Stitch Fix #1 - June 2015

I'd been hearing about Stitch Fix here and there for a while, so I finally decided to sign up and give it a try. I thought about doing a blog from the beginning but got busy and never got around to taking good pictures of my first fix, so this first fix post won't be as detailed.

What is Stitch Fix? 
Stitch Fix is a service where a personal stylist sends you five pieces each month (or however often yo decide to receive your fixes) based upon your profile/suggestions/previous likes and dislikes from fixes. You have three days to try on the pieces and decide what to keep and what to send back. If you keep everything from your fix, you get a 25% discount. (You do pay a $20 styling fee for each shipment, but that goes toward your purchase as long as you keep one item.)

You can tell your stylist what you like and don't like, and Stitch Fix suggests that you create a Pinterest board with styles/items you like so your stylist can view them. And I can say after two fixes that my stylist has definitely paid attention to my Pinterest board because she's sent me some of the actual pieces I've pinned, which is really neat.

If you want to try out Stitch Fix for yourself, please use my referral link to sign up (If you sign up through that, I get a $25 credit when you are sent your first fix. Thank you in advance!)

Preparing for my first fix
I spent quite a bit of time filling out my profile and thinking about the types of pieces I wanted. I decided for now not to get accessories or jewelry as I want to build my clothing first (I'll add those in a little later). I looked around a lot on Pinterest and pinned things I liked, making notes on each item so my stylist could see why I liked each piece. So getting the email that my first fix had shipped was exciting! Imagine my surprise to actually get the package the very next day. It turns out that it ships from the same area where I live, so it doesn't have very far to go!


Receiving my first fix
The fix is packaged quite nicely. The pieces are folded up and wrapped in tissue paper, and there is an envelope containing a note from your stylist, some styling suggestions for each piece, and the price list.

I eagerly removed the tissue paper to see what I got. I decided not to open the price list until after trying on each item as I can be a bit of a cheapskate and didn't want the price to be the thing that influenced me on whether or not I liked something.

The box contained three shirts, a pair of jeans, and a dress.

Brand: Liverpool Collen Straight Leg Jean
Price: $78 (more than I've ever spent on jeans before)
Status: Kept!

I started with the jeans. They are a very soft fabric and when I put them on, they felt so extremely comfortable. Even though they are petite, they did seem almost too long, but when I put on shoes, they worked better. I can't tell you how hard it is to find jeans that fit and look good. My stylist did it on the first try. I love these jeans!

Brand: Market & Spruce Sam Hi-Lo Short Sleeve Tee
Price: $44
Status: Sent back

Then I put on the green shirt because the color was wonderful and the fabric was so soft. I looked in the mirror. Ugh. No. Not at all. The top had no shape, was quite long, and with the "tail" in the back it was even longer. It did not flatter me at all. I knew this was a miss.

Brand: Skies are Blue Kaia Crochet Trim Top
Price: $54
Status: Kept!

Onto the next item, which was actually something I had pinned to my Pinterest board. I really liked the crochet detailing on the sleeves of this top. The drape and feel of the fabric is also quite nice. My only slight disappointment was that the navy color blended into the jeans a little too much, but I thought that I'd just wear different bottoms with the top.

Brand: Collective Concepts Boregard Wavy Chevron Front Pocket Blouse
Price: $68
Status: Sent back as fast as possible

Then I tried on the top that I didn't think I would like. And I was right. I hated it. It was sheer, had sleeves that rolled up and buttoned, and although I do like chevrons, I didn't like the jagged edges. I tried to tell myself that I was experimenting and expanding my style, but as much as I tried to find redeeming factors for this top, I just couldn't.

I did take a picture of this one on me in the bathroom mirror.

Brand: Pink Martini Seneca Dress
Price: $74
Status: Kept!

The final piece was a dress. I put it on and knew that I was keeping it. The fabric is quite nice and the color is both pretty as well as fairly neutral so I think I can wear this a lot of different ways, dressed both up and down.

I actually wore the dress to dinner with my husband to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. We were in Colorado, so I didn't really pack and accessories but I wore some cool red shoes with it to give it a pop of color (unfortunately I didn't get a picture with the shoes).

So all in all, I was quite pleased with my first Stitch Fix.

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