You guys. My first
Stitch Fix arrived in the mail yesterday and I COULD NOT have been more excited. I've been wanting to try the service for forever and when I got some gift cards for my birthday, I knew it was time to try!
In case you haven't heard of
Stitch Fix, it's basically a personal shopping service. You fill out your online profile by answering some questions about likes/dislikes, style, sizing, etc and then can write a note about what you're interested in as well as link a Pinterest style board to help your stylist know what you're looking for and what you're style is. Then your personal stylist gathers some items that she thinks you'd like and sends them to you. You try them on in the comfort of your own home and decide what you do and don't want to keep and then you have three days to send back whatever you don't want. Easy peasy! The styling fee is $20 and if you send back all the items, you lose the $20. If you keep one (or more) items, they deduct the $20 styling fee from your total and you pay the difference. And if you keep all five items, they deduct the $20 from the total and you get a 25% discount on all the items. Pretty great! If you're interested in signing up, if you want to use my
referral code then I'll get small credit to my account and would be forever grateful.
Now... on to my first fix! (I decided to include as much information as possible in case my stylist (hi Amy!) reads my blog and/or in case I could help other's with sizing and stuff for their potential future fixes)
Market & Spruce | Avah Knit Top | Size : M | $58.00
I loved the style of this top but hated the print. Well, hated the print on me. The more I look at it in pictures, the more I like it a little, but in person it was just too much for me. If you've been reading the blog for any amount of time, you'll notice that I wear very "quiet" colors and mostly plain things. I'd love to get a top with a print on it, but this one was too loud for me. I did love the way it fit like a dolman sleeve shirt, the sizing was perfect, and the sleeve length was great, but the print is what made up my mind.
Verdict : Returned.
Nakamol | Zelia Beaded Cord Bracelet | $44.00
I loved the style and the color of this bracelet. The way it tied was especially interesting and different from anything that I have now. Unfortunately I don't really wear jewelry enough to justify the cost. Had I wanted to keep the other four items, I probably would have kept this to get the discount, but since I didn't, back it went.
Verdict : Returned.
Pixley | Dido Mixed Print Knit Top | Size : M | $58.00
The pictures make the shirt look kind of purple-y but it was definitely a dark, navy blue. I really, really liked the style and the colors of the shirt and especially liked that it was different than anything I currently have in my closet. I've seen this style around, at places like Anthro, and I love it and was excited to get one to try in my fix. Unfortunately I found the shirt to be a little big and when I turned to the side, it looked like a parachute. I didn't think it was overly flattering from the front, though I do love the way it looks from the back. I tried it on with leggings in hopes that maybe it just looked bad with my jeans, but it was too short for leggings and I opted to try again with the jeans. I think if I had it in a size small, it would have been better.
Verdict : Returned.
Market & Spruce | Alan French Terry Asymmetrical Zip Cardigan |
Size : M | $68.00
When I saw this in the box, I was excited. I've been eyeing and pinning styles like this for a jacket. I feel like the name cardigan is not accurate for this because when I think of cardigan, I think of a sweat-like material, (maybe that's just me?) but this was more of a stretchy, jacket material. When I un-zipped it, I liked the way it draped and it definitely reminded me of a sweater. But then I zipped it up and I hated it. The material was stretchy and not very flattering and the zipper was hard to zipper (like it would get stuck). Then there was the funny part that stuck out the bottom when I zipped it as well as the top part than hung in a way I didn't like. Overall, I like the color and like the idea of it, but I just didn't find it to be very flattering.
Verdict : Returned.
Just Black | Adorra Skinny Jeans | Size : 10 | $88.00
I was most excited about the jeans! In these pictures they look almost black, and they are very dark, but they are definitely a dark blue denim and not black. I've been having the hardest time jeans shopping for myself and in everyone else's fixes, they seem to get the perfect fitting jeans so I was excited for these. I've been wanting some skinny jeans and these fit the bill. The length was perfect and they easily fit in my boots when I tried them on. Only problem was... a little tight in the waist. Now I know they are stretchy but if they make you feel like major muffin top when you put them on, odds are good it won't stretch enough to make me feel comfortable later in the day. If it was one size up, I'd totally keep these. I wish you could keep but exchange sizes.
Verdict : Returned.
So, overall, I kept nothing. Boo. And I lost the $20 styling fee. BUT I don't consider this a loss! While I am sad that I kept nothing, I am very hopeful for my next fix (which I already scheduled for in two weeks!). The styles were almost spot on to things I'd like. The sizes fit pretty well. So I'd say my stylist did a great job for never having styled me or seen me in person before. This was all based on my style profile and my Pinterest boards. I tried to give as detailed of feedback as possible so hopefully my next fix will be ever better!
Do you agree with my choices? Would you have kept any of the items?
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