From the privilege of pre-ordering next season looks at Moda Operandi to exclusive designer collaborations at Net-a-Porter and Colette, e-retailers have established themselves as influential players in the fashion world.

Here we round up the top 5 online fashion stores that you cannot afford to miss.

Net-a-Porter.com
As one of the pioneers in fashion e-commerce, Net-a-Porter stocks an extensive list of designer labels from iconic brands like Alexander McQueen and Céline, to new players like Proenza Schouler and JW Anderson. With its reputation and good relations with the brands, the portal has managed to get exclusive partnerships with designers like Karl Lagerfeld and Anya Hindmarch. The latest alerts include soon-to-be launched Barbie x Karl Lagerfeld collaboration and Anya Hindmarch's sticker-clad tote bags.

Moda Operandi
Founded in 2010 by Lauren Santo Domingo and Aslaug Magnusdottir, Moda Operandi rose to fame for its ability to allow consumers to pre-order designer looks immediately after the runway show, before they hit the stores a few months later. Here, consumers can even obtain designer pieces that might not become available in traditional luxury retail stores, due to collection editing and filtering by the designer and fashion buyers. The pre-order service is available for a long list of coveted designer brands including Salvatore Ferragamo, Sonia Rykiel, Thom Browne and Prabal Gurung.

Bergdorf Goodman
As one of the staple luxury departmental stores in New York, Bergdorf Goodman's online portal is just as good as its flagship store on Fifth Avenue. The highlight of this luxury portal is the Shoe Salon, a space where consumers can indulge in a wide array of designer footwear – much like its physical conterpart in Manhattan. From Manolo Blahnik, Charlotte Olympia to Jimmy Choo and Christian Louboutin, this space is truly a heaven to your sole. As a plus, Bergdorf also intergrated the customised shoe service for Stuart Weitzman and Manolo Blahnik into their interface for patron's convenience.

 

Colette
This Parisian player is one of the most successful 'brick and click' store that has ever appeared in the industry and has come to be known as the fashion mecca of Paris. One could hardly doubt that statement, especially if even the ever-exclusive Chanel did a collaboration with it for the one-of-a-kind spray-painted backpack. On top of that, Colette often enlists designers to create exclusive collections that can only be found within their store like pink trunks with Goyard, Lanvin & Balmain Batman T-shirts and Giuseppe Zanotti sandals.

Lane Crawford
One of the many reasons that Lane Crawford, an Asian luxury retailer, stands out amongst the big players from the West is the heavy use of Asian models in its fashion pictorials that showcase the latest designer collection from around the world. Hence, it makes perfect sense for us to visit their site for a little Asian-inspiration on how to dress to our skin tone and body shape. As one of the biggest Asian luxury retailer, it also features and support its local talents from the East side including Bao Bao Wan, Ms Min and Lynn Ban.

 

(Photos courtesy of all respective online fashion portals)

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