Stitch Fail

I read on Jessica's blog how she found a fun online company called Stitch Fix who acts like your personal stylist. Once you get an invite to join, you go online and fill out a profile describing your taste in clothing, sizes, and price range. They will then take that info, and send you 5 pieces of clothing in the mail. You try them on, keep what you like, and send the rest back in the prepaid envelope they include. Shipping is free, but each "fix" costs $20. Good news is you can use that $20 to go towards purchasing the clothing you like. Better yet, if you keep all 5, they knock off 25%. If you end up sending all 5 pieces back, you're out $20. You can schedule a "fix" for anytime, so you're not obligated to one a month.

I thought this sounded great! I wouldn't say I'm particularly fashionable, so why not have someone tell me what to wear? I scheduled my first fix, and it arrived a few short days later.

black dress that fit like a potato sack

cute dress, but if you've seen my guest
room closet, you know I don't need
anymore of these

loved this top, but $90? ouch.

the winner!

The 5th piece was a necklace, even though in my profile I asked for them to not send me jewelry (already have plenty of that). I ended up purchasing the top in the last image since it was the cheapest and I liked it enough. I didn't want my $20 to go to waste.

After sending the rest back, I decided to make some adjustments to my profile to see if I could give them a better idea of what I was looking for and lower the prices. I then gave it one more shot. I scheduled another fix to arrive a couple weeks later. In that one I got a black blazer with a leather collar, green button down top, a funky purple wrap dress, a sheer gray t-shirt, and a black long sleeve turtle neck dress (that fit like another potato sack). Not only did I not like anything, but the cheapest item was $80 (even for that t-shirt!). I decided that keeping something I didn't like just to not lose my $20 was not going to be worth it, so I sent it all back.

So, my experience with Stitch Fix failed. The nice thing is, I don't have to cancel my account. I just won't be scheduling anymore fixes anytime soon. But don't let this deter you! Both Jessica and Becca have had success, so maybe they don't completely suck.