The evolution of the World Wide Web has allowed humans the
ability to find anything by simply typing in a word or phrase into that little
rectangular search box and browsing around until something strikes our fancy
and **click** there it is – right in front of us. The answer to a burning question,
the solution to a nagging problem, the perfect gift for someone you love, an
image, a song, a video to make you smile or weep – it’s all out there in the
massive interwebs of our digitized world.
And the breadth of the Internet’s abilities to help us, aid
us and support us in all that we do keeps expanding and evolving into all sorts
of services, products, and experiences that basically make living a little
easier (or, at least, so it seems).
One new trend that I’ve noticed recently is the stylist-based
subscription clothing websites. These time saving and fashion-saving e-commerce
companies are all the rage now as they take the pain out of shopping for
clothing, accessories, and shoes and trying to figure out what’s in style and
what looks good on you.
Here are some of the sites I’ve investigated a little more,
some that I’ve recently been introduced to, and others that I found after doing
some research on – you, guessed it – the Internet.
Stitch Fix
My cousin introduced me to this cool subscription-based clothing site. It offers affordable clothing and a whole range of style options to pursue. You fill out a somewhat extensive questionnaire that asks you all sorts of questions about your fashion dislikes and likes as well as questions about your physical characteristics to better hone in on what kind of clothes will work the best on you. I just recently signed up to receive my first delivery – which won’t arrive until the end of February (bummer!) – and am so excited to see what the stylists have picked out for me. My only fear is that I will love it all and not want to return any (which my wallet may not be too pleased about).
My cousin introduced me to this cool subscription-based clothing site. It offers affordable clothing and a whole range of style options to pursue. You fill out a somewhat extensive questionnaire that asks you all sorts of questions about your fashion dislikes and likes as well as questions about your physical characteristics to better hone in on what kind of clothes will work the best on you. I just recently signed up to receive my first delivery – which won’t arrive until the end of February (bummer!) – and am so excited to see what the stylists have picked out for me. My only fear is that I will love it all and not want to return any (which my wallet may not be too pleased about).
Similar websites: Pop Basics, Style Mint
Frank & Oak
Another subscription-based clothing site introduced to me by
another. This website is very similar to Stitch Fix, but specifically geared
towards men (as is Stitch Fix for women). You answer a bunch of questions about
your style and their stylists put together a package of clothes that they ship
off to you to try on and buy if you so desire. And, again, like Stitch Fix, the
clothing is relatively affordable, they ship you clothes to try and you pick
what you like and send back what you don’t like.
Similar websites: Trunk Club, Bombfell
Rivet & Sway
This eye wear company caught my attention on Facebook (Wow! Their ads actually work!) and since I was in the market for some new frames, I figured I’d give them a try. I signed-up, answered a few questions about my face shape, even entered in some cryptic numbers I didn’t know existed on my current frames, and viola – one of their stylists recommended four pairs of glasses. Some of the recommendations were good, while others were less than desirable. Nevertheless, you have the option to go with the stylist’s recommendations or just pick your own four frames and have them shipped to you. It took a while for me to get them because the frames I chose where quite popular and they didn’t have any more samples in stock. But, once I did get them, I had fun trying them on and deciding if any of them worked for me. Unfortunately, none of them worked, but the return process was painless and super easy.
This eye wear company caught my attention on Facebook (Wow! Their ads actually work!) and since I was in the market for some new frames, I figured I’d give them a try. I signed-up, answered a few questions about my face shape, even entered in some cryptic numbers I didn’t know existed on my current frames, and viola – one of their stylists recommended four pairs of glasses. Some of the recommendations were good, while others were less than desirable. Nevertheless, you have the option to go with the stylist’s recommendations or just pick your own four frames and have them shipped to you. It took a while for me to get them because the frames I chose where quite popular and they didn’t have any more samples in stock. But, once I did get them, I had fun trying them on and deciding if any of them worked for me. Unfortunately, none of them worked, but the return process was painless and super easy.
These are just a small sampling of the various subscription-based
clothing and accessories websites that cater to those of us who are either too
busy, too fashion-challenged, or just want to feel like every month it is their
birthday. There are many more out there – and not just in the fashion arena.
There’s also websites like Birch Box – you get samples of makeup and skincare
sent to you each month for a monthly fee – and a new food one called Plated,
which allows you to pick various chef-created recipes and get the ingredients
mailed to you.
It looks like these types of personalized service e-commerce
sites are the wave of the future, providing people with yet one more resource
and time-saving tool to help them navigate their lives a little more easily and…well…fashionably.
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Nice! I've been using Frank & Oak for a couple of months now and have been impressed with both quality and rotating style selection. The only real danger, as you mentioned, is to the wallet!
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