Whitney à la mode: My First Le Tote Experience

From clothing to jewelry to make-up and even snacks, subscription services are all the rage lately! In the past I've tried Stitch Fix and Rocks Box and have really enjoyed my experiences. There's something so fun about receiving a box in the mail filled with surprise goodies to wear!

I've been curious about Le Tote for quite awhile now, and given that it's my birthday month, I decided to splurge a little and see what it's all about!

The details:

Subscribing to Le Tote costs $49 per month.
Le Tote sends you a box filled with five clothing and jewelry items.
You get to wear the pieces as much as you want, then send them back when you're done!
As soon as you send your box back, Le Tote will send you a new one (yes, that means unlimited boxes each month)!
If you like an item, you can purchase it at a discounted rate!

Now obviously there are pros and cons when you compare Le Tote to Stitch Fix. Le Tote is definitely more expensive compared to Stitch Fix's $20 boxes. However, with SF, you only wear what you decide to keep and pay for, there's no taking the rest of the pieces for a trial run. And not only do you get to wear all of your LT items, you can receive multiple boxes a month for the $49 whereas with SF, it's a one time deal.

Now on to my first Le Tote delivery! Here are the items I received:

To be honest, I was a little bit disappointed with my first "tote." There are a few items that I liked but I'm a bit underwhelmed overall. However, I think there are a few things I can do differently to ensure that I like my next delivery even better!

Striped Shirt: This is my favorite item from my first tote. I had already "added it to my closet" to help my stylist understand my taste in clothing. If you've spent any amount of time reading Whitney à la mode, you know that I love stripes. So stripes going in different directions? Sign me up! I had fun wearing this shirt but the fit just wasn't perfect (too short sleeves) so I will be sending it back.
Blue Dress: Holy cling! This dress is made from a thick, knit, clingy material. So lumps and bumps, you could see them all! Let's not even get started on the size of my behind in this dress. I won't even show you a picture. Yep, that bad.
Cable-Knit Sweater: Umm, have you checked the weather in Alexandria lately? Clearly my stylist did not. It's been in the 80s here so I could barely convince myself to try this sweater on. Aside from that, I wasn't a fan of the zipper or the color or the fit.
Pink Earrings: I also placed these earrings in my closet, so I was excited to receive them. I'm going to get one good wear out of them and then send them back so I can receive my next tote.
Necklace: It's pretty and I'll wear it, I'm just not in love with it.

So there are a few things that I'm going to do to (hopefully) improve my next box. I wrongly assumed that the LT stylists take the weather into account when choosing your items. Since that isn't the case, I went back to my "Style Profile" and requested that I do not receive sweaters. If I'm still doing LT when the cooler weather rolls around, I'll go back and change that. I also realized that I wasn't excited to receive jewelry...probably because I love my Rocks Box subscription. I also went back and requested only clothing.

So please forgive this lengthy post, I just wanted to share my experience with you in case you've been considering Le Tote as well! If you are at all curious, I would greatly appreciate if you sign-up using my code. We each get $25 out of the deal!

As you can see, I really did enjoy wearing that striped top!