Fashionistas with no time for real window-shopping can fire up their browser windows and sift through the racks at Net-a-Porter instead. Even if you can't afford most of the togs you see the site sells everything from dresses and handbags to shoes, jewelry and sunglasses it's still fun to browse designer goods, like the $335 crocheted blouse by Phillip Lim and the $4,300 python cut-out boots by Miu Miu. The site's clean, no-nonsense design lets you find what you want fast. If Net-a-Porter leaves you empty-handed, check out Vivre or Yoox.
Anita Hamilton
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