Zara

Why r/BuyItForLife recommends Zara

14 mentions from real owners

• #1Dec 30, 2025

  The Best Kids' Clothes Right Now?

  My kids are tweens/teens now, so my feedback is in retrospect. Boden was my favorite for special occasions. I have many pieces (pinnies and tees) saved. Hanna for pjs and babies. Tea for every day, but it fades. Gap and Cat & Jack for school. Now that my kids are older, I shop a lot at Zara, Abercrombie, and still Target.

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• #2Dec 30, 2025

  The Best Kids' Clothes Right Now?

  I honestly find some of the “better” brands worth the price, mainly for the fabric they use. The fabrics determine the ability to be resist stains and hold up if you need to scrub them, but also how well they hold their shape. My very favourite is a little Canadian brand called Miles the Label. Blacks have stayed black, fabrics are heavier etc. Ultimately, any brand can have good or bad pieces. Beyond MTL, I’ve had luck with Old Navy leggings and PJs, H&M tops, and Zara sweatshirts. Reima for winter gear. Stride rite has been awesome for shoes for us.

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• #3Dec 30, 2025

  The Best Kids' Clothes Right Now?

  Hanna Anderson is great quality and easy to resell/consign. Patagonia for outerwear. Ive been happy with the quality of most of my Zara purchases but they don’t resell/consign as easily. I also have had good luck with H&M as long as it’s 100% cotton. A nice thing about H&M is a lot of their bottoms have waist expanders so they can grow with the child. H&M runs into same issue not being able to resell/consign as it’s seen as “fast fashion”. I have had the best experience buying from consignment shops. For one, they buy it back :) Last Xmas my daughter wore a Hanna Anderson dress once and I sold it back to them. Also it’s an affordable way to get more expensive clothes for great prices. She’s wearing some $65 Boden shoes that I got for around $15. The Patagonia Ive been able to find on Poshmark.

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• #4Dec 30, 2025

  The Best Kids' Clothes Right Now?

  Kids clothes just isn’t BIFL. I get my kids clothes at Gap, H&M, Zara.

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• #5Dec 30, 2025

  The Best Kids' Clothes Right Now?

  I stick to mostly Old Navy for daily wear, I try and stick to 100% cotton or next highest. Just lots of options there. Love Hanna quality and cuteness, but I swear the stains cling to it - any item with a perma stain is always Hanna no matter what I use to remove it. Zara for funky stuff or interesting fabrics/designs. Of all I have tried - Kyte Baby or Rags to Raches for softest tees/pjs

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• #6Dec 30, 2025

  The Best Kids' Clothes Right Now?

  Old Navy & Zara are stylish and cheaper but good quality (Target Cat & Jack doesn’t hold up as well as these in my opinion) Cool Indie brands: Tiny Whales & Seaesta Surf (keep for hand me downs or do resale with these after kids outgrows) Hannah Anderson was bought by PE I think so curious if quality is going down.

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• #7Dec 30, 2025

  The Best Kids' Clothes Right Now?

  I have a lot of clothes i got as hand-me-downs and also shop second hand (and new for whatever that's missing) so i feel like i have a pretty good feel on the quality and how they hold up. I do find colored organics' cotton higher quality. Jamie kay is nice too. H&m, Carter, gap factory and old navy def gets old, fades and pills more easily, but they do grow out so quickly so it doesn't really matter in the first 6 months. Zara seems a step up too but don't have too many from them.

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• #8Dec 27, 2025

  Casual Women’s Clothing for 33 year Old

  Like others have said-fabric and construction. I’ve found pieces at for big brands: JCrew, Everlane, Banana Republic, Aritzia (though they’re going downhill now in quality), even Zara. I stick with natural fibers-mainly cotton and cashmere. Quince quality is awful. I recommend checking out @fond.losangelas who breaks this down and gives you what to look out for!

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• #9Dec 4, 2025

  Wool Overcoat Suggestions

  Other Stories W 100% wool https://www.stories.com/en-us/product/voluminous-belted-wool-coat-navy-1083959002/ Zara mens 100% wool https://www.zara.com/us/en/100-wool-herringbone-coat-p02949400.html?v1=481487853&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20934169177&gbraid=0AAAAADqbk7b6-vnblHFaUTC1r_GUvJyUi

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• #10Jun 13, 2025

  What is your go to outfit for a long lasting quality clothing

  Sadly, from my experience, in regards to materials, plastic. Some poliester fabrics are seemingly indestructible. I have a pair of pants 12 years old that still see regular use. Have survived skidding on concrete and such. No discoloration, and shape is the same. And it was cheap Zara pair of pants.

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• #11Jun 3, 2025

  Real textiles and quality-price is disappearing...

  Here in Spain where I was a child, the actual Queen of Spain, the Princess in the past, dressed his daughter's at Zara (Inditex), at that time nearly all the production was made in Europe with cotton, linen, 100% denim, etc, no petrol based materials or blends, now the brand is like other fast fashion brands but a lot more expensive in a way not justified by inflation.

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• #12Mar 5, 2025

  Some good articles for Europeans?

  El ganso(spanish) Bimba y lola (spanish) Zara(spanish) And many smaller ones you can check on the internet

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• #13Feb 2, 2025

  Going to Europe, suggestions for comfortable, not-ugly walking shoes that will last?

  Having lived in Europe, you need shoes that are good for cobbled streets and don’t cause blisters. Try getting some Muji or Uniqlo thermal socks and then boots that have a good rubber sole (won’t slip and grip the road) as well as something that is WATERPROOF. All the brands you mentioned won’t last a day in European winter rain or snow. Even Zara has better options.

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• #14Feb 1, 2025

  Going to Europe, suggestions for comfortable, not-ugly walking shoes that will last?

  Lots of Spaniards this fall were wearing white leather tennis shoes, with otherwise rather elaborate and chic outfits. I was glad I packed my Zaras. Simple, comfortable solution, and you can focus with care on the rest of your outfit. It's always OK to upscale a bit for any activity as far as layers and accessories. Take a mostly empty suitcase and shop when you get there and have a chance to observe the trends. Your dollar is strong, for now.

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