Collective Child is a members-only high-end clothing styling service for children. The Collective Child stylists take your lifestyle, feedback, and seasonal weather into consideration when packing your box.
Collective Child works like some women’s clothing styling boxes. You begin by filling out a style profile for your child. Information about sizing, preferred colors and prints are all taken into account. After completing the style form, your box will ship out in about 10 days. You have 10 days to have your child try on all the pieces and then you mail anything back that you decide not to keep with the prepaid mailer. Once they receive your mailer you’ll be billed for the items you decided to keep. Pricing is comparable to high-end department stores.
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The Subscription Box: Collective Child
The Cost: You are charged for the items you keep. There is no styling fee.
The Products: high-end boutique type clothing for children
Ships to: U.S.
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A nice handwritten note was included in our box. It was on the thickest paper I’ve ever felt. So luxe!
The information booklet came with simple directions as well as an itemized account of each piece of clothing and its price.
They also included a rather in depth return form. This will help your stylist understand why you’ve chosen to keep and return each item. You can let them know about style, fabric, fit, price, etc. They even left room for any additional comments you may wish to make. This did take some time to complete, but I appreciate their effort to garner feedback which will helpfully hone future boxes.
Cream Tent Print Dress - Cost to keep: $64.00
This soft cotton dress is so cute and my daughter loved the style and print. Unfortunately, $64 is too much for me to spend on a casual dress for my daughter.
Starlight Long John - Cost to keep: $59.00
These long johns were so incredibly thick and cozy. I thought the starburst print was cute, but I didn’t care for the color and neither did my daughter. These were an easy return for us. She wanted me to take a sleeping photo since she said they felt like pajamas.
Isa Floral Tunic Dress - Cost to keep: $55.00
This dress was lightweight and perfect for spring. It was slightly longer in back than in the front. I liked the dress, but it was pricey for an item I didn’t feel was extra special.
Marmar Tights - Cost to keep: $29.00
When I saw the price for these thick, gray, ribbed tights I was surprised. I knew there was no way we’d be keeping them so I didn’t rip open the package to have my daughter try them on. In the return mailer they went!
Tinycottons OMG tee - Cost to keep: $36.00
This oversized tee was in my all-time least favorite mustard color. My daughter didn’t care for the color either. We’ve paid $36 for Crew Cuts clothing that we have loved so if I had adored the shirt it would have been a keeper. It was nice on the feedback sheet to be able to let my stylist know that mustard (and rust) are not colors we prefer so I’m sure next month we will have better luck.
Tinycottons Fleece Sweatpants - Cost to keep: $46.00
I wouldn’t normally pay $46 for sweatpants for a three year old, but these are the most thick, high-quality sweatpants she’s ever worn. The pale pink color and black dashed line print were right up our alley and we decided to splurge and keep them. She’s already worn them twice and loves them.
Oaks of Acorn Striped Ruffle Shoulder Dress - Cost to keep: $77.00
The gorgeousness that is this dress slays me. I can’t tell you how much it pained me to send it back. My husband wasn’t much help either telling me to go ahead and just keep it! It was so unique with the ruffled shoulders, preppy with the classic white and navy stripes, and it fit her perfectly. She loved it just as much as I did. Unfortunately I couldn’t justify the price tag. If it had been $50 I would have done it. Gosh I love this dress!!
Henley Tank Jumpsuit - Cost to keep: $52.00
I’m not entirely sure I “get” this jumpsuit. It’s very thin cotton and reminded me of pajamas. I can’t imagine when or where she’d wear this item of clothing. Plus it’s time-consuming to get on and off for a three year old’s frequent trips to the bathroom.
Verdict: Where to start? First off I want to say that this is by no means a discount clothing box, nor does it claim to be. They are very up front that this is a high-end box of clothing with department store type pricing. These are the prices I would expect to pay at Nordstrom, not Old Navy. However the quality of this clothing is also fantastic. The fabrics, stitching, design etc. are all top-notch. Every single brand they sent was new to me and many items were highly covetable. On my feedback sheet I mentioned colors we didn’t care for and that some items were too pricey for me. I’m very interested to see what they send in our second box based off that feedback. I don’t expect the next box to be $18 items, but I hope I can find some more in the $30-$40 range. If you’re in the market for high-end, lesser-known brands of high quality clothing I recommend trying this styling service for your tot. It’s easy and with no styling or shipping fee it’s worth a shot!
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