@catpigg *driveby hug*
if i had some good places to look, i'd let you know, but i at least have places of "worth it if you want to save up" in my head if you'd ever like that? you might also keep an eye out if trashqueen has a sale - they also have some super super cute stuff that's still in that price range but goes on sale from time to time (and is very well made)!
@wigglytuffitout Tbh, I'd love any suggestions. If I find something I like, it's either too expensive or they don't carry my size. At this point, I've resigned myself to having to save up :'D
@catpigg god i know that feeling for sure
in terms of fast fashion, i've actually had decent luck at rainbow. i'm just about living in a denim peasant dress from them this summer, along with the anime water dress from trashqueen lol
torrid is pretty good IF you can work sales. ditto with heruniverse, and they all kinda cross-pollenate with hot topic too. that's in the set of like... nerdy clothing and shit like that. but cute nerdy. like nerdy you can wear at the office lol
@catpigg my bff ride-or-die though is eshakti. custom made to measure, HUGE FUCKING POCKETS, really cute dresses. and in that 10 dollar customize fee you also get to change length, collar type, sleeve type etc... one of my dresses from there is on, like, year 7 or 8 and is just going fucking strong. https://www.sweetdisabled.com/sweetdisabled/recs-eshakti is a whole long thing i wrote (pls ignore, like, the rest of the unfinished site lol).
they usually also run good coupons for new customers too (free custom, etc.)
@catpigg one honorable mention to toss in there is modcloth. they're expensive, so like... clearance rack only basically lol. but they have a pretty ok plus range, and some dresses in knits. the UK-sized dresses are always frustrating, but their 4x US size is actually what i consider a true 4x (aka, what I wear), not too tight.