Established in 2002 in Chicago's Wicker Park, AKIRA is a women's boutique brand offering a diverse range of trendy clothing, footwear, and accessories. With 32 stores and an online presence, they feature top brands and private labels, catering to fashion-forward individuals with a commitment to customer satisfaction.
Shop Akira has a rating of 1.5 stars from 97 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Shop Akira most frequently mention customer service, final sale and store credit. Shop Akira ranks 1853rd among Women's Clothing sites.
I was hesitant to order from this site because of all the bad reviews, but I went out on a limb and purchased a pair of boots because I really really needed them for an outfit and couldn't find them anywhere else. I ordered my boots on December 29,2022 at 10:03am and I chose the overnight shipping method because I needed them for New Years Eve. I received an email from UPS at 12:34pm saying that my order had been shipped. My boots got delivered the next day December 30,2022 at 12:38pm by UPS.
The boots were exactly what I ordered and they went perfect with the outfit that I needed them for. I would order from them again.
Bunch of Crooks... most useless customer service ever. Still waiting for almost 2months for a store credit/refund. Never will I step into your territory... Never again
I placed a large order. Ordered 4 dresses, 3 coats, and 2 pairs of shoes. I had placed a small order with them to check if this was a legit company and all my items had come the first time. I went ahead and ordered again and this time, they forgot one of the pairs of shoes! Not only that, the website ran out of the shoes and when I told them they forgot, the customer service person said that they did ship the boots in the box. How would they know when their fulfillment center is separate from the call center?! One of the customer care people I talked to this morning said she had no idea how they could forget to send a pair of boots, which I then told her after sharing photos how packed the box was! Also, the size of the box in which they shipped my other items in was not large enough to accommodate the size of those boots! I haven't heard back from them regarding my claim and I sent various pictures as well. I had to file a claim with my credit card for the missing boots. It's annoying when a company has a different fulfillment center from the call center and aren't much help.
Akira charged me DOUBLE, I called right away and asked them cancel was on hold for 1 hour and was told they could not refund or cancel because there was only a 10 minute window to do so as if being on hold for an hour was my fault. Jasmin lied to me saying the managers was all in a meeting so I couldn't talk to someone else, then Mathew got on the phone and told me there was no managers at all. They kept switching up their stories as if why I couldn't speak to the manager. I asked them to have the manager call me they denied that and I asked the manager name so I can email they wouldn't even give me a name. So now I'm out of $150 and Jasmin and Mathew seemed to not care AT ALL. I will never shop with this company again! It's hard to support when people STEAL YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY!
I was really a bit confused on AKIRA until I read the other views. Correct if you write a bad review the vendor does not post the comment. Unfortunately what AKIRA does not realize reviews can help improve your products. I purchased the PLUS VERY SPOILED LONG SLEEVE JUMPSUIT after one wash the suit has faded and some of the rhinestones fell off. Not to mention I washed it in a special mesh large laundry bag only to discover it now has a hole in the front left side. I was stunned. The clothes are nice looking and stylish but the quality is another story. Purchased the PLUS AZALEA WANG SILVER FINGER STUDDED MOTO JACKET one wear studs are falling off. So for me its not always about money as quality is a big factor. I also purchased two large totes and a pants suit and now wonder if they too will fall apart. Very Disappointing!
Their website is utter Trrrash! It wont allow new customers to login after they've created a new account. After several attempts I wasnt able to even place an order! Got a message about NO SHIPPING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME! UGH! I will taking my hard earned dollars to ZARA whose website is easy to login and place an order...also has a great return policy AND THEY HAVE STORES! BYE FELICIA. SHOPAKIRA YOU DESERVE 0 STARS. Subimit a picture for proof of purchase is so laughable! GIT!
I ordered 5 items from this company on December 30th and i was notified that the processing may take up to 5 business days and i was okay with it because I didn't need the clothes or shoes right away. After 5 long business days and a weekend has passed, I emailed the company to see the status of my order. They didn't even have the proper respect to email me and apologize about over selling their clothes. I received a notification from the bank stating the company has gave me a refund and moments later customer service sent me an emailing stating all of my items are not in stock and they have over sold their items. Then, they didn't mention if they were coming back in stock (i would've respected them more for that) and they took the item off the website totally. Also, they put a discount attached to the email that was only 10% off -_-... like *******@shopakira. My order total was 82.15 and i received a bigger discount when i ordered the clothes. I did not expect a big company like them to make such a huge unprofessional mistake. You would think their website or employees are able to keep track of inventory.
Horrible store. Item was lost in transit and they did nothing to help. Made me do all the legwork and then essentially told me I was out of luck and that they would not replace or refund the item.
Often times, people come to the internet to leave reviews on something that has deeply upset them or if their experience with whatever they are reviewing was a disappointment. Well I am here to tell you, if you are considering shopping at AKIRA, DO IT! I was so skeptical to purchase anything from them because of the reviews I saw online. However, there was a romper I absolutely fell in love with and it sold out from another seller. I stumbled across the same romper on AKIRA's website. I looked up reviews, looked up their instagram, and thought about purchasing from them for two days (I was considering all the reviews I had read). Finally I reached out to them on an instagram post about shipping issues etc., which they replied back in minutes saying they have had their shipping issues resolved. I made the decision to buy the romper. My order notification e-mail came instantly, I made the order on a Friday and my shipping e-mail came the following Tuesday. My package arrived that Thursday. Everything was perfect. No sweat, no trouble. QUALITY CLOTHES. I am amazed and will be purchasing from AKIRA in the future. Thank you, AKIRA!
Yes they have some cute clothes but they are overpriced and cheap material I got sandals the first day the diamonds split open not even one day I got to wear them and my 2 piece outfit diamonds came off again only one day I got to wear it and then my dress the zipper split and now the dress is ruined everything I got from there I only have one thing left and that's the underwear never again will I shop here again and they force you to have to spend the money right back into the store they know there clothes are cheap that's why you can only get store credit i just couldn't believe how much I spent and I have nothing to show because all of it fell apart before I could even really wear it
Answer: They are 100% legit. I have been buying clothes and shoes from them for years and everything I've gotten is not only beautiful but it holds up to multiple wears. They are my first place to shop whenever I wanna update my wardrobe.
Hi Leta, thank you for reaching out! We are so happy to hear about you recent experience with AKIRA. Thank you for your positive feedback.