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6 “Zara-Like” Brands You Will Love

6 “Zara-Like” Brands You Will Love

Image via Pull & Bear

Image via Pull & Bear

Tired of shopping at Zara only to find yourself wearing the same pieces as everyone else? These brands are alternatives to Zara and offer trendy and affordable pieces that will elevate your closet. With pieces that allow you to create stylish, unique, and effortless looks, the following brands will make everyone ask, “where did you get that outfit?”

1. Pull & Bear

Owned by Inditex Corporation, the same parent corporation as Zara, the clothing brand Pull & Bear offers Zara-like items at affordable prices. Take a look via the link below.

https://www.pullandbear.com/us/

2. Aritzia

Aritzia is known for their famous leather pants (pictured below) and cozy basics, resulting in this brand being all the rage lately. Priced slightly higher than Zara, Aritzia’s clothing is high quality, trendy, and well sought-after.

https://www.aritzia.com/us/en/home

Image via Aritzia

Image via Aritzia

Image via Aritzia

Image via Aritzia

3. Bershka

Bershka is another brand owned by Zara’s parent corporation. Bershka curates clothing that aligns with the latest trends to appeal to a young target market interested in music, social media, and technology.

https://www.bershka.com/us/women-c1010193132.html

Image via Bershka

Image via Bershka

Image via Bershka

Image via Bershka

4. Stradivarius 

Yet another Inditex-owned brand, Stradivarius offers innovative styles that align with current trends. This brand is known to have similar trendy styles to Zara and is growing in popularity worldwide.

https://www.stradivarius.com/us/

Image via Stradivarius 

Image via Stradivarius 

Image via Stradivarius 

Image via Stradivarius 

5. Glassons

The brand Glassons features grungy, on-trend styles at an affordable price. Their stylish and sustainable clothing closely resembles the popularized Zara look.

https://www.glassons.com/

Image via Glassons

Image via Glassons

Image via Glassons

Image via Glassons

6. Storets

Storets describes itself as “high-quality fashion that doesn’t break your wallet,” and it is another great retailer to find unique and stylish pieces.

https://www.storets.com/

Image via Storets

Image via Storets

Image via Storets

Image via Storets

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