Has anyone done any of these? I was looking at Stitch Fix and it almost seems too good to be true. Five items at a time, custom-chosen for your style, free shipping, free styling fee if you buy at least one piece. I was wondering if I should try it. Shopping's such a hassle when I have to scour the racks for even a few pieces close to my size, nevermind what they look like, and only a fraction of things I try on even fit properly. It might be worth paying full price for something if I really love it and it will improve my style. It might help me better recognize what will look good when I see it in the store, too. Thoughts?
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I like that it's an easy way to update my wardrobe without having to go to the mall (especially over the summer, when I'd have to take both kids with me if I tried to shop - not fun for any of us.) I also liked that my stylist sent some things that were very much in my wheelhouse, along with something that was a little outside what I would normally choose. I bought something I would have passed by at the store, just assumed it wouldn't look right on me. But since it came in my box, I tried it on and it looked great. It's one of my favorite summer staples now.
So, it's helped me to branch out fashion-wise, saved my time and sanity by avoiding a day at the mall with two kids, and was kinda fun to try. I probably won't get a new box every month (I chose to just order as needed instead of an automated subscription), but I'll definitely get a box at least seasonally.
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I also hate shopping in stores and have honed online shopping into a science. Don't want to threadjack but happy to discuss.
I sent some really detailed feedback and some specific requests for the next one. I only do every six months due to budget.
Thanks everyone for the feedback. I'm leaning toward trying it once or twice as a MAP item to see how it goes.
telyni at gmail
I'm a very hard fit, with both style and texture issues ... it's very difficult for me to find anything.
I did well this past weekend ... two cardigans and a summer-y black skirt. No box service would have picked these items for me ... the cardis were size L, the skirt was an XS! And they all fit very well. [Cardis were Ann Taylor Loft, skirt is Eileen Fisher (outlet).]
Enneagram 5w4. I'm researching what that means, before designing t-shirt art about it.
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edit nvm, googled it, they do.
http://marriedmansexlife.vanillacommunities.com/discussion/14557/shopping-for-clothes-online-petites-and-others#latest
The first one, in which I told the stylist I would accept pieces from higher price points, was really nice. I liked all the clothes as individual pieces but only bought 2 as the hyper-conservative dress code at one of my jobs would not allow me to wear the items to work, which was my aim in ordering.
I tried a second order asking for cheaper pieces because my second job requires me to look nice but not cry if I and my clothes wind up filthy. I am not going to wear a $200 dry-clean only pair of pants to that job.
The second box bombed, bad. I sent everything back as it didn't fit or was just not my style.
I was left with the impression that Stitch Fix can work great for someone who can afford to pay upwards of $200 for a single item of clothing on a regular basis, but if you need items that are not so pricey they just throw things at you at random to see what sticks.
I have a plan with six items out at a time and I can plan ahead for big events and vacations to have great pieces on hand. I get compliments on my wardrobe all the time and my husband never complains about the fees (he never even asked what they are) and I think it's because he really likes the results.
I am on the smaller end (think of Marilyn Monroe's curviest days) of their size range (10-28) and still working to lose a bit more but I am getting nervous about what I will do if I no longer wear the sizes they offer because I can't find another rental service as great as his one.
https://closet.gwynniebee.com/
You're making it hard for us hourglass ladies to describe ourselves.
I'm a size 8, wear a 32H bra, and have a waist to hip ratio of about .72. I curve a lot ... but can't describe myself as curvy, or people get the wrong idea.
And when Marilyn Monroe was a size 10, clothing sizes were very different. Her 10 was equivalent to today's size 4.
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Enneagram 5w4. I'm researching what that means, before designing t-shirt art about it.
"I feel no shame in making lavish use of the strongest muscles, namely male ones (but my own strongest muscle is dedicated to the service of men - noblesse oblige). I don't begrudge men one whit of their natural advantages as long as they respect mine. I am not an unhappy pseudomale; I am female and like it that way." RAH
@HildaCorners
This is not how we greet newcomers.
You do not get to decide how others define themselves. "Curvy" is a perfectly cromulent way to define one's own body. Further, it is beyond rude to wrinkle your nose in distaste of other women's bodies--To say nothing of the flagrant hypocrisy when the person in question is barely bigger than you. Even if there were a significant size disparity, it's really shitty to rant about how you don't want to be associated with someone's body type. Body shaming is not okay, and particularly terrible to someone who is brand new here. Please keep your body issues to yourself rather than push them on others.
And if you can call yourself curvy, so can the OP, since you have no idea what she looks like.
http://themarilynmonroecollection.com/marilyn-monroe-true-size/
E.T.A. AAAAnd and I totally misread the Marilyn stuff. But the other stuff was catty and uncalled for.
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