Stitch Fix: Take Three

I gave Stitch Fix one last chance. 

If this box was a complete miss, I'd be done for good. 

I'd dutifully updated my style profile the last two times. I'd tried everything on, as they instructed. And still - nothing worked. I asked for classic, and they sent kooky. I asked for affordable, and they sent notsomuchaffordable. I was about to throw in the towel, but I decided to try one more time.

I really, really wanted this to work. It could be so fun! So convenient! If only it worked...

It helped that I had a referral credit from my friend Beth (thanks, Beth!), so I didn't have to pay the usual styling fee. I didn't mind trying one more time for free.

(Whenever anyone says "for free," I picture that clip from Bridesmades with Rebel Wilson and that awful tattoo where she explains how she got it... "Some guy pulled up in a van and was like, 'Want a tattoo? It's for freeeee!'" Makes me laugh every time.)

The Stitch Fix stylists did SO much better this go-round! Yay!!!

First up, a classic black dress.

(Also - I chopped my hair off again! Woohoo!)

I love, love, love the neckline of this dress. It is beyond difficult to find dresses that are both modest and stylish, and this neckline is spot-on. Nothing is showing, but it isn't a turtleneck, either.

In the summer I preach in a simple black dress, and I currently only have one that fits. This will be my second. It is classic, elegant, and made of a really sturdy knit so it won't wrinkle easily and will hold up to multiple wearings.

It also reached my KNEES! Yay! I have a super short torso and really long legs, so finding a dress that hits at the knee and isn't that awkward mid-thigh length (a BIG no-no for preaching) is such a delight.

If this dress was the only thing I got from all my Stitch Fix tries, it'd be worth the price of a few boxes of duds.

Secondly, a striped black-and-cream dress.

This was almost a no-go. I tried it on and my husband said, so sweetly, "Wow, that would even work if you got pregnant again someday!"


(Note to all you men out there - do NOT ever say this if you want a woman to think she looks good in an outfit!)


But then I styled it with a cardigan (as per the dress's helpful styling card) and saw its potential. It's light and airy, but classic enough to wear to the office. With flip flops it could work easily at the beach. The tie around the middle helped hide my postpartum tummy. And oh, it was so, so soft.

The next three things I am iffy on. Can you help me decide?

Third was a cobalt blue blazer with a gold button.

I'm not sure about this one. It clearly scared the cat away, for one thing.

It has an awful gold button (that screams either "I'm a sailor!" or "I'm a super old lady!"), but I could replace that. I love the color, but I'm about five pounds away from fitting in it perfectly. I still have a bit of baby weight on me, so it would likely fit in the next month or two.

What do you think?

Next was a polka dot top with a Peter Pan collar.

(I do NOT know why I have my hand up like that in all these pictures. It must be my "Does this look good?" pose. Ach.)

I love Peter pan collars. I really do. Now that I'm back to my pixie haircut, I love them even more.

But I wonder if the fluttery sleeves AND the Peter Pan collar AND the polka dots are a bit much. I wonder if they say, "Hi! I'm cute and fun!" rather than "I am adult and responsible enough to help you with your pastoral needs."

In the photo, the top also looks very smock-like and boxy, which I don't love.

I'm also worried that I look like an art-therapy student, not a pastor.

What do you think?

And finally, a delicate gold necklace.

I love small, gold jewelry. I often wear gold earrings, and this necklace would be versatile enough to wear with a lot of different things. It's also a good message for a minister to proclaim (1 John all the way, baby!).

Plus, now that I'm a mama, I need to wear things that don't dangle low enough that my son thinks they're toys and tries to forcibly rip them from my neck. Our little guy is STRONG!

What do you think? Did my stylist finally get me? Should I keep all five items (there's a 25% discount for keeping all five, which would basically make the necklace and half of the Peter Pan top free), or is that crazy-go-nuts?

If I do keep them all, this will be my last Stitch Fix box for awhile, as that will basically knock out my spring clothing budget in one fell swoop. But hey - no time wasted going to the mall, and I needed a couple dresses and a blazer for work!

Thanks for the help - I'm notoriously bad at styling myself, and I'm looking forward to learning a bit more about what works on me.