I hired a stylist to help me with my clothes. Here is how it went:

This is a post copied from Reddit. I thought a third party experience could be helpful: ... I got a new job at a Start Up in San Francisco and wanted some new clothes for it. I went to the mall to shop, but found myself a bit lost and confused only to be sold on things by pushy salespeople. A friend told me he recently hired a "stylist" to help him with his wardrobe and they knocked out all his shopping in a couple of hours. He said there was little to no effort on his end, and he loved it. I was intrigued. I went on Yelp and looked up "fashion stylist" and reached out to a couple. I spoke on the phone with a few of them and ended up going with a girl who understood the SF smart-casual style I was looking for. She came over and asked me a couple of questions about my lifestyle, job and budget, and went through my closet to see what I already owned. I set my budget at about $2k and she thought that was fine for getting good quality stuff. We scheduled 3 hours of shopping and were set to meet the following Saturday. On the shopping day, I met her at Nordstrom's and she had a private fitting room set up with a bunch of outfits, shoes and a rack of extra clothing. I was already impressed. She handed me things and I tried them on. What's funny is I always bought size large and xl in all my clothing and she had mostly mediums picked out for me, which ended up fitting me really well. She explained that with the x/large my shoulder seams went past my shoulders and into biceps territory, making me look like I had sloping shoulders. Now my shoulders look more structured and broad. Apparently I was wearing my jeans too long since forever, so she had a guy come tailor my jeans for me in the fitting room (best part: this was a free service Nordstrom offered!). She also made me upgrade from my Levi's, which was a pleasant surprise. After I was done trying on the clothes, we picked my favorites. What I liked about her was she wasn't trying to make me buy overpriced clothing to "show off", instead, she respected my understated style and made it practical for work and going out. She even threw in some extra button down shirts that I could wear on dates. What was cool was she made me a "mix and match" wardrobe, so I didn't have to think about whether any of my shirt or pants matched, they just did. I loved a lot of the stuff she picked out and ended up spending about $2500. She found some cool boots for me that I decided to push the budget with, but I've been wearing them everyday and am happy I got them. TBH, I probably would have spent that much throughout the year, but it would have taken me forever to do it on my own. Instead, we did all of this in 3 hours. She gave me outfit combos to reference and told me she's available by text if I wanted to get her to approve an outfit before a date. Overall, I'm super happy with the experience. I love all the clothes and have been getting compliments from friends and coworkers. She introduced me to new brands and fits, which was awesome. I paid $900 for the service and it was definitely worth it for my time/money value. I'll probably reach out to her again and book an hour or 2 to help me find a suit for my sister's wedding. ps. I tried some of those mailing services beforehand (bombfell, trunk club etc.), but now those seem like a waste of time compared to the 1:1 in person service I got. Note: To people surprised by the price, keep in mind I live in San Francisco - one of the most expensive places in the US (the land of $7 coffee). I'm sure this service is cheaper in other places and adjusts to cost of living. Here are a couple of my favorite outfits: https://imgur.com/a/QOZSUH6. It's hard to tell because of lighting, but the third pair of pants are dark purple - definitely wouldn't have picked those out on my own.