Sunday, February 1, 2009

Guide to Finding Women's Clothes Made and Designed in New Zealand

By Tessa W. Adachi

New Zealand's fashion industry is coming to the forefront as an industry that is contributing to the economic stability of the country. By supporting your local clothing retailers you are contributing to economic growth and you can get yourself a fantastic new wardrobe in the meantime! The quality of the clothing is what counts in New Zealand, not the size of the industry.

One can find number of websites online that offer a complete list of all the quality designed and made clothing in New Zealand.

One of the best fashion websites is FashioNZ (http://www.fashionz.co.nz/). As well as listing many of New Zealand's own online clothing stores this site also provides great fashion tips, links to galleries, jobs, articles, blogs, competitions, events in your area and lots more information on the current state of fashion in New Zealand.

Another useful site is Lights on Women's Clothing (http://www.womensclothing.co.nz/). This site has critiqued many of New Zealand's finest online women's clothing stores and listed the results for you to peruse at your leisure. Sites are given an overall rating based on factors such as ease of use, the availability of free shipping, provision of a size chart, provision of contact information and the ease of the checkout system provided.

The Long Island clothing company (http://www.longisland.co.nz/) is a web site that seems to feature on a number of the abovementioned websites and scored very well on the Lights on Women's Clothing scale.

Long Island offers a wide variety of clothing options for women sizes 10-30. Cardigans, wraps, jackets, vests, pants, shorts, skirts, t-shirts, tops, underwear and accessories are all available at affordable prices. Their clothing is designed to fit the figures of real women both comfortably and stylishly. Long Island comes out with four new collections a year. Ordering can be done from the convenience of your own home via the internet, or through a mail order catalogue. To find out more visit their website at http://www.longisland.co.nz/.

Another useful site when searching for New Zealand women's clothing online is Finda (http://www.finda.co.nz/business/) which is often overlooked. On this site you can search for various businesses in New Zealand. Results are provided according to the region that the business is in allowing you to quickly and easily find a quality store near your. A swift search for women's fashion in Christchurch produced 127 different results easily grouped and listed according the town in which they are found.

Thanks to the internet, it is now easier than ever to search for local retailers and support them with your business. Through their websites you can browse their latest collections and you can follow all the latest trends which are happening near you from the comfort of your home. - 15683

About the Author: