Best Clothing Subscription Boxes For Women 2024
Even if you’re someone who loves to shop, trying on things in stores can be time-consuming. The best clothing subscription boxes for women—including our top picks, Stitch Fix and Wantable—deliver a curated assortment of clothing and accessories right to your door, minus any shipping fees or complicated commitment levels. To come up with our list, we scrutinized the fine print and found which services offer the best styles, size ranges, delivery frequencies, prices and easiest cancellation policies.
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Whether you’re looking for chic office-ready outfits, high-quality everyday basics or luxury dresses you can rent and return, here are the best subscription boxes for women. And for more fashion advice beyond this, we also rounded up the best work clothes for women and the best plus-size clothing.
- Best Clothing Subscription Box For Women Overall: Stitch Fix
- Best Value Clothing Subscription Box For Women: Wantable
- Best Designer Clothing Subscription Box For Women: Rent The Runway
- Best Casual Clothing Subscription Box For Women: Armoire
- Best Plus-Size Clothing Subscription Box For Women: Dia & Co
- Best Petite Clothing Subscription Box For Women: Short Story
- What’s notable: Stitch Fix is one the most well-known, stylish and flexible clothing subscription boxes out there, with adjustable deliveries and try-on periods.
- What could be better: You can preview but not edit items before they ship.
Stitch Fix scored highest in our review for its ease of use and stylishly curated clothing—the service works with more than 1,000 brands including Madewell, Vince and Good American. After taking the style quiz and setting your budget, you’re sent a box (or “Fix”) with five items, which you’ll have three days to try on (or request more time in the app). Prices are reasonable: The $20 styling fee is applied toward any items you buy, and you get 25% off your entire order if you keep all five pieces in your box. You can also shop à la carte for items without subscribing.
What else to know: Sizes range from XS to 3X, with petite, plus and maternity options available. Deliveries can be scheduled weekly, monthly or on-demand (no recurring subscription). Shipping and returns are free. Cancel two weeks in advance of shipment or call customer service.
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- What’s notable: Well-priced items cost between $50 to $100, and you can preview and edit items, plus set a budget for your stylist.
- What could be better: Boxes only come in pre-set themes but you can personalize the selections.
If you like the fashion variety and outfit-planning ease of a subscription but want to keep costs down, Wantable is a well-priced option. You start by setting a budget for your stylist and picking a pre-set box theme (such as “style edit” or “active edit.”) You can preview and edit your selections, and also request specific items—Wantable works with brands like Free People, Thread & Supply, Rhone and more. Boxes contain seven items and you’ll have five days to try on everything. Keep only what you want (the $20 styling fee is credited toward anything you buy) and you’ll get 20% off your total order for keeping at least five items.
What else to know: Sizes range from S to XXL. Deliveries can be monthly or on-demand (no recurring subscription). Free shipping and returns. Cancel anytime before your next box or contact customer service for already-in-progress shipments.
- What’s notable: You’ll get access to high-end, luxury clothing with monthly plans that range from $94 to $235, which you can pause or cancel easily. Dry cleaning is complimentary.
- What could be better: You’ll spend less than buying designer clothing outright but the service is still costly.
Rent the Runway was the first, and is still the best, designer rental clothing service. The monthly subscription gives you access to five items at a time, from brands such as Phillip Lim, Gucci, Veronica Beard, A.L.C. and other luxury labels. The service is particularly great for evening wear and wedding guest dresses, as well as chic work outfits. You can hold onto items as long as you want, or swap and exchange them at set intervals: The basic plan ($94) offers one monthly delivery while the unlimited plan ($235) grants you up to four deliveries per month. Also nice: You can purchase items you want to keep at a discount, which varies by the item.
What else to know: Items typically arrive in one to three business days, and sizes range from 00 to 22. Dry cleaning and minor repairs (along with accidental spills) are covered at no additional cost. Shipping and returns are free; cancellations must be made about three to five days before your next rental begin date.
- What’s notable: Versatile selection of everyday fashion brands known for high-quality basics—think long sleeve tees, trousers and cashmere sweaters—that you can rent or purchase with flexible monthly plans.
- What could be better: Only four items per box included in the basic plan.
Similar to Rent the Runway, Armoire is a rental subscription service but its price point is slightly more affordable. The brand mix includes Boden, Paige, Diane Von Furstenberg and Rag & Bone. You can keep styles as long as you want or swap them out, and the idea is to build a capsule collection you can easily rotate every few weeks. Three different plans range from $89 for four items with one swap per month to $249 for for six items with unlimited swaps. The initial style quiz identifies your fashion preferences and sizing, and then the stylists—and the algorithm—start to learn your preferences.
What else to know: Sizes extend from 0 to 24; shipping and returns are free. Dry cleaning, minor repairs from wear and tear are complimentary. Cancel or pause your subscription anytime, so long as it’s at least 72 hours before your next renewal date.
- What’s notable: This size-inclusive retailer’s subscription box includes stylish picks that range from casual denim to cocktail attire and more.
- What could be better: Only one monthly plan, no swaps allowed.
Dia & Co carries an extensive selection of size-inclusive brands, including 11 Honoré, Estelle and Ever-Pretty. The Dia Styling Box includes five hand-picked items, including clothing and accessories, based on your styling quiz preferences. You’ll have five days to decide if you want to keep or send back items (if you buy one or more items from your box the $20 styling fee is waived.) The clothing is well-made and on-trend for parties and events, with shoppers especially keen on the assortment of tops, sweaters, dresses, pants, jacket and workout clothes.
What else to know: Sizes range from oX to 5X; free shipping and returns. You can request a complimentary extension on your try-on period, and cancel your box anytime before it’s shipped.
- What’s notable: No more tailoring needed—this service is all about smart, stylish, well-made pieces (from denim to work skirts to floral dresses) for those 5’4″ or under, at sizes that range from 00P to 20P.
- What could be better: Only one monthly plan with no swaps.
Short Story is entirely devoted to clothing tailored to petite frames (FYI: “petite” is about height, not size). After taking a short quiz, you’re matched with a stylist who handpicks five to six items for you to try on at home. You have five days to decide what to keep—items typically cost between $35 to $150—and you can mail back anything you don’t want using the pre-paid return label. The $25 styling fee is credited toward any current box purchases, and while there are fewer brands in the mix (not all offer petite sizing), Short Story does an excellent job of curating chic, eye-catching outfits from Amour Vert, Good American, Liverpool and more brands.
What else to know: Boxes can be scheduled to ship every month, two months, three months, or longer. Shipping and returns are free; cancel or skip a delivery before your next order (typically one week in advance).
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Here at Forbes Vetted, we approach all of our product recommendations with transparency and a critical eye. Readers trust us to provide the most accurate information available, so we consider our own experiences in the field and weigh that against real-person testimonials from those who have tried on the best clothing subscription boxes for women themselves. As a team, we’ve tried on, evaluated and put a lot of clothing and accessories through the wringer to rate the performance, quality and value for your money. Our fashion coverage includes recommendations for the most comfortable jeans for women, as well as other topics, such as the best work pants for women and the best blazers for women. To make sure you get the most accurate information possible, we regularly update this list with relevant details. It was last updated in March 2024.
How We Chose The Best Clothing Subscription Boxes For Women
To determine the best clothing subscription boxes for women, the author of this piece, Forbes Vetted commerce writer Katherine Louie, read hundreds of product reviews and evaluated options from both established and newer-to-market brands. Ultimately, we chose the best clothing subscription boxes by determining which services were consistently top-rated by customers and offered plan flexibility, the ability to customize or preview orders and inclusive sizing. We also considered whether the brands and styles offered by each service were high-quality, stylish and flattering for a range of body types. Finally, this story was overseen by Forbes Vetted deputy editor Kari Molvar, who has been covering fashion and lifestyle topics for more than 20 years. The final products on this list reflect several weeks’ worth of in-depth research and extensive reviewing.
