Would community feedback make you more confident about an online fashion purchase?

Online shopping makes it easy to discover clothes, but I often find the actual purchase decision surprisingly difficult.

A discount can make an item attractive, but it doesn’t answer questions such as:

Is this actually worth buying?
How would I style it?
Does the fit look right?
Am I buying it because I like it, or only because it is on sale?

This led me to build Crazy Sajangnim, a project that combines designer-fashion sale discovery with a fashion community. Shoppers can explore discounted products from Korean and U.S. retailers, then use an integrated blog to share shopping lists, post fashion finds, discuss styling and fit, and receive feedback from other people interested in fashion.

I’m currently trying to understand whether this community layer would genuinely improve the shopping experience or simply introduce another step between discovering a product and purchasing it.

When you are considering a fashion purchase, whose opinion influences you most: friends, online communities, creators, reviews, or no one at all?

I would also appreciate thoughts on these questions:

• Would you share your shopping list publicly to receive feedback?

• What information would help you give someone useful purchase advice?

• Should fashion discussions be attached to individual products or organized as independent posts?

• What would make you return to a fashion community after making your purchase?

I’m especially interested in hearing from people who have built marketplaces, social products, recommendation tools, or community platforms.