Can I mention my fashion brand if I answer questions helpfully?
No. The “spam or referral links” rule explicitly bans advertisements for blogs, companies, apps, or websites, so a founder promoting their own brand is not welcome here.
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r/femalefashionadvice rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/femalefashionadvice: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 5,831,544
- Verified
- September 27, 2026
- Category
- Hobby and enthusiast communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- spam or referral links: FFA prohibits spam, including but not limited to: use of affiliate/referral links or explicit advertisements for blogs, companies, apps, or websites. Please see our full [guidelines for brands and blogs](https://www.reddit.com/r/femalefashionadvice/wiki/rules#wiki_on_brand_participation_in_ffa) for further details on this.
- marketing or market research: FFA prohibits marketing, including but not limited to: seeking opinions on your company's products/services or those of your competitors; recruiting customers for a product, mailing list, app or website; or otherwise using FFA as a focus group. Please see our full [guidelines for brands and blogs](https://www.reddit.com/r/femalefashionadvice/wiki/rules#wiki_on_brand_participation_in_ffa) for further details on this.
- personal attacks or hate speech: FFA prohibits personal attacks, including but not limited to: sexist, racist, classist, or homophobic comments, body-shaming, hate speech, and victim-blaming. This includes any of these types of attacks directed at individuals outside of the subreddit. Please report these comments if you see them, instead of responding.
- threats or doxxing: FFA prohibits threats including but not limited to: threats of violence, threats of sexual assault, harassment, or blackmail. We also prohibit exposure of personal information including but not limited to: links to another user's real name, personally identifiable information or social media profiles without their permission.
- lechery: FFA prohibits lechery, including any and all evaluative remarks about other users' bodies, body parts or physical characteristics. **Good or bad**. Much like catcalling in real life, even if your intentions are positive, you have no way of knowing how this type of comment may come across. Please help us preserve a comfortable vibe where no one gets creeped on.
- unsolicited diet, exercise or weight loss advice: Though our bodies and body image intersect with fashion in a number of ways, FFA is primarily a forum for fashion advice, and participants in this subreddit have not opted in to your opinion or advice on their weight, body composition, diet, or lifestyle. Comments offering advice on these topics in response to a fashion-related question will be removed. The weekly Hair, Makeup, Skincare, Fitness and Fragrance thread is generally exempt from this rule, assuming comments are on-topic.
- posts that belong in a daily/weekly thread: Certain types of questions or content (including requests for personal advice) are better suited to one of our daily or weekly threads, and top level posts will be removed accordingly. This includes selfies and outfit posts, simple questions, and narrow requests for personalized advice. [Learn more about those here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/femalefashionadvice/wiki/sq) (applies to top level posts only)
- meta posts: Top level posts that are primarily *about* the subreddit itself will be removed unless cleared in advance by the moderators. Meta discussion is welcome at any time in the comments of [General Discussion](https://www.reddit.com/r/femalefashionadvice/search?q=general+discussion&restrict_sr=on&sort=new&t=all), or you can share feedback or ideas for FFA privately via [modmail](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2Ffemalefashionadvice) if you'd prefer. (applies to top level posts only)
- disingenuous and/or bad faith: User is posting with disingenuous intentions and/or bad faith while frequenting the subreddit. Posting history may expose details further elaborating upon this.
- negative body talk: Refrain from talking negatively about your own body, we understand that you are likely frustrated due to various reasons (we’ve all been there) but out of respect for others and their struggles, keeping it positive helps everyone.
- no crossposts where content could be posted on FFA: Cross-posts where the content could be posted in FFA are not allowed. We ask that if your post could be its own standalone topic in FFA, that you post here instead of cross-posting it.
- Posts on Behalf of Someone Else: We strongly discourage posts seeking advice on behalf of someone else; if your wife or girlfriend would like to participate in FFA, she should create her own reddit account and post. You are absolutely welcome in FFA with questions about gifts, and we are happy to advise on brands within a price range, where to buy a specific item, or answer other specific questions. Please post these questions in our Daily Questions threads.
Works well
- Answering style questions in the Daily Questions threads with genuine, specific advice and no links of any kind.
- Sharing your own outfit photos and simple questions inside the daily or weekly threads rather than as top level posts.
- Building a long comment history of helpful fashion advice before ever letting anyone discover what you do for work.
- Asking a specific gift question, like brands within a price range or where to buy a particular item, in the Daily Questions thread.
- Using modmail to ask the moderators a direct question about whether your situation is allowed, since the description invites exactly that.
Avoid
- Posting an advertisement for your blog, company, app, or website, which the “spam or referral links” rule prohibits outright.
- Asking the community for opinions on your product or a competitor's product, which the “marketing or market research” rule treats as using the sub as a focus group.
- Dropping affiliate or referral links in comments or posts.
- Recruiting people to a mailing list, app, or website.
- Posting a top level outfit photo, selfie, or simple personal question, which the “posts that belong in a daily/weekly thread” rule removes.
- Making evaluative comments about another user's body, even compliments, under the “lechery” rule, which covers good and bad remarks alike, and never commenting on anyone's weight or diet under the “unsolicited diet, exercise or weight loss advice” rule outside the designated weekly thread.
What r/femalefashionadvice Is For
This is a community for discussing anything related to fashion, and the people here are mostly women and others asking for and giving fashion advice. The description asks everyone to read the rules carefully before posting and to reach out to the moderators with questions. A lot of the day to day activity happens in daily and weekly threads, like the Daily Questions threads and the weekly Hair, Makeup, Skincare, Fitness and Fragrance thread, because the rules steer simple questions, selfies, outfit posts, and narrow personal advice requests into those threads instead of top level posts. The vibe is protective of members, with strict rules against body comments, personal attacks, and anything that smells like marketing.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides everything marketing related is “spam or referral links”, which bans affiliate and referral links and explicit advertisements for blogs, companies, apps, or websites. Right behind it is “marketing or market research”, which bans seeking opinions on your company's products or services, recruiting customers, or using the subreddit as a focus group. “disingenuous and/or bad faith” matters too, because the rule says posting history can expose bad faith participation, so lurking patterns get noticed. “posts that belong in a daily/weekly thread” removes top level posts that should live in daily or weekly threads, and “meta posts” removes top level posts about the subreddit itself unless moderators clear them in advance. “lechery” and “unsolicited diet, exercise or weight loss advice” govern how you comment, and “Posts on Behalf of Someone Else” governs asking questions for another person.
What To Post
Honestly, for a founder, the honest answer is that there is almost no marketing shaped post that fits here, and the best move is to participate as a person. If you genuinely care about fashion, join the daily and weekly threads, answer questions with no strings attached, and build a real history before you ever think about mentioning what you do. If you have a specific, personal question, like where to find a certain item or which brands fit a price range, the Daily Questions threads are the right home for it. If you want to suggest something to the community or talk about the subreddit itself, use the General Discussion comments or modmail instead of a top level post, and remember that meta posts need moderator clearance first.
What To Avoid
The fastest way to get removed is any form of promotion, so no links to your site, no affiliate or referral links, no asking people to try your app or join your mailing list, and no survey style posts asking what people think of your product. Do not post top level outfit photos, selfies, simple questions, or narrow requests for personal advice, because those belong in the daily or weekly threads. Never comment on another user's body, even as a compliment, and never offer diet, exercise, or weight loss advice in response to a fashion question. Do not post asking for advice on behalf of your wife or girlfriend, because the rules strongly discourage that and ask her to make her own account. Do not talk negatively about your own body, do not crosspost content that could be its own post here, and do not make top level posts about the subreddit itself without clearing them with the moderators first.
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Common questions about r/femalefashionadvice
Can I ask for feedback on my product idea or pricing?
No. The “marketing or market research” rule prohibits seeking opinions on your company's products or services, even framed as a casual question.
I want gift advice for my wife or girlfriend. Can I ask here?
Yes, but only in the Daily Questions threads, and only for specific questions like brands within a price range or where to buy a particular item, per the “Posts on Behalf of Someone Else” rule.
Can I make a post about the subreddit itself or suggest an idea to the community?
No. The “meta posts” rule requires advance moderator clearance for top level posts about the subreddit itself, though general discussion comments and modmail are always open.
Is AI generated content allowed?
The rules do not address AI content either way, so there is no published guidance to rely on. When a rule is silent, the safest move is to ask the moderators directly, as the community description invites.
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