My 3rd Stitchfix box arrived last week, just in time for my birthday! I purposely scheduled it to arrive the week of my birthday as a little gift to myself. What was super cool is that my in-laws got me a StitchFix gift card the same day so that gave me a little extra freedom to keep some of the pieces that I wasn’t sure if I could justify affording. Real quick, if you haven’t heard of StitchFix yet, here’s the deal: This is an online styling service where you fill out a profile, pay a $20 styling fee and then receive five pieces of apparel in the mail. You are encouraged to keep a Pinterest board with StitchFix inspiration for your stylist and to provide lots of feedback and notes for your stylist. The $20 styling fee is automatically applied to anything you purchase from your box. If you decide to purchase all five items then you get a 25% discount off every item. You have three business days to try on your clothes and then you return anything you don’t want to buy in a pre-paid envelope and send it right on back where it came from. I just started a StitchFix account over the summer after hearing positive reviews from friends. You can check out how I felt about Box #1 and Box #2. I love the surprise factor of having a stylist pick things out for me that I could never have imagined on my own. Plus, I just don’t have the time or desire to tote my tot around while I go in different clothing stores and try stuff on. So this is a great option for me to keep my closet current and look like a real human.   This month I requested fall transition pieces and jeans. Here is the styling card and note I received in my box: Here’s my little fashion show of items that I took upstairs in my photo studio after a 1st birthday cake smash. I figured I already had the seamless paper down so it was a perfect time to try things on. Plus, my boy was in school. Having a fashion show and taking your picture sounds like fun—right?? Yeah, no. It was embarrassing, and I felt super awkward and had no idea how to pose myself even though I pose people every day. Oh well, I got this stuff documented so please do me a solid and excuse my weird faces and poses and just focus on the clothes, okay?? 41 Hawthorn Benson ¾ Sleeve Blazer

O.M.G. I pinned like 200 navy blazers on my StitchFix inspiration board, so I was super hyped to see that in my fix this month. I tried it on with a plain T-shirt and really like it. I feel like I’m channeling some J. Crew with this blazer, and I love the preppy vibe it gives off. I tend to gravitate more toward the closer, form fitting clothes as opposed to the bohemian, wide and boxy stuff that seems be really popular these days. I feel like the blazer was flattering, I liked the color, and it was a super soft jersey material. Plus, I like that I can wear it over a T-shirt, giving me the versatility in early fall to take the jacket off if I get too hot and still have an acceptable ensemble on. Verdit: Kept THML Hasker V-Neck Top

Another piece that I’d requested was a flannel or plaid button down. While this isn’t a button down, I like the spirit of the plaid and I love the rich colors. It was a medium weight and super comfortable. I love the detailing around the neckline. The photos didn’t feel as flattering to me as I felt like it looked in person. I can see this being a staple that I wear all the time in the fall. Verdit: Kept Mavi Katy Bootcut Jeans Well….hate to give away the surprise but I don’t have these on my possession anymore. The fit wasn’t quite right and I actually sold them to someone on the StitchFix buy/sale/trade Facebook group. I mailed them off before I had a chance to take a picture of myself. So use your imagination and pretend like I’m wearing bootcut jeans with a muffin top. Verdit: Returned   Mavi Freida Skinny Jean

These jeans feel like butter. They are ridiculously soft, and I love the lighter wash. I already own one pair of skinny jeans in a dark wash, and I wore them almost every day last winter. In fact, I ended up getting a hole in the knee of my last skinnies because I wore them so often and bought the exact same pair on clearance last spring before they went bye-bye for the season. Adding these jeans to my lineup means I have some other denim options. I’m not sure my body type is actually flattered by skinnies, but they are so useful to wear with boots and stuff that I just rock them anyway. Verdict: Kept Staccato Kareen Open Cardigan

Super soft, super comfy and it has so much material I could probably fit my dogs inside with me to keep warm. I like the stripes and how it can layer over a plain T-shirt or long sleeves. It is long enough to go with leggings and hide my booty, so I consider that a major plus. I can see wearing this around my house as lounge-wear, which is positive because it means I can look “put-together” on a regular day. Verdit: Kept So, there you have it—I kept 4/5 and I feel like I’ve got a good start on my fall wardrobe. I actually got the 25% discount because I sold that pair of bootcut jeans and thus technically purchased all 5 items through Stitch Fix. So I was able to pass the savings on those jeans along to the person who bought them from me, with the added bonus of getting a pretty good discount on the items I did keep. Plus, I had the gift card from my in-laws so I think I got away paying nothing out of pocket for this fix. Thinking about starting StitchFix yourself—please use my referral link if you’re so inclined and I can get a $25 bonus credit.

H. Parker Photography specializes in newborn, baby and child photography in Trophy Club, Texas and surrounding areas including but not limited to Dallas, Ft Worth and Roanoke.