Hello hello hello everyone! As promised – though a little later than I hoped – here is a quick look at what I received in Stitch Fix #2 in February earlier this year! As a preface to this one, I tinkered a bit with my Style Profile in between Fix #1 and #2, which I’ll explain in bits & pieces later. Needless to say I think you might notice some subtle differences. Probably in relation to the changes I made, this Fix was notably different than the first!

I think what I indicated I’d like to see in this one was a collared shirt and something black. From the get go I noted in my style profile my favorite colors: black, green, navy, and grey. So this time I requested something black. :) I also had the same stylist in a row for these two Fixes. And for this one I’ve kept myself strictly to clothing yet again, so let’s check it out!

Piece #1 – Fun2Fun – Woodward Crossfront Blouse

Here is the first top I tried on. As you can tell from the above photo, it was on the top!

I was surprised to see this in my box, though I don’t think I should’ve been. The reason being that I changed my selection for the question: How adventurous do you want your Fixes to be? I only ticked it one up (from occasional to sometimes) but I could tell it made a difference. I don’t think I would ever choose a top like this if I were in a store. Though that was my true feeling upon discovering the item, I still tried it on because finding some exciting new piece of clothing for the wardrobe would be awesome.

Well, sad to say but my initial skepticism was justified – this top did not flatter me. It didn’t seem ‘me’ really – quite feminine – though that being said, I thought it was a fun and playful pattern that was well manipulated. It just didn’t work for my silhouette – so this one was a Return.

Piece #2 – Alice Blue – Sekou Button Down Top

I will say I love collared shirts, and as I mentioned above, I requested a collared something for this Fix, just to see what I would get. As you can see I got this Sekou Button Down Top from Alice Blue, which is a label designed exclusively for Stitch Fix. I was feeling this for sure when I put it on.

However — this shirt was not what I expected. I prefer a bottom to top total button up option, which is something that I wasn’t really able to communicate in my initial request. Hopefully you’ll be able to see in the photo – this one has some non-buttoned space toward the top. Sometimes this is great and it works! Sometimes it doesn’t. This was one of the latter times. In my feedback form at checkout I shared some honesty about how the top made me feel: blah…meh… merp. (That last one is just a noise.)

So this one was a Return.

Piece #3 – 41Hawthorn – Lizzy Colorblock Striped Sweater

What do you think I chose on this one? Hmmmmm?

No deliberation – this one was a Keeper. I loved it right out of the box. So soft, so right color-wise (navy, orange, & grey?!) and fit-wise (slightly loose but still fitted). And I needed another sweater. It was a no-brainer.

This has become one of my most well-used and well-loved Stitch Fix buys. :) Just sayin’!

Piece #4 – Liverpool – Elizabeth Super Skinny Jean

My second request – send me something black! And my stylist carried through. I think she had been aiming to send me a black collared shirt but couldn’t find one, so she sent me some black jeans.

I was on the fence on these style-wise. I am not into pants that do not have button loops. These did not have button loops. BUT! My desire to have black skinny jeans in my wardrobe again won out. So there were a Keeper.

I will say that since buying these I have had some discontent with the lack of beltable loops, but overall they’ve been a great option and addition to incorporate into my wardrobe. 2 of 4!

Piece #5 – Evolution by Cyrus – Ladera Open Cardigan

I wanted to try another cardigan again after my last near-buy cardigan. So I got this nice-looking mid-long length beige cardigan in my Fix.

I rode the fence on this one too. There was a slight floppiness about the design of the collar that did not jibe with me really, which was an issue I couldn’t reconcile myself with. Loved the pockets though. I will say that if it had been another color I would’ve been more likely to go for it. I like the idea of neutrals but they just get lost on me somehow. So this piece was a Return.

Wrap-Up

So I kept 2 of 5 items on my second Fix. Still pretty good I’d say. There’s usually at least one thing you’ll probably want to keep in each Fix – something to apply that $20 bucks to. And that was definitely true for me here.

A couple lessons learned though:

• Don’t tweak your Style Profile willy nilly – I did that and I think my random changes altered the course of some things.
• Be super specific within your character limit on the request – even if you think it’s something simple like “button-up top.” I’ve rewritten these request thingies a bunch of times in the hope that each time I make it more specific.
• And realize that your Fixes are undoubtedly going to both align to you Style Profile & test the boundaries of it. Though there were definitely some pieces I wasn’t a big fan of in this Fix, I was ultimately glad to have seen them appear in my box because I would never try them otherwise. New fashion discoveries can be fashion-altering!

I realize the pics are less good in this one, but in my next Fix posts I think I’ve taken better care to take pics at better angles or on hangers so you can see the fit/cut of the cloth. My apologies this time – it’s pretty 2D… D:

I have two more Fixes to review. In addition to that I have some very Maine nature fun that I want to introduce in some of my next posts. I look forward to posting again – sooner this time, I swear! – and I hope you’ll rejoin me soon.

See you next time!