"They are very thoughtful from start to finish," says Stafford. They ask some basic questions-what colors do you wear the most and what would you never touch-but they get into more complex ones, too. The process starts with a survey and a pretty in-depth one at that. You keep and pay for what you like, send back what you don't. An algorithm and a real-life human stylist learn your style and put together some pieces they think you'll like. Stitch Fix is a tech brand that curates clothes. Here are some of the pieces he received-and what he can't wait to wear the most.
Stafford used this opportunity to expand his own wardrobe, which needed a few more pieces that looked as good as they felt. Stitch Fix recently started selling brands Ted already knew and loved (like Rhone and Four Laps), as well as some brand new to him (like Stitch Fix's in-house brand 01.Algo).
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Recently, he found out that Stitch Fix-a place he knew helped people refresh their wardrobes-had recently gone full force with its performance and athleisure clothes. Comfortable is for the wise! Especially when you think like Stafford does. Comfortable was for the meek, not for the stylish. Comfortable meant wearing lounge clothes in, gasp, public. I want to be comfortable."Ĭomfortable used to be style editor cringe language. But right now, working remotely or taking quick trips to the office, I am looking to feel good.
"I used to wear a suit and tie every day to work, even as suits were becoming less of the in-office rule," says Stafford. Just think about Ted Stafford, the fashion director here at Men's Health and a lifelong Style Guy. The office has been getting progressively more casual since long before the pandemic. Or, it means wearing a pair of jeans and heading into an empty office, because wow, I need to feel like something in the world is working, even if it's just me in these pants.īut thinking about clothes differently doesn't mean we're not thinking about them at all. Or changing into workout clothes and not changing out again. For the lot of us working remotely, that might mean we end up.not changing. For even the most style-inclined, this year has wrecked all sense of what it means to get dressed in the morning.