Author: Crista Pomales

  • One-Pager: Cotton Shirting

    This one-pager provides information on Cotton Shirting fabric. Here you will find fit tips as well as alteration information, restrictions, and garment care.

    Make sure to check back as this document can be updated at any time.

    Click Here to Download the Cotton Shirting one-pager.

  • Digital Appointment: Zoom Tips

    If you are accessing this page through School of Style and you want to watch the video tutorials included in this article, you must view this webpage directly through the Newsroom. Go to the Newsroom via the Green Room, then search “How to Use Zoom”, or copy and paste the following link into your web browser: https://newsroom.myjhilburn.com/digital-appointment-zoom-tips/

    Getting Started with Zoom to Master the Digital and Virtual Appointment

    1. Create a Zoom Account

    Create a free Zoom Account from your Desktop computer: Zoom Signup, or download the app to your mobile device. Free Zoom accounts if your meeting has 3 or fewer members.

    1. Schedule A Meeting:

    Once you’ve created an account through Zoom, watch this video explaining how to schedule a meeting between you and your Client: How to Schedule a Meeting in Zoom

    1. Invite your Client to the Meeting:

    In the video above, it explains that you can either select a Calendar service to send out an invite to your Client, or you can easily copy and paste a link to the meeting to share with your Client. Just include the link in an email draft you’ve already started for your Client.

    1. Join the Meeting:

    When it’s time to start the meeting, you can do either of the following to join:

    • Go to zoom.us, then click Join Meeting and enter the meeting ID, which is included in the email you’ve sent to your Client.
    • Pull up the meeting invite through your Calendar service and find the link there.
    1. Optional: Share your Screen with your Client

    Watch this video that explains how to share your screen during the meeting: Sharing Your Screen in Zoom. This feature is especially helpful if you plan to use J.Hilburn.com during the virtual appointment to shop with your Client. Note: If this seems too complicated for you, don’t stress, just skip this step. What works for some Stylists or Clients won’t work for others.

    Basic Troubleshooting Tips:

    I can’t hear my Client, or my Client can’t hear me

    • You or your Client may be muted in Zoom. You will need to unmute yourself by clicking “UnMute” in the bottom left corner of your window:

     

    • You or your Client need to turn on or turn up the volume on your device.
    • If neither of these things solves the problem, please call Fit Advice or Stylist Care for help, or consult with Zoom Support

    I can’t see my Client, or my Client can’t see me

    • You or your Client will need to turn on your video camera by clicking “Start Video” at the bottom of the window in the bottom left corner. See the photo below:

    • If this does not solve the problem, please call Fit Advice or Stylist Care to help, or consult with Zoom Support

    Additional Zoom Resources:

    Here’s a link to Zoom’s FAQ page: Zoom FAQ

    If you need any assistance with completing the steps above, please reach out to Fit Advice or Stylist Care.

  • Custom Remakes

    The Fit Advice Team reviews all Custom Shirt, Sportcoat and Trouser remakes. When remaking garments, Fit Advice takes into account several factors; the Client’s measurements, historical order details, and his measurement changes. All of these areas are reviewed and we determine based on your comments if the changes being made will be the best fit for the Client.

    Below are the reasons per product category Fit Advice may reach out to you concerning a remake. We reach to make sure the best and most appropriate changes are being made. Please take these into account when deciding the best plan of action with your Client.

     We want to provide you and your Client with the best experience possible. We look forward to working with you to get all your Clients in the best fit!

  • Policies and Procedures

     

    J.HILBURN CREDITS’s/Gift Cards

    • J.HILBURN CREDITS’s can only be transferred to other accounts with written approval from both clients and any other stylist involved with a J.Hilburn transfer form: https://form.jotform.com/81987168807171 .
    • We are unable to reinstate Promotional J.HILBURN CREDITS’s (i.e. referrals) due to these being complementary.
    • Any unauthorized use of J.HILBURN CREDITS’s/Gift Cards is subjected to disciplinary actions up to and including termination of an Independent Personal Stylist Agreement.

     

    Re-joining

    • If a Stylist is cancelled, they can re-enroll within 3 months under the same mentor. If it’s under a different mentor they must wait the 6 month to re-enroll. Please let Stylist Care know about all cases concerning a previous Stylist re -joining, so we can ensure a successful registration.

    Returns

    • Any approved refunds that exceeds 120 days from purchased date, will be processed by way of a J.Hilburn Credits only. No other alternative refund can be issued.

    Commissions

    • All bounce back due to incorrect/missing information from the bank means the month’s commission is added to the next month’s commission run payout. We must have the correct account information going forward for this adjustment.

     

    • To participate in the management qualification programs and in the bonus and override programs, a Personal Stylist must accumulate the minimum Personal Volume required by the Career Plan. In order to be eligible for any bonuses or earnings in a given time period, a Personal Stylist must be Active in that time period. If a Personal Stylist is inactive, they forfeit bonus eligibility for the period of Inactivity. To be qualified as Active, a Personal Stylist must maintain the qualifications set forth in the J.Hilburn Career Plan and not owe any applicable Renewal Fee.

    Shipping

    • If a package is lost/stolen, never contact UPS directly, only consult with the shipping team. Once UPS takes over it blocks our shipping team from making any changes to the package.
    • All reroute requests will have a $20 flat fee attached. Please keep mind corporate cannot the cost for the following reasons:
      • Address entered correctly
      • Client moved without informing us.
      • Clients on vacation
      • Stylists on vacation

    Orders

    • Corporate cannot submit orders on behalf of a stylist to prevent errors/mistakes.
    • When exchanging 5-pocket pants, you cannot select an outseam on an exchange. The 5-pocket pants can be processed for J.Hilburn credit, if a specific outseam needs to be ordered

    Client

    • We will honor the promotion or sale for any orders submitted up to 2 weeks from the promotion start date.

    Sales

    • When we launch product on sale, we will only honor the sale price for up to 2 weeks from the sale date.

    Client Transfer request

    • Every client transfer request requires that we contact all parties. A final notification will be sent to the client and his new stylist post transfer.
    • Either the client or client’s current Stylist can initiate this request.

    Client Information

    • For all client information, (i.e order history) the requester must reach out to existing stylists for this information.

    Stylist Agreement Highlights

     

    3.16 AUCTIONS, RAFFLES AND SIMILAR CONTESTS Any Personal Stylist who decides to offer a J.Hilburn credit, product or promise of a future credit or product (the “award”) through an auction, raffle or similar contest (the “contest”) is considered the “Participating Stylist”. The Participating Stylist must purchase in advance of the contest the appropriate gift card to adequately cover the cost of the future award. In the event, the financial cost cannot be properly defined, the “Participating Stylist” will purchase a gift card to cover the highest likely cost of the award. The cost of the award must include the cost of the product and any and all additional related charges to include but not limited to state and local taxes and any shipping fees. The “Participating Stylist” agrees to honor any and all financial commitment associated with the award regardless of who ultimately receives this award and whether or not that recipient selects the Participating Stylist, any other Stylist or chooses to interact with the company directly. If the Participating Stylist does not cover this financial commitment, J.Hilburn reserves the right to withhold from any and all future earnings an amount adequate to cover the award plus a $25 service fee. The Participating Stylist has the sole responsibility to determine if participating in the contest complies with any local, state or federal laws or has any local, state or federal tax consequences for the Participating Stylist.

    6.2 FRAUDULENT ENROLLMENT AND ORDERS BONUS BUYING PROHIBITED Bonus buying is strictly and absolutely prohibited. “Bonus buying” includes: (a) the enrollment of individuals or Business Entities as Personal Stylists or Clients without the knowledge of and/or execution of a Personal Stylist Application and Agreement by such individuals or Business Entities; (b) the fraudulent enrollment of an individual or entity as a Personal Stylist or the placing of fraudulent orders on behalf of a Client; (c) the enrollment or attempted enrollment of nonexistent individuals or entities as Personal Stylists or Clients; (d) the use of a credit card by or on behalf of a Personal Stylist or Client when the Personal Stylist or Client is not the account holder of such credit card; (e) purchasing J.Hilburn products or services on behalf of another Personal Stylist or Client, or under another Personal Stylist’s or Client’s I.D. number, to qualify for commissions or bonuses; (f) any other mechanism by which strategic purchases are made to maximize commissions or bonuses when an Independent Personal Stylist has no bona fide use for the products purchased.

    Remakes

    We are happy to remake any of our Custom garments to ensure that your Clients get the best fit. Remakes are complementary, but we do ask that if a custom garment is remade, and the Client is still not 100% satisfied, please reach out to the Fit Advice Team with photos of your Client so that we can assist you with any necessary changes before submitting another remake.  We will be unable to approve a 2nd remake without first discussing the changes with you.

    • Please note, remakes cannot be submitted after ninety (90) days of when order was shipped. Please see the Return Policy for more details.

    Custom Remakes

    The Fit Advice Team reviews all Custom Shirt, Sportcoat and Trouser remakes. When remaking a Custom garment, please consider the following;

    • We highly recommend remakes only with noticeable changes
      • Examples of unnoticeable changes on a Custom Shirt:
        • Adjusting chest, waist or hip by 0.5”
        • Adjusting sleeves less than 0.75”
        • Adjusting length 0.5”
        • Adjusting a sleeve inseam (Sportcoat) by 0.25”
        • Adjusting an outseam by 0.25”
      • Several issues can be resolved quickly with local alterations. Please see the Alterations Policy for more information https://newsroom-dev.myjhilburn.com/alterations-reimbursement-policy/

    Shirt Parts

    The Shirt Part Program helps extend the life of a Custom Shirt. Shirt Parts are unlimited and are available throughout a Client’s lifetime with J.Hilburn. While shirt parts are available for most shirts, please note the following exceptions:

    • Available for collars, cuffs and pockets, up to 1” different from original measurements
    • Only available if the self and contrast fabric are still marked as “In-Stock”
    • Not available for Non-Iron, Soft Wash or Indigo fabrics

    Alterations (already in the Newsroom)

    Looking to have a Client’s order altered by a tailor?

    A few things to keep in mind:

    • We are able to reimburse up to our maximum amount per product category (shown below) with a valid receipt within 90 days of the ship date.
    • If you think that an item in your Client’s order may have been produced incorrectly, please reach out to Fit Advice before altering. We will not be able to reimburse for alterations above our maximums unless confirmed as being produced incorrectly by Fit Advice.
    • Each Client has a Maximum Total Reimbursement amount per clothing category, per Client Lifetime. Here are the maximums:
    • Shirt: $50
    • Trouser: $75
    • Jacket: $100
    • Polo: $50
    • Casual Bottom: $75
    • Outerwear: $100
    • Denim: $20 per item (hemming only)

    Please see the Alteration Policy for more information.

    Return Policy

    100% Fit Guarantee

    If your Client is not 100% satisfied with the fit or performance of your J.Hilburn purchase, the items can be exchanged (Ready-To-Wear), returned or remade to ensure that the Client is fully satisfied within ninety (90) days of the date the order was shipped.  If the garment is exchanged or remade and the Client is still not 100% satisfied the items can be returned for a refund or JH credits.

    Please provide any returns, exchanges or remake submissions within ninety (90) days of the date the garment was shipped.

    J.Hilburn is unable to warranty products or accept returns on garments that have been damaged, excessively worn, altered, amended, or tailored.

    Transferred Clients

    If an existing Client has been transferred to you, we want to make sure that you are able to give them the best experience possible with J.Hilburn. If he is not completely satisfied with a Custom garment purchased from his previous Stylist the item(s) can be returned for J.Hilburn credits or remade within six (6) months of the original ship date. Please limit one remake per Custom product category (i.e. If a Client previously purchased 2 Custom Sportcoats, and 2 Custom Shirts, only 1 shirt and 1 sportcoat may be returned or submitted for a remake.)

    On Hold Items

    The Fit Advice team reviews all Custom Shirt, Trouser and Sportcoat remakes as well as the majority of new orders in the same categories. If clarification concerning measurements or order comments is required, the Fit Advice Team will reach out via email to your J.Hilburn email. We will also send a text message alerting you that we need your assistance. If a response is not received (by email or phone) you will receive another email and a phone call. If the team does not receive any correspondence from you within 5 business days of the initial email concerning the order, the specific garment will be removed from the order and J.Hilburn credits issued to the Client’s account.

    • This policy is to ensure that any questions or concerns are answered in a timely manner and production is not being delayed.

     

     

  • How to Tie a Bowtie

     

    Bowties are a unique way to add some personality to your professional wardrobe. Although a bowtie may be daunting at first, with a little practice you’ll have it mastered in no time. Bowties are no longer reserved for formal events. Wear one with your favorite suit and stand apart from the crowd.

    Style Tip:
    Your bowtie shouldn’t look perfect, that’s the beauty of a hand-tied bowtie.

    Please click on the below link to download the document.

    BOWTIE INSTRUCTIONS