Whether you’re waiting for your plane to take off, or you don’t feel quite like going to bed just yet; whether you have some time to kill, or you just can’t be bothered with dealing with what you’re actually supposed to be doing, why not take a few minutes to stock your closet with a shiny new bucket bag or a pair of luxe combat boots? And no, you don’t have to travel to a brick-and-mortar store to get the goods, or open a big new e-comm window on your desktop—just pretend like you got a serious work email and get thyself to one of these shopping apps. Here, see five fantastic shopping apps to download now, and the items from each that we’ll be adding to our virtual carts ASAP.
Expect to Find: Hardcore fashion folk playing Tinder-style swipe-and-secure with next season s ready-to-wear, accessories, and fine jewelry pieces.
Best Time To Browse: During Fashion Week, from New York to Paris, make sure to check in after your favorite designer s show so as not to miss their time-sensitive trunk show.
Expect To Find: Your Wanelo knows what you want before you do. Shop trending and new merchandise from your favorite stores and brands. Best part is, the more you use, the more "magic" you ll find perfectly curated to your mood.
Best Time To Browse: When you’re feeling uninspired.
Expect To Find: Shop hundreds of high-end, brick-and-mortar boutiques like Fivestory, Capitol, and Fred Segal, all without leaving your house!
Best Time To Browse: The beginning of each week when at least ten new items are added.
Expect to Find: From Saint Laurent suede boots to a home lie detector test, this hodgepodge of fashion, gadgets, and gag gifts is perfect for the humorous hunter.
Best Time To Browse: If you see something, buy something—even though new merchandise drops daily, these one-off offerings don t linger for long.
Expect To Find: A shoppable Pinterest: Keep scrolling past what’s trending to shop what s offered directly from street style mavens.
Best Time To Browse: New product is added daily; take advantage of their “Shop Instagram” function to get the look straight from the street style source.
