The Look for Less : Angelina Jolie at the 81st Academy Awards

Who could forget Angelina Jolie at the 81^st Academy Awards? She was stunning – as if we would find her anything other way.

If you look at her total look you will notice that her jewelry is what made this a red carpet classic we won’t ever forget.

I believe the emerald earrings Angelina wore are valued over 2 million dollars! Who, but a movie star or a princess would have the honor of wearing such jewels. I do not have a clue the value of the ring she wore, but I am sure it is out of reach for most.

I don’t know about you, but I could care less about wearing 2 million dollar earrings or a ring that probably cost more that 10 of my houses. I just care about getting the same look. Let’s be honest , if the earrings were not worth 2 million and the ring was not real, Angelina would have looked equally stunning on the red carpet. ( Sorry Jeweler.)

My job at Achievable Fashion is to bring the runways, magazines and red carpet looks into the closets of real women. When I say real women I mean the majority of us do not have unlimited budgets and wear size 0. You know the non – movie stars and the non – princesses! I like to affectionately refer to the majority as the masses.

These pieces from Emitations will allow the rest of us to get the look that Angelina Jolie had at the 81^st Academy Awards. Now that is fashion for the masses!

How to: Dressing by the Decades

Achievable Fashion is always on the prowl for fabulous fashion information. By fabulous, I mean useful. Many times the fashion world forgets that most of us are not the “couture ladies” they seem to cater to. This forgetfulness on the part of the fashion world, can make our – real ladies – fashion journey a bit complicated.

With that said, I am forever trying to create a bridge from the runways and magazines to the closets of real women – which I like to refer to as the masses. Why do I like to refer to us as the masses? Simply put, I think there are way more of me out there than those who can actually follow the fashion world.

Here is a useful article. I found it in the March Issue of More Magazine. “What to Ware in Your 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. If we want to look fashion forward it very important to dress age appropriate. Have you ever been at a party and someone in their 40’s is dressed in something that belongs on a 20 year old? Awful Right? There may not be any worse fashion mistake than not dressing age appropriate.

I have to believe the only reason one would dress inappropriate for their age is that they really don’t know any better. Thus my love of this article. It points out how to dress in your 30s, how to dress in your 40s, how to dress in your 50s and how to dress in your 60s. I am not sure why they stopped at 60s, maybe More Magazine has not gotten the memo that we are living much longer these days! LOL

Anyway check out this article for tips on how to dress age appropriate. After reading this you will never be the fool looking like a fool!

7 Celebrity-Inspired Ways to Update Your Office Wardrobe for Spring!

7 celebrity trends to add into your work wardrobe

I love this article in Glamour Magazine, “7 Celebrity-Inspired Ways to Update Your Office Wardrobe for Spring.” With Achievable Fashion I am always trying to prove that fashion can be simple and attainable for all.

If our closets are stocked with essential wardrobe basics aka, The Achievable Fashion Basic Classic Wardrobe – then we are set to take a drive down Trendy Lane.

If our closets are not stocked with essential wardrobe basics then we will most likely be stuck on I Have a Closet Full of Clothes and Nothing to Wear Boulevard – which quickly turns into Frustration Drive!

So let’s all avoid Frustration Drive! If you have not built your Achievable Fashion Basic Classic Wardrobe yet, get our download. I am so passionate that it will change your life I have made this first book in the series free to download!

I love this article because it shows simple ways we too can be trendy like the celebs. Select one of these 7 trends and add it into your wardrobe. Any one of these trends mixes well with The Achievable Fashion Basic Classic Wardrobe.

How to: Break the Rules, 5 Fashion Rules You Should Break!

I love this article, “5 Fashion Rules You Should Break.” I found it in Good Housekeeping Magazine.

I think part of the challenge we have with fashion is that we aren’t always sure of the rules. There have been so many fashion rules over the years that we don’t know which still apply. If we follow every rule we have heard we would be left with nothing to wear!

This article highlights 5 fashion rules that are no longer necessary to follow. In fact these 5 fashion rules are ones we should break!

How to Get the Look: FENDI Inspired Bag!

FENDI BLUE BAG

I love this FENDI bag. I found it while flipping through the latest fashion magazine, I would tell you which magazine but I forgot which one. Isn’t this bag gorgeous? I know that FENDI is a designer name that won’t fit into my budget. I couldn’t find the exact bag to price it. I did price similar bags and they $3500.00, yikes!

I’m not sure about you, but that is not even a possibility for me. Since my gut tells me that $3500.00 for a bag won’t work for most, I found a fabulous alternative. That’s my gig. I interpret fashion for the masses, make it budget freindly for all – thus achievable!

I found this great FENDI alternative at Fashlets I love Fashlets! They have great bags for great prices. Many of their bags are inspired by today’s hottest trends.

I love this Black and White Bisou Bisou Top!

DP0328201317014415M Check out this Bisou Bisou top I found at JC Penny! I love this! I don’t think there is anything sharper than black and white. It is fresh and crisp! And although we now see stripes all year, they are usually an indication that spring has sprung.

Imagine this top with white pants and strappy sandals, perfection! This top will mix and match very well all the pieces in The Achievable Fashion Basic Classic Wardrobe! If you have not begun to build the ultimate wardrobe with our book – what are you waiting for?

For $25 you will get wear this again and again.

Fix Those Stretched Lobes!

images Okay, where were you in the 80’s / early 90’s? If during this time you were fleeing local night clubs at 4 am when they turned the lights on, and you know exactly what I am talking about, then you are very familiar with these earrings aka, door knockers! Everything during the 80’s and into the early 90’s was big and exaggerated. From hair to earrings, it had to be big! I think this must be where the saying Go Big or go home started!

However ridiculous, I’m glad we had these times… when in need of a good laugh all you need to do is go to your 80’s / early 90’s file and pull out a photo. We all love a big hair post on FB!

Back to the earrings. I had a very similar pair, in fact I am wondering if these are mine! Not only were they big, they were even heavier. I can remember my earlobes killing by the end of the night. One might think that would have stopped me from wearing them, not a chance.

You think someone could have been smart enough to make earrings big, but be light? Again, not a chance! For those of us who were heavy earring warriors back in the day, there is a good chance we have stretched ear lobes and stretched piercings. I myself cannot wear earrings in my first earring hole. I guess it’s a good thing multiple earring piercings were also popular with the door knocker earrings. (5 in each ear I touted proudly!) Can someone please explain to me how my parents did not kill me, if for nothing else, stupidity!

Challenge – stupidity has left many of us with stretched earring piercings.

Solution – Lobe Wonder. Here are support patches so we can again wear earrings in those stretched lobes. These are worth trying.

Check them out and wear earrings in your first earring piercing again!

How to Wear Flats, Oxfords and Low Heels!

As you know, I am constantly searching for the best fashion information. When I say the best, I mean useful fashion information. You know, information us real ladies can actually use! I am not interested in reporting the latest and greatest from the fashion houses in Milan, not because I don’t love that fashion, but because I just don’t think it’s relevant to most of us!

Whenever I find fashion info for us real ladies I report it on the Achievable Fashion Magazine. The Achievable Magazine is filed with the best and relevant fashion info for us real women – who I like to refer to as the masses!

I love this article / QA from Lucky magazine. It explains how to wear flats, oxfords and low heels. Since this season has many flats, oxfords and low heels, I am sure many of us are thinking, “What do I wear with this seasons flats, oxfords and low heels?” Wonder no more, Lucky Magazine has answered the question for us! Thank you Lucky Magazine!

Red Scroll – How Real Women Add it to Their Wardrobe!

Check out this beautiful red scroll, Lauren Collection Bag. Is this not gorgeous! For $2500.00 you can have this beauty wrapped up for take home!

Okay, you know what comes next. Not many of us can afford $2500.00 for a bag; at least I know I sure can’t. So how do those of us who cannot afford $2500.00 for a mortgage let alone a bag, add red scroll to our lives?

With this red scroll ring I found at JC Penny! (My favorite find this season so far!) It may not be a Red Lauren Scroll Bag – it is however red, scroll and oh so budget friendly. At $12 I think we have a winner!