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For a long time, women have found boutique shopping to be the best way to find hidden gems when it came to outfits for the weekend, parties, and special events. With so many mass-produced clothing stores out there, it can be nice to slip into a smaller and more carefully curated alternative every now and then. While it used to be that these stores could only be accessed in person, the rise of COVID-19 and at-home shopping means that many of these places have turned to the internet for salvation. Here are a few things you should keep in mind when shopping for online women's boutique clothing.

Put Alerts On

For physical boutiques, the only way to know when special items were being released was to be on a mailing list or continuously check the store itself for information on these drops. Now, with the internet, there are a number of different ways you can make sure you hear about any surprise drops that might contain exactly what you are after. The best way is either to get email notifications (and turn them on in your phone too) or find a third-party application that can monitor the website and alert you should there be any changes. 

Shop For The Opposite Season

Perhaps the best way to save money and to still have a very interesting and unique look is to shop for the season that is opposite to the one you are currently in. Online women's boutiques offer great discounts on clothing that is out of season because they need to clear their inventory for the items that are just now coming into prominence. While it can be tough trying to hold out until the sales start, if you can do it you will save yourself a lot of money, while still supporting the boutique you love.

Buy What That Boutique Is Known For

This is a good piece of advice for almost every fashion brand, but people can forget about it when it comes to smaller alternatives. It is important to shop mainly within the realm of expertise of that boutique, so if they are well renowned for their dresses and that is how they broke onto the scene then try to stick to these dresses. If they only recently started offering other accessories and items like footwear despite never having done that in the first place, you may want to wait a few seasons to see how they evolve and stick to what they do best at this current point.

For more information, check out an online women's boutique such as Live Free Boutique.