Just an FYI, I tried to love on Wildfang. I love their inclusive sizing and gender fluidity. The problem is that there is no physical store near me to go into to try on the clothes so identifying how the sizing works and if the style suites me was a lot of trial and error via online ordering. I ended up having 3 orders that did not work so I decided to send all of the items back. They have a $10 restocking fee on returns. I am basically being charged $30 for zero product. I tried to figure out how to gift the items for Christmas presents (no one I could think of to gift them to). I even considered donating them but that was not cost effective either. I guess the moral of the story is read the return policy and commit to possibly losing money on the chance to try the product if you do not have a physical store near you.
I hear you, that's frustrating. I always try to reframe that as the cost of doing business. If you were to drive to a store and try something, there's a cost associated with that as well, but we're just used to it. Especially when shopping small brands, there's almost always a shorter return policy or fees associated with it. It doesn't feel good, but you basically paid a fee to gain the knowledge that the brand doesn't work for you.
I saw somewhere that uploading photos from your own camera can help skew the algorithm, so if that’s true, maybe take screenshots and then upload? Dacy, can you verify if this is a real thing?
Thank you for the Pinterest Extension trick. And thank you for suggesting that straight sized women diversify our boards. It can't help but change the thinking that fashion is synonymous with thin. Because I have thin privilege, I was able to ignore this reality. Now I can never unlearn it so, yes, diversity.
Pinterest has been so crucial for helping me nail down my style. I create a mood board for every season, and then use your tips, Dacy, to understand what pieces I need to fulfill this vision. What a surprise to find I rarely need to buy anything new. Also, when I do need to buy something, I always cross check it with my mood board to see if it will help/ conflict with the vision I want to convey.
Just an FYI, I tried to love on Wildfang. I love their inclusive sizing and gender fluidity. The problem is that there is no physical store near me to go into to try on the clothes so identifying how the sizing works and if the style suites me was a lot of trial and error via online ordering. I ended up having 3 orders that did not work so I decided to send all of the items back. They have a $10 restocking fee on returns. I am basically being charged $30 for zero product. I tried to figure out how to gift the items for Christmas presents (no one I could think of to gift them to). I even considered donating them but that was not cost effective either. I guess the moral of the story is read the return policy and commit to possibly losing money on the chance to try the product if you do not have a physical store near you.
I hear you, that's frustrating. I always try to reframe that as the cost of doing business. If you were to drive to a store and try something, there's a cost associated with that as well, but we're just used to it. Especially when shopping small brands, there's almost always a shorter return policy or fees associated with it. It doesn't feel good, but you basically paid a fee to gain the knowledge that the brand doesn't work for you.
I saw somewhere that uploading photos from your own camera can help skew the algorithm, so if that’s true, maybe take screenshots and then upload? Dacy, can you verify if this is a real thing?
I’ll check into it, but I am pretty sure this is true. It would be great to see more uncurated images there.
Thank you for the Pinterest Extension trick. And thank you for suggesting that straight sized women diversify our boards. It can't help but change the thinking that fashion is synonymous with thin. Because I have thin privilege, I was able to ignore this reality. Now I can never unlearn it so, yes, diversity.
Pinterest has been so crucial for helping me nail down my style. I create a mood board for every season, and then use your tips, Dacy, to understand what pieces I need to fulfill this vision. What a surprise to find I rarely need to buy anything new. Also, when I do need to buy something, I always cross check it with my mood board to see if it will help/ conflict with the vision I want to convey.
that's amazing! I'm so glad it works so well for you!