What's the truth about Shein?

With any fast fashion where it's cheap in price, you get what you pay for. Many if not most of the items will be cheap quality and are not made to last. I'm talking 1-2 wears max.

But the quality of Shein is so bad that I actually like it's expensive for the quality you get compared to other brands like Target. For example, I bought a dress over the summer for something like 22$ and the zipper is sooo cheap. The dress was kinda cute but the fabric was very thin and actually ripped the first time I wore it. Then tried a similar dress from Target for 15$ and LOVED it!

Other than that I often buy clothes secondhand from places like Depop and eBay. I can usually find just what I'm looking for at a cheaper price than retail and it's helping to recycle items.

It's possible to find cheap plus size clothing that isn't fast fashion.

Shein quality is absolute garbage. You'd be better off buying fewer quality pieces from City Chic or even ASOS than a bunch of stuff from Shein.

Their sizing is all over the shop too. Very inconsistent.

Shein sucks for many reasons.

When you can get a dress sent to you for $8 it has to be too good to be true.

I haven't bought from SheIn myself so can't speak from experience but as @samlamlam has said they are a fast fashion brand and have a reputation of exploiting their workers. From hauls that I've seen their sizing is very hit and miss.

I really dislike Shein. I think the quality really sucks, the fit isn’t great even when I measure my body for the size, and there’s this. It’s a company that sells clothes out of China. I bought a couple things and I’ll never buy from there again.

I don’t get the love for Shein. I really like Eloquii, Fashion To Figure and Torrid.

Sheins sizes run smaller than what they say and I wish more people would mention this when recommending Shein.

I'm a 3x and have to order the 5x for it to fit.

It's always best to look at the measurements on each item. Because each item, even in the same size can be different. If you click on the size it will give you the measurements.

That being said I wish they would give a better idea on the type of fabric, like is it stretchy or not? Because stretch can really help with fit when it comes to plus size. Especially if you are like me and have big boobs or a booty..

I personally rely heavily on the reviews, especially photos that other customers post. I think that is an amazing feature and I wish more stores would use this approach.

Y'all confirmed it for me. thanks for sharing your advice here.

so hit or miss! it's a shaady brand.

Shein release over 500 new items a DAY on their website. That is an insane amount of new stock every day.

They are the definition fo Fast Fashion.

Yes their clothes are very budget friendly but they also use Child Labor. They have to because they need to keep their costs so low and need low-skilled labor to make all those clothes. They use kids for cotton picking because they have small fingers, so don't damage the crop.

It's exploitative and I would avoid them as much as possible.

for affordable clothing, you can't go wrong with finding trendy styles on Shein. I know it's not the most ethical place to shop, but I've had some great outfits from there. It can be hit or miss, like everyone's mentioned. But I... like Shein?