Stitch Fix Men is a personal styling service customized to your fit, lifestyle & spending preferences. Just like Stitch Fix for women, your stylist will send you 5 pieces based on your profile for you to try on at home. You only keep what you love, and you never have to set foot in a mall! There are no coupons for Stitch Fix, but if you love everything in your fix, you save 25% when you keep the whole fix (read below for details)!
I love the look of the packaging – it’s clean and masculine. They did a good job of styling the subscription to make it appealing to men.
Though the packaging is understated, you still receive those little extra touches, like a cloth bag for your shoes (yes, that’s right, the men’s subscription also ventures beyond just shirts and pants). No shoes in this box, but they did send a jacket!
Every box includes styling cards showing a couple looks for each item in the fix. There’s usually a dressed up (right) and more casual (left) version for each piece of clothing. The cards are not currently accessible in your Stitch Fix profile, but you can request a PDF via email.
Apart from Hello Subscription stuff, I’m primarily a stay-at-home dad, so I opt for clothing on the casual side of things. My stylist has done a good job of picking clothes that aren’t overly dressy and have a casual feel, yet I wouldn’t feel odd wearing them to a teacher’s conference or other events at which I don’t want to look like a derelict. Every box includes styling cards that show a couple looks for each piece – one casual and one dressed up.
Everything arrives neatly stacked in brown paper – I think it’s even a bit sharper looking than the tissue used in the women’s subscription.
Here’s how Stitch Fix Men works: First, you fill out your style profile. This includes style, budget, and what you’re looking for – you can get as detailed as you want with the notes to your stylist. Your stylist is very responsive to your requests and will work hard to find pieces that fit your declared style, so the more info you provide, the better your selections will be.
You get instructions, a style guide, and the price sheet. The instructions couldn’t be simpler: try on the stuff, let Stitch Fix know what you thought, and return the pieces you don’t want in the prepaid mailer (free shipping!). Your stylist takes not of what you kept (and why) and what you didn’t, along with any addition feedback you provide, so your clothes selections become better “tailored” to you over time.
If you keep everything you get a 25% discount. This is why it is so important to be detailed and accurate in your profile, as it increases the chances that your stylist will run the table and score you great clothes and a discount (without having to keep anything you don’t really want). You will check-out and get charged through your Stitch Fix Men account. You’ll be charged a $20 styling fee and shipped five items to try on at home. If you keep anything your styling fee will be applied to your order, but if you don’t, you will pay the $20 fee. If I kept everything in the box, this fix would be $304.37 (plus the applied $20 sunk cost) – about $61 per item (after the styling fee I already paid for).
Everything in my fix for February.
Flag & Anthem Federalsburg Two Pocket Shirt ($59.50): This item was a keeper for me. The fit was really good, and I loved the soft feel of the fabric.
The red thread used along all the seams gives the shirt the slightest hint of a Western feel, without the Gene Autry embellishments.
The triple stitching really adds some ruggedness to the construction and adds interest to otherwise bland portions of the shirt.
Hawker Rye Essential Wash Long Sleeve Shirt ($58): I loved the color palette on this shirt – a very cool mix of blue, gray, and green. The fit is slim, so torso is narrow in comparison to the other dimensions of the shirt. I bumped up my sizing from last order to accommodate the fit, but the sleeves are little too long as a result. Too bad, because I really love the look of the shirt – I’m just not in slim fit shape right now.
The shirt has a classic look and straight forward tailoring. The color is of the shorter, sport-shirt variety, and the sleeves have a gentle pleat. The shirt has an “essential wash,” and enzymatic treatment that softens the feel and look of the shirt while preserving the colors.
The most unusual element on the shirt is the Hawker & Rye vertical double tag on the back of the yoke.
Tailor Vintage Donny Reversible Tee ($59): The double layering turns this tee into a light sweatshirt. When worn with the blue side out, you can see the layered effect at the cuff and waist.
When reversed, the sleeves and waist look ordinary, but the collar becomes blue set against the gray shirt. The hemming on the sleeves looks normal because it is applied to the single layer of fabric, but the collar is doubled, and the stitching there looks like the inside of a shirt.
Mavi Zach Straight Leg Pant ($98): I like the look of these pants, and the color is nice, too – it’s like a workman’s khaki.
The styling is nice when set on the table, but they look very odd actually worn on my butt.
Marc New York Auburn Quilted Field Jacket ($158): This jacket is lightweight for a Winter coat – it is great as a Winter coat in the South, and it could definitely see use as a three season jacket in the Northern latitudes. Its triangle quilting adds some texture, but the darkness of the coat mutes the visual impact.
The collar has snap-on panel that I believe is used to secure a draped scarf.
The coat has snap closures and a zipper. The lining is all black, but the “MNY” logo is repeated along the entire interior, made visible by the juxtaposition of matte and shiny textures.
Along with the breast pocket, there are open pockets at the waist. The sides have a snap closure for venting or tailoring your fit.
I’ve liked my fixes so far. My stylist has been responsive to my comments, so my selections match my preferences well. Not everything works perfectly from a fit perspective (all the more reason why a try-before-you-buy service is great!), but I’ve found at least one item from every fix that is definitely worth keeping. That item is always a great price, too, since my styling fee gets applied to the purchase!
What do you think of Stitch Fix Men?
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