It appears J. Crew has picked up the Personal Stylist appointment system for men and women, both in stores and by phone, with Free Shipping for orders made using the service.
http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/verypersonalstylist.jsp#1
I know it is fairly common over in Europe at places like Topman and Uniqlo to offer Personal Styling appointments where a store stylist will pick out a few looks for you to try on. They are free appointments and you have no obligation to purchase anything they pick for you. Generally, from what I've heard, they are well-trained on trends, conversations with customers about personal style, and are taught how to visually guess customer's sizes.
Here's an example of a Topman appointment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_pE70_zTqQ
And the same guy at a Uniqlo appointment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On6J4htLsXg&feature=plcp
Apparently they will keep up with you in the database to make your sizes on-record for future appointments at J. Crew.
I know places like Banana Republic and J. Crew already try to help pick things for you if you want them to in the stores, but this is a more substantial appointment-based meet up. Do any other US/UK brands or stores do something similar? Any experience trying these services?
Any plans to try this out with them?
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