MUKZIN

What to know about shopping at MUKZIN

MUKZIN is a Chinese contemporary womenswear label that has been trading since 2014, and the clothing is the point rather than the novelty. The range covers dresses in both cheongsam and qipao cuts and western silhouettes, coats and jackets, shirts, knitted tops and t-shirts, pants, skirts, shorts and vests. Alongside it runs a sizable accessories line, most of it under the MUKTANK sub-label, covering necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets, hairpins and bags. Much of that jewelry arrives as artist collaborations, so individual pieces come and go rather than sitting in the catalog permanently.

Pricing is upper-mid rather than fast fashion. Clothing generally lands between $100 and $250, with embroidered and capsule-collection pieces above that, and accessories start around $50. A permanent sale section carries the deepest reductions, typically in the mid-thirties as a percentage, and it is the first place to look before browsing full price.

On delivery, the threshold is the thing to plan around: standard shipping is free on orders over $200, which a single coat or dress will often clear on its own but two accessories will not. The site prices in US dollars and ships to the United States, with a currency switcher covering several other markets.

Two buying tips at the time of writing. The capsule collections built around specific craft traditions, such as hand-embroidered pieces, sell through and are rarely restocked, so treat those as one-off buys rather than something to come back for. And because sizing on the more structured Chinese-cut pieces runs differently from US sizing, check the per-item measurements rather than assuming your usual size carries across the range.

— MoneySaverCodes Team