All I Want From StitchFix...

Long time no blog! I've been so busy with my second full year of teaching. I've been trying to dedicate my time to my classroom/lessons or relaxing. Last year I was so stressed out that I had to go to a cardiologist for irregular heart palpitations and she said it was due to stress...

Anyways. I'm mainly stopping by for now to tell my StitchFix stylist exactly what I want :) There wasn't enough room in the little notes box, so I thought I'd leave it here since it is a little-traveled blog.

1. More Dresses that I can Wear with Leggings/Tights and Boots

I have one or two dresses that fall under this category. The first one is from a past Stitch Fix, my Market and Spruce Ohara Faux Wrap Tie-Waist Dress.

Market and Spruce Ohara Faux Wrap Tie-Waist Dress

For the longest time I didn't/couldn't wear this dress because the "wrap style" of it made it very low-cut. I tried wearing a cami under it, but I hated the line at my waist that the cami left. Finally i got around to purchasing a slip. I had to cut and sew the straps on the slip myself because my tiny shoulders made the straps appear WAY too long...but I cut like 5 inches off of the straps and sewed it back together, and now I have a white slip and a nude slip to wear under dresses, hooray! I can wear this dress without leggings too, but it's a good one to wear when it's chilly here because of the 3/4 sleeves and thin material (I get hot in thick materials really easily).

The other dress I have that I can wear with leggings and boots is very old. It's from target, and it's getting pretty shabby. I wore it in college to parties when it was cold out since it also has 3/4 sleeves and is made out of a thicker polyester material. It's harder to wear to school though due to it's semi-low cut neck. I have to wear it with a scarf if I want to wear it with leggings to school!

Target Dress

I also have to wear it with different boots than normal... black and brown make a frown, right?

The only other dress-like things I have to wear with leggings are the two long sweaters pictured below. 

It gets shorter every time I wash it...

Comfy Casual

I think the grey is a little too casual for work, and the pink dress just doesn't seem quite appropriate either.

Examples of combinations that I love:

Love the black & white and polka dots :)

Pair w/ leggings!

From one of my favorite Bloggers :)

PS. I pinned all of these to my Pinterest board.

PPS. Long sweater dresses are ok too... see my board on Pinterest :)

2. Sweaters that aren't too think but aren't too thin

I own several sweaters, but they are all from Target and are basically the same style. What I like about them though is that they are a thin but warm (enough for Texas) material. Shown below is one of these sweaters, as well as the rest these Target sweaters that I own.

Thin Target Sweater + Scarf

The rest of my thin Target sweaters.

I love pairing these with a scarf, since the solid color lets them be pretty flexible. However, I would love some sweaters that are less bland, like with fun prints/colors. I get hot very easily though, so super chunky sweaters are not my best friend!

I also own a few more chunky sweaters. I love them, but regret it almost every time I wear them because I get so hot in them!


PS Wool makes me itchy!
3. Pants for Work That Will Fit into Boots

It's finally chilly here in Texas ("chilly" to anyone from up north.... the high is still in the 60s). I love wearing my (only 1 year old but still very worn down) riding boots or one of the other varieties that I have. It's very annoying that I only have a few pairs of pants that are suitable to wear to work (no jeans) that will go into these boots. I get away with colored denim, as pictured below, but those are really all I own that go into boots. I've seen how to change boot cut jeans to skinny jeans for boots, but I don't like that it's still loose and flapping around above where the boots are!

#unflattering #hugehips 

I own these in 3 colors... oops

4. A Winter Party Dress :)
I've got my work/school (I teach) winter party with my fellow teachers, and I'd love a gorgeous wintery dress to wear to the party. I've also got my family's Christmas party to go to, and we usually dress pretty nice for it as well. Not ball-gown style of course, but something like the dress I wore last year (and may reuse I like it so much ;) )

Far away shot

I love the gold lace details at the top, but I also love that it is dark enough to NOT show bra strap. Because I hate strapless bras!

#unflatteringangle #chunkyarms

So there you have it. A long and drawn-out explanation of what I want for Christmas from StitchFix.

Pleeeeeease send me a perfect Fix :)

Until next time...Mischief Managed

Stich Fix #2

My second Stitch Fix came in the mail the other day! I thought I'd share what I got in my fix, and even show some some pictures of me trying the things on...don't judge. They're mainly so my stylist can see what the items looked like on me!

My Fix!

The above is a picture of my fix all wrapped up. As you can see, there were POLKA DOTS in my fix! I knew before I even finished taking everything out that I was going to keep whatever that was.

So cute!!

It turned out to be this super cute Filbert Polka Dot Print 3/4 Sleeve Blouse by 41Hawthorn. It's made out of a very nice material, and perfect for work. The front opens a little farther down than I'd like for school, but I can wear a tank under it or something. Brace yourselves... here is me trying on the shirt for the first time. I HATE taking selfies, especially modeling clothing... so no making fun of me!

The whole outfit

As you can see, it's super, super cute. I paired it with khaki shorts from J Crew, and for work I will either wear it with khaki pants or a skirt. The only khaki skirt I own has shrank up enough that I don't know that I can actually wear it to work anymore, but we'll see. 

The next up was this striped dress. I don't remember the exact name because I already threw away the card for it... oops! I got excited because I thought it was the same dress as last month that didn't fit me, but I absolutely loved. However, it was a different striped dress. The material was SO soft, and the length was perfect. However, I didn't like the print at the top, and it was too low-cut to teach in. So I decided not to keep this one.

Piece #2

Next up was the Sharron Shirred Maxi Skirt by Loveappella. I had mentioned in my request this month that I normally don't like maxi's, but was willing to keep trying them. So I was a little nervous, but excited to see one in my fix. 

Normally, maxi anything is too long for my body because I'm pretty short. However, this skirt was a fold/roll down style, so I could play with the length a bit. However, I still ran into my other problem with maxi skirts/dresses: My hips. I am like, triple pear shaped. My waist is tiny, but then my hips are HUGE and jut out, and my thighs are large as well. It's hard to tell in the pictures below, but it looked a little weird. (Stitch Fix stylist: See picture #2, as well as the picture of my pants further down!)

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I tried this skirt on with a shirt I got from J Crew, that is similar to the style I might wear the skirt with. My hips look better with the shirt untucked...but in general, the look is better with the shirt tucked in, in my opinion. You might be interested to know that this skirt could also be worn up higher as a dress. The length obviously got shorter, but it's nice that it's versatile! In the end, I decided to be brave and keep this skirt. The color will go with just about everything, and it's SO comfy and perfect for teaching. 

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Next up were these pair of colored jeans. Again, I threw the card away. I know the brand was Just Black (even though they're not!). I have no idea if I liked these or not because they were the wrong size. As I mentioned before, I've got a massive thigh/butt/hips area, and so I couldn't even get these size 2 pants up my legs, let alone buttoned up. It's a shame, because I loved the color and my stylist suggested pairing these with the polka dot shirt! Here's the only picture I could share with you, since the others would have had me struggling to get them on...

Too small :(

And finally, we have this pair of Anita Ponte Pants by Liverpool. I wasn't sure I'd like these at first, but I decided to at least try them on, because they were the right material to get away with wearing them to work.

I'm so glad I tried these on! They are so incredibly comfy! They're super stretchy (the tag actually labeled them as leggings), and have pockets in the back (essential for teaching pants, since I need my phone and a place for the mystery walker stick!). There they are below with the same shirt, untucked. The shirt is a little sheer, so it looked a little weird. I also had to roll up the bottoms because they were way long. 

Comfeeeee

She's got a donk.

Here they are with a tucked in shirt. Here you can really see what I mean about the way my hips are shaped! My thighs/butt jut wayyyy out, which gives me a third (and very annoying) curve. That aside, I decided to keep these because they were super comfy. The real decision maker for me was that they are NOT hand wash - they can go in the washer, woo hoo!

In summary: I kept three of the pieces in my fix. Money is REALLY tight right now, but I know the three things that I kept will get a lot of wear-time. I've already worn the polka dot blouse!

What is Stitch Fix?

Stitch Fix is a subscription service, but sooo much better! I had Birchbox for three years, and Ipsy/MyGlam for almost 2. They were great, but not very personalized. That's what I LOVE about Stitch Fix. When you first sign up, you spend about 10-15 minutes filling out a style profile. You fill in information such as your height, what sizes you wear in various kinds of clothing (skirts, pants, shirts, etc.), and what your style is. You can even tell them not to send you things in a certain color (no orange for this Aggie), not to send kinds of clothing, etc. You also tell them how much you're willing to spend on certain items. 

Like I said, super personalized! In addition to the style profile, you can also provide them with a link to your clothing Pinterest board! That way, they can scour your board to really get a feel for what your style is! They encourage you to write notes to your stylist on your Pinterest board explaining exactly why you like each thing you pin! Finally, each month/fix you can write a little note to your stylist, telling them what kinds of events you may have going on, or what kinds of things you would like to see more of! For example, September 5th is my birthday, which is about a week after I will get my next fix. I plan on asking my stylist for something nice to wear on my birthday... as well as something maroon to wear to the Aggie football games that are starting in LESS THAN A MONTH! WHOOP!!

How much does it cost? You pay $20 every fix. That is considered a "styling fee." Your stylist will hand pick five items just for you, based on your style profile. Once you get your box (free shipping!), you have three days to try on your pieces. But it's better than regular shopping, because you can try them on in privacy, with all of your clothing you already own. Hang what you want to keep, fold up and send back what you don't in the pre-paid return envelope, and complete an online checkout, explaining why you kept/returned things. This helps your stylist pick things next time! It's super simple. Oh yeah, and that $20 stylist fee? It turns into a credit you can use on your fix, as long as you get at least one item. So if something cost $55, it would cost $35! Finally, if you buy everything in your fix, you get $20 PLUS %25 off!

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Until next time...Mischief Managed.