I’m pretty sure that stitch FIX was developed just for me. considering that it started in the Bay Area, it is highly possible that someone overheard my odd clothes-shopping peculiarities in some coffee shop and introduced it into a startup. That really occurs out here.
The deal is that real-life human stylists create a box of 5 products based on my style preferences, a questionnaire, what’s fashionable, and a sprinkling of Pinterest. Each month, I receive a new *fix* in the mail, then I try to take selfies and get my buddies to democratically decide what to keep and what to return. I only pay for what I keep — but there is a major 25% incentive if I keep everything.
I can’t decide if I love it, but I have been having so much fun. This is what I’ve been sent so far in my three fixes.
My first stitch fix box was so exciting to open but, ultimately, unfulfilling. I was hoping my friends would go crazy for this strong new dress (#4) but nobody on facebook liked it at all. I wished to keep top #3 but I could barely step my shoulders. I threw in my own tee shirt as a #5 decoy and several buddies told me to return it. I kept the pants in #2 but immediately regretted it. The pendant was so not-my-style (NMS), I didn’t even photograph it.
I also found that my mirror is really dusty.
The second stitch fix was better in that I kept a lot more stuff. but it was worse in that I spent real money. This is a hazardous game.
I liked dress #1 and tried to “stack the deck” by smiling in the picture. then I realized that I don’t know how to photograph my deal with and the clothes, so I provided up on that. I kept top #2 despite mixed evaluations (and I have to wear it with a girdle to keep it flat). pendant #3 is so adorable but I haven’t used it yet. top #4 is heinous with my skin tone and I don’t care if you like it. Finally, even though I think it’s cute, blouse #5 is too shapeless to ever make it past my husband.
And then I just kept rolling the dice. I had heard from dependable people that the “third fix is the charm.” undoubtedly this is a subjective game we’re playing.
I got ecstatic when I saw the polka dots but that’s because I have so lots of navy and white polka dots, I could wear nothing else for an entire week — pass. blouse B is current, but the color and style makes me want to puke. Me in orange? Yuck! blouse C was a fun pick that I would have never selected for myself. I put on a elegant gray work skirt and felt like a professional. then I grabbed the next thing in the pile and it was a pair of red skinny jeans; I also untucked the blouse for a wild and crazy look. Ding, ding, ding. My panel of voters stated that this was the winning look. Nevermind that I was wearing my own red pixie pants in photo A. and nobody cared about the dress, so I saved myself some money and only kept blouse C.
Stitch Fix might be for you if:
you dislike shopping or you have no time for it
you want to be adorable and stylish but don’t know how
It might not be for you if:
you love shopping and would miss choosing out your own clothes – Whitney!
you have incredibly certain tastes and a uniform already
So far, I’m still having fun and can’t quit. I feel like I’m getting a very special present and have license to return it without hurting the gift-giver’s feelings. My next fix is because of arrive on August 5th.
What do you think?
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Have you tried this or another service like it? I’m always trying to find next easy thing! If you’re a lot more like Whitney and love shopping, stitch fix hires SAHMs (among others) to be their stylists, check out 7 flexible tasks for stay-at-home moms.
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