Newfoundland and Labrador is launching a new online service to improve access to the province’s health-care system, with residents able to find out details of their care without having to call a doctor’s office. 

Starting in February, about 5,000 patients over 16 will be able to access their own personal health records through MyGovNL — the same service where people can access motor registration to renew their licence, for example.

MyGovNL — coined MyHealthNL for the health-care aspect — will now give access to laboratory results, dispensed medications, radiology reports and allergies. 

In addition, residents can also access mental health and health information resources.

An active MCP card is required, along with a valid driver’s licence or ID from the Motor Registration Division. 

“Starting in the spring, we anticipate another 50,000 people will be added each month,” Health Minister Tom Osborne told reporters on Wednesday, adding about 300,000 people already use MyGovNL. 

“The new service will help reduce administrative burdens for physicians and primary care providers by allowing residents to receive their health information through the app.”

Residents will also have the option to allow family members to access the service.

An app is being developed with an anticipated launch this spring.

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Starting Feb. 1, people who have a MyGovNL account can get healthcare information online. Making test results and prescribed medication information available will help alleviate burdens on doctors and give patients more of a one-stop shop, according to Health Minister Tom Osborne.

Compulsively searching for health information online could cause this common disorder

In the age of “Dr. Google,” it can be tempting to click your way to self-diagnosis — but an overload of health information can cause its own set of symptoms.

“Cyberchondria,” a subset of health anxiety, is described as a condition in which an individual excessively searches for health information online

While cyberchrondria may not start as a physical disease, it can cause intense levels of anxiety and fear that can negatively impact a person’s health, according to Dr. Maggie Williams, a family physician in Scottsdale, Arizona, and medical director for MDLIVE Virtual Primary Care.

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Dr. Marc Siegel, clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center and a Fox News medical contributor, said he and his colleagues used to call the condition “medical students’ disease.”

Woman on iPad

An overload of health information can cause its own set of symptoms called “cyberchondria,” or heightened health anxiety.  (iStock)

“When you know a little, but not enough, you imagine you have everything and constantly worry,” he told Fox News Digital.

Although cyberchondria is not listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as a formal diagnosis, it’s thought to be closely related to hypochrondria, a more general heightened anxiety about one’s health.

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In 2014, two U.K. researchers, Eoin McElroy and Mark Shevlin, created a “cyberchrondria severity scale” that measures a person’s score across eight areas: compulsion, distress, excessiveness, reassurance seeking and mistrust of medical professionals.

Growing prevalence of cyberchrondria

As Siegel pointed out, the condition is becoming more common over time. 

“The invention of the internet and then the perfection of search engines created a global hypochondria,

New online tool connects hospital patients with their health records

The Guelph Wellington Ontario Health Team hopes as many people sign up for ConnectMyHealth as possible

A new health portal aims to put patients first by having them access their health records from visits to the hospital.

ConnectMyHealth is an online tool patients can register for so they can view their health records. Patients can view lab reports, blood tests, diagnostic imaging and more.

Guelph General Hospital, Palmerston and District Hospital, Groves Community Memorial Hospital in Fergus and Louise Marshall Hospital in Mount Forest are all part of the program.

The digital tool isn’t available at clinics or through family health care practitioners. And while it isn’t part of the plan right now primary care is supporting the “functionality for the ability of patients to book appointments online,” said Emmi Perkins, director of transformation for the Guelph Wellington Ontario Health Team.

Patients could eventually also receive communication from their primary health care provider about lab results, said Perkins.

“And I mean it’s viewed as an important tool in helping empower patients and having their own health information and ensuring that they’re well informed on the care they’re receiving,” said Katelyn Young, equity and engagement coordinator for the Guelph Wellington OHT.

Since the portal started in September the health team have been visiting participating hospitals to get the information to patients and staff. 

There are posters in hospitals with QR codes patients can scan to bring them to the site. Young was handing out postcards with ConnectMyHealth information on them to people at Guelph General Hospital on Thursday.

Young said she is hoping as many patients register as possible.

“So this is a really great step in helping all patients be able to access their health records without having the requirement of paying for that,” Young said.

It can take time

10 Best Online Therapy Services Of 2023 – Forbes Health

Mary Alvord, Ph.D., a psychologist in Maryland who teaches mental health professionals about telehealth, Jay Shore, Ph.D., a psychiatrist and director of telemedicine at the Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Henderson offer these pros and cons for online therapy.

Pros

Circumvents mental health stigma. “For people whom stigma is a concern, especially if they live in a tight-knit community, parking their car outside a counseling center or therapy office can really violate their privacy,” says Henderson. “But online therapy is really discreet and can protect people’s privacy and confidentiality in ways that in-person [therapy] simply cannot.”

Convenience and safety. If you’re unable to travel safely during bad weather or can’t take time out of your workday to travel to and from a mental health professional’s office, a virtual visit can be a good substitute.

Sense of intimacy. Dr. Shore says some patients may prefer their familiar at-home surroundings versus an “artificial clinic environment.” Henderson echoes these sentiments. “In some ways, video is more intimate than being in the same room because we’re in each other’s space,” she says. “You might be in my office, but it’s in my home, so it feels like you’re in my home just as I am in your home. That really bridges a gap, as opposed to being on my turf when you come into my office.”

Similar outcomes. In-person and video visits hold the potential to deliver similar results, according to Dr. Shore. Henderson agrees: “We see just as much, if not more, improvement in online therapy settings. Apples to apples, in-person therapy versus telehealth, there’s really no difference between which one is more effective.”

Easier access. For people who live far from the nearest therapist’s office or counseling center, online therapy can

Shein to sell co-branded Forever 21 clothes online

Shoppers walks past advertisements on the opening day of fast fashion e-commerce giant Shein, which is hosting a brick-and-mortar pop up inside Forever 21 at the Ontario Mills Mall in Ontario Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. 

Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images

Shein is deepening its relationship with a former U.S. rival as it aims to sanitize its reputation ahead of a possible IPO in 2024.

The e-commerce giant is slated to unveil a co-branded clothing line with Forever 21 after the two retailers launched a joint venture earlier this year, the companies announced on Friday. 

Under the partnership, Shein will design, manufacture and distribute a line of co-branded Forever 21 apparel and accessories that will be sold primarily on Shein’s website. 

The line will span both men’s and women’s apparel and include new sportswear, activewear and swimwear, the companies said. 

The announcement comes about two months after Shein and Forever 21’s operator Sparc Group inked a deal that saw both companies take a stake in each other’s businesses. 

Under the agreement, Shein acquired about one-third of Sparc Group — a joint venture that includes brand management firm Authentic Brands Group and mall owner Simon Property Group — while Sparc took a minority stake in Shein. 

A line of shoppers get the first opportunity to shop on the opening day of fast fashion e-commerce giant Shein, which is hosting a brick-and-mortar pop up inside Forever 21 at the Ontario Mills Mall in Ontario Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images

The partnership has allowed Shein to sell its myriad low-priced apparel at Forever 21’s retail stores, which has helped the company to meet a broader customer base and show off its wares in person. 

Now, Forever 21, which is mostly

Benefits of good-quality online health information and risks of ‘Dr Google’

The impact of online health information and how to guide patients to quality-assured information

Abstract

Using online health information can contribute to patients’ health outcomes. 63% of people in the UK are searching for health information online, but some is unreliable. Misinformation, vaccine conspiracy theories and content about alternative therapies can lead to poor health outcomes or worrying health behaviours. Credible, high-quality information can be identified by checking for trustworthy sources, quality marks and balanced information.

Citation: McLean J (2023) Benefits of good-quality online health information and risks of ‘Dr Google’. Nursing Times [online]; 119: 10.

Author: Jill McLean is cancer information development nurse, Macmillan Cancer Support.

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Introduction

It is not uncommon for patients to worry about long-term medical conditions after matching their symptoms to online information without seeking medical advice or proper diagnosis. In the UK, 63% of people search for health information online (Statista, 2023) and <60% access it on social media health channels or through virtual health tools (Antheunis et al, 2013). However, not all health information available online is reliable. Medical misinformation has been an issue for a long time; self-diagnosis, vaccine conspiracy theories and alternative therapies are just some of the problems associated with health information being obtained from the sprawling, uncontrolled information source that is the internet. Fortunately, however, use of labels such as misinformation, disinformation and ‘fake news’ suggests increasing awareness of the issue among the public.

The impact of online health information

The availability of online health information means patients can now become more informed about and actively involved in their health and wellbeing than they previously could. Studies

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