Are Personal Styling Box Subscriptions Worth It?
So here’s the thing … I’m all for doing whatever makes your life easier. However, just because something is marketed as the “the fix all solution” doesn’t mean it will deliver.
But is there a quick fix?
Defining and refining your personal style isn’t a quick fix. Discovering true personal style is a process. Success in that comes from creating a foundation.
Hear me out …
Let’s take Stitch Fix or Trunk Club for example. You answer questions about your style and body measurements virtually. Then, they send you a box ideally full of the clothes of your dreams … and all at the right price.
Sounds perfect right?!
Here are 3 reasons why this quick fix woudln’t work for everyone:
STYLING IS NOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL SOLUTION.
Stitch Fix offers “personal styling for every body”. The reality is, it’s hard to really understand someone’s personal style challenges and goals virtually, through a few impersonal questions.
Clothes are picked and matched via algorithms that put “your type” in a “box”. None of us fit in one box. We are unique individuals. We have a million variations in personalities, body types, lifestyle needs, style goals, budgets, and level of personal style knowledge.
THEY ONLY WORK IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A SOLID FOUNDATION.
I help uncover client’s unique wardrobe foundations during the in-person Elevated Closet Edit. One of the biggest complaints clients have before working with me is … “I always feel I never have anything to wear even with a closet full of clothes. “ They also tend to buy the same things on repeat.
You fall into this “nothing to wear” trap and repetitive buying when you are reaching and searching without a solid foundation. So unless you know what your foundation staples should be, know your fit and style, then you are stuck in that perpetual merry-go-round of nothing to wear. Buying clothes to fill the gaps, not knowing what gaps need to be filled.
PERSONAL STYLING IS EXACTLY THAT … PERSONAL.
One on one analysis from an in-person stylist is how you get the results you want. To get that “right fit” you need hands on service.
A stylist will help you discover a variety of new brands that work for you, and help you convey the image and message you want to deliver through your clothes. Nothing tops a personal experience with a styling expert who actually knows you, and gets you.
Styling is a visual and interactive process.
I encourage anyone out there considering a box subscription, to ask yourself first … do I want to create a solid wardrobe foundation and get quality sustainable results?
Or do you just need an outfit for that wedding, or a date. If it’s the latter, go for the box.
If you desire real change and long lasting results … invest in yourself. Hire an expert stylist.
As always, I welcome your thoughtful comments and specific style questions below! If you’re looking for personalized and effective solutions to elevate your style, and would like to book a complimentary phone consult, personally email me at:
aliya@elevatedstylebyaliya.com
Happy Styling!
Aliya
Elevated Style By Aliya, Founder