April 2015

My friends and I that enjoy Stitch Fix always share and compare items we've received, I thought I'd start blogging it for them. It's easier than just texting our not so stellar iPhone pics (my apologies) to each other or Facetiming each other while we try everything on and get each other's opinions.

If you haven't heard of Stitch Fix I'll fill you in. You create a personalized style profile, schedule a “fix” for a $20.00 styling fee, then wait for your package to arrive at your doorstep that a stylist has put together based on your profile and or Pinterest board. They're like Santa's little helpers. You try everything on in the comfort of your own home, rather than dragging 3 or 4 kids into a dressing room with you. You keep what you like, what you don’t you send back in a prepaid envelope within the next 3 days. Your $20 styling fee goes towards your purchase and if you keep all of the items in your fix you get a 25% discount, which often basically comes out to getting one item for free. You also get a referral link you can pass along so others can give it a try too!  If they schedule a fix you get a $25.00 credit to use toward your next purchase. Mine is www.stichfix.com/referral/4732601

Once you sign up I advise you to set up a Pinterest board and add it's link to your style profile. I did this and suggested my friends do the same. Some even added me as a contributor to their boards. I find Stitch Fix items I like and pin them, stating what I like about each item. For example: I love the back cut out details of this top and the fact that it's a bit longer, it doesn't hit right at the hips. Or, I love this color block dress with pockets, fun and functional for work. I'm sure to put in my profile if I'm crossing my fingers for a specific item like a comfortable pair of boyfriend jeans. I don't need accessories at this moment so I also request to not receive those. So far I've been pleased with my experiences. I feel like the stylists have listened to my wants, needs, likes and dislikes. 

April 2015

This month my stylist, Emilie, knocked it out of the park! She paid close attention to my Pinterest board and sent me a box full of things that were just my style.

First was the Skies are Blue Kendra knit top.

It's an off white color. Yay. I love neutrals. And it has this fun bohemian style print embroidered on it in dark gray and rust. Oh, and a little key hole detail at the top. It's super comfortable and versatile. I wear it with shorts or jeans. I love it.

This is a Skies are Blue Casey embroidered blouse.

I'm not usually a fan of blouses. That fabric just isn't my cup of tea. But this top I liked. I really dig the black embroidery at the neck and down the front. The pattern isn't something I would have bought myself. I most likely would have bought this in a solid had I seen it in stores. But the pattern ensures that it works well with various bottoms. I typically wear it with these white shorts and wedges but it's cute with skinny jeans, too. I even wore it to church with a black pencil skirt. It's light weight and easy.

Emilie also sent me this Collective Concepts Rosco floral print crochet detail tank because I'd pinned it to my Stitch Fix Pinterest board. 

I'm all about crochet or lace. This has various colors on it, making it easy to pair with jeans, like the Liverpool Mira skinny jeans, also in this fix, or a pair of shorts. I really like it with distressed denim or a cute little pair of navy shorts I own. It's a great addition for summer in the south.

Lastly she included this THML Kahlo knit top. 

Everyone I follow had added this top to their boards. For that reason, I didn't add it to mine. But she thought I'd like it (I do love embroidery) so she sent it. I'd seen it in various colors, both solid and striped. I'd seen it in short sleeve and as a tank. But this style of sleeve was the right choice to send me. Plus, she couldn't have known it but I own a children's soccer company and this gray, white and orange embroidery matches the color scheme of our brand! So I can wear it to the rare work event, but also just to run to the store or out to dinner. It's also versatile. I like it with these white shorts and moccasins but it's just as cute with boyfriend jeans and flats or wedges or under a cardi. So even though I didn't think I'd want this in my fix in the colors I'd seen, being gray and orange made it a winner. Plus, it meant I was keeping all 5 items (the boho top, the crochet tank, the skinny jeans, and the embroidered blouse) which made the jeans nearly free! 

So they were all winners, as is this month's stylist Emilie, and I requested to keep her every month. I'm convinced we'd be best friends. I appreciate that she genuinely looked into my likes and dug through inventory to find pieces she thought I was sure to love. I don't know if they get a bonus or something if we buy all 5 items, but they should! Cause I was thrilled with this fix. 

Bravo Emilie! 

Slow clap. 

High fives.

March 2015

OK, since my friends and I that enjoy Stitch Fix always share and compare items we've received, I thought I'd start blogging it for them. It's easier than just texting our not so stellar iPhone pics to each other or Facetiming each other while we try everything on and get each other's opinions.

If you haven't heard of Stitch Fix I'll fill you in. You create a personalized style profile, schedule a “fix” for a $20.00 styling fee, then wait for your package to arrive at your doorstep that a stylist has put together based on your profile and or Pinterest board. They're like Santa's little helpers. You try everything on in the comfort of your own home, rather than dragging 3 or 4 kids into a dressing room with you. You keep what you like, what you don’t you send back in a prepaid envelope within the next 3 days. Your $20 styling fee goes towards your purchase and if you keep all of the items in your fix you get a 25% discount, which often basically comes out to getting one item for free. You also get a referral link you can pass along so others can give it a try too!  If they schedule a fix you get a $25.00 credit to use toward your next purchase. Mine is www.stichfix.com/referral/4732601

Once you sign up I advise you to set up a Pinterest board and add it's link to your style profile. I did this and suggested my friends do the same. Some even added me as a contributor to their boards. I find Stitch Fix items I like and pin them, stating what I like about each item. For example: I love the back cut out details of this top and the fact that it's a bit longer, it doesn't hit right at the hips. Or, I love this color block dress with pockets, fun and functional for work. I'm sure to put in my profile if I'm crossing my fingers for a specific item like a comfortable pair of boyfriend jeans. I don't need accessories at this moment so I also request to not receive those. So far I've been pleased with my experiences. I feel like the stylists have listened to my wants, needs, likes and dislikes. 

March 2015

This month my stylist sent me some real gems. She pulled one top off my Pinterest board. The others were items she thought I'd like.

The first was the Pixley Florence colorblocked dress.

I liked this dress a lot. Navy and Kelly green are both flattering with my coloring. The cut was loose and the fabric comfortable. Had I not just bought probably 5 or 6 'church' dresses, I'd have kept this one. But since I usually only wear this style of dress once a week (stay at home mom) and I already have cute dresses in navy and this green, I decided to return it. But it wasn't an easy choice. It was really cute.

Next up was the Millibon Philip hooded poncho. Oh my cuteness!

I love ponchos. I love gray. I love comfortable. I love hoods. This had it all! I could see myself wearing it with these black Rune Porter leggings, also in my fix, or over yoga pants to and from barre or pilates, grocery shopping, etc. It had pockets people. Pockets! I was smitten. However, it was knit. So to get it all sweaty after a class at the gym meant to hand wash it. Then I'd have to lay it flat and hope it didn't lose it's specific shape. The fact that it was knit, like a sweater, meant returning it was the right thing to do. It wasn't practical. But it was also the saddest bit, too. I really, really liked it but just couldn't see myself weekly hand washing a knit poncho that smelled like a gym. Boo.

Then there was this Skies are Blue Sia floral embroidery peasant top. 

This is the top I'd pinned in navy with white embroidery. But I love me some red so I squealed when I found this in my fix. I wore it out to dinner that night with some skinnies. Got lots of compliments and a few friends liked it enough to pin it to their boards. It's the only item I kept from this fix.

Last was this Skies are Blue Jax V-Neck button down top.

Truth be told, I never left the 90's. So this plaid top is totally my thing. The stylist guessed correctly. It wasn't flannel, it was a blouse. Very light. Very comfortable. But it was a v-neck so where you see it buttoned, that's the top button. It was hanging off me. It was a medium, as I'd put in my profile. But I think a small would have fit better. This felt like it would slide down and show a little too much for this mom of 3 little ones at any given moment. So I returned it and updated my profile, asking the stylists to send me smalls from now on. It was a cute and versatile piece, but it just swallowed me whole.

It was hard to keep just one piece this time. They were all super cute. My stylist did a good job at picking items I'd like.

February 2015

OK, since my friends and I that enjoy Stitch Fix always share and compare items we've received, I thought I'd start blogging it for them. It's easier than just texting our not so stellar iPhone pics to each other or Facetiming each other while we try everything on and get each other's opinions.

If you haven't heard of Stitch Fix I'll fill you in. You create a personalized style profile, schedule a “fix” for a $20.00 styling fee, then wait for your package to arrive at your doorstep that a stylist has put together based on your profile and or Pinterest board. They're like Santa's little helpers. You try everything on in the comfort of your own home, rather than dragging 3 or 4 kids into a dressing room with you. You keep what you like, what you don’t you send back in a prepaid envelope within the next 3 days. Your $20 styling fee goes towards your purchase and if you keep all of the items in your fix you get a 25% discount, which often basically comes out to getting one item for free. You also get a referral link you can pass along so others can give it a try too!  If they schedule a fix you get a $25.00 credit to use toward your next purchase. Mine is www.stichfix.com/referral/4732601

Once you sign up I advise you to set up a Pinterest board and add it's link to your style profile. I did this and suggested my friends do the same. Some even added me as a contributor to their boards. I find Stitch Fix items I like and pin them, stating what I like about each item. For example: I love the back cut out details of this top and the fact that it's a bit longer, it doesn't hit right at the hips. Or, I love this color block dress with pockets, fun and functional for work. I'm sure to put in my profile if I'm crossing my fingers for a specific item like a comfortable pair of boyfriend jeans. I don't need accessories at this moment so I also request to not receive those. So far I've been pleased with my experiences. I feel like the stylists have listened to my wants, needs, likes and dislikes. 

February 2015

In February I feel like my stylist wanted to cover all the bases. She sent me a solid fix of basics. Unfortunately my closet is pretty set on basics. I already had in my wardrobe items very similar to almost everything she sent me. So I only ended up keeping one item, the Renee C Matisse Boat Neck Blouse. It has thick royal blue piping. The mint and coral at the top is very pretty in person. And it's a fun, on trend print. It's easy to throw on with nice jeans, distressed jeans, shorts or a skirt. It's loose fitting and covers my tush. I tend to stick to neutrals so I kept this since it was so unlike anything I own. I figured some color would do me good.

Super fancy teething necklace sold separately ; )

She also sent these items...
Sorry I didn't snap pics of them on. I know that really helps you to get an idea. 

I already had a similar black knit cardigan. 

But this was light, a great length, and so soft.

And I had some skinny jeans in this color. But these were really soft as well.

This was a beautiful lace sleeve blouse but it's navy and I have one in black. Shame, I definitely would have added this to my closet if I didn't already own something so similar. I felt like this one was nicer than mine.

And I have a wrap dress, but mine is in black. I hated this print but I see why she sent it. A wrap dress is good to have in your closet.

So even though I only kept 1 item, I was still pleased with this fix. She sent things she thought I'd like or might need. How could she have guessed I'd already own similar versions of these items? I felt like the stylist tried to do a good job, which I always appreciate, even if it missed the mark this time.