10 Ways to Fake a Smaller Waist – Red Book Magazine!

Ok when I found this article trolling the web, 10 Ways to Fake a Smaller Waist – Red Book Magazine,

I knew I had to report it! I mean, who isn’t looking for great ways to fake a smaller waist?

You know by know that my philosophy on looking great is not about having the perfect body, it is about knowing how to dress the body you have perfectly! It is my goal to have an arsenal of tips and tricks for making my waist look smaller in my dressing toolbox. Naturally, I figure you want these in your dressing toolbox too.

So here you go, 10 neat ways to fake a smaller waist. Go forth and eat those cider doughnuts!

I hope these 10 ways to fake a smaller waist come in handy to you!

Your Body Looks Awsome in That Suit! Glamour Magazine

Welcome to summer 2013! Now that July is ¾ of the way through I guess I’ll post some new swimsuit articles. LOL! As you know my gig is to search through the sea of fashion information, magazines and the web, sort out the crap and report the useful stuff. By useful I mean information that will help us every day ladies on our fashion journey. Because it is summer I will attempt to solve the ultimate mystery, which bathing suit will make me look fabulous. I think this is a mystery to most so any information that will help crack the case is worthy of reporting. I know I am a bit late in the season – story of my life. So in stead of looking at this like I am late, I’ll look at this as being super early for holiday travel!

My ultimate goal is to stock the Achievable Fashion Magazine with so much fashion information that anything you may need will be in one place. (No matter when you need it – making what time of year I post virtually non -important!)

Ok, back to summer 2013 and finding a bathing suit that is right for your body. With all the bathing suit choices out there where does one begin to find the perfect one? Finding the perfect bathing suit is more about learning what works best with our bodies. As with all fashion it is about highlighting our assets and lowlighting our areas that are not what we would call assets. It is about learning what works with what we have. At some point, I’m not sure when, I took a sharp right off Wishing my Body was Something Else Lane and Landed on I Love What I Have – Can Someone Just Tell Me How to Dress it Boulevard. My way of saying, I learned to stop wishing for the body I didn’t have and appreciate the body I do have. I am hoping you too take that sharp right and learn to love what you have!

This article, Your Body Looks Awesome that Suit, Glamour Magazine May 2013, highlights bathing suits for athletic legs, bathing suits for plus sizes, bathing suits for larger butts, bathing suits for boyish / straight figures, bathing suits for curvy figures, and bathing suits for larger chests. Learning what works best for you will have you looking and feeling fantastic on the beach!

What Bra do I Wear with That???

I have been on the search for an article on special occasion bras. A sort of “What every woman needs in her special occasion bra wardrobe.” Since I haven’t found one that I like and the holiday parties are beginning, I guess I have to write my very own. (Please let the records show, I much prefer finding great articles that are already written!)

Let’s name this; “I’m lucky if I can find the right outfit for the party, so chances are I don’t have the right bra! Can someone just tell me what I need in my bra drawer and tell m where I can buy it!”

Okay that name — is really how Achievable Fashion was born. I wanted someone to tell me why I was a fashion miss, what I needed to fix it, and where I could get it. Since no one seemed to be able to, I had to do it all myself.

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Okay remember part of my gig is to have a system for everything including our wardrobes. My wardrobe system is this, figure out what you need to have and get it! (Simple right. Yes, but don’t confuse simple with easy. Building a wardrobe is time consuming and aggravating.) However, if we take the time to build our wardrobes our lives will be that much easier. So let’s focus on our special occasion bra wardrobe.

Since I still don’t have the right special occasion bra wardrobe – I am assuming there are a few of you who are also lacking in this department. So here is what we should all have in our special occasion bra drawer.

For times when we are wearing a racer back top or dress we need a racer back bra.

For plunging necklines we need a deep-front convertible bra.

For low backs / backless we have two options. We can get a backless adhesive bra. We can also get this neat gadget that can turn all your bras into low back bras. Braza Bra is where I found this neat item. I love this!

I believe our bra drawer should also have a bandeau bra along with a convertible bra.

The bandeau bra is great when you are wearing a lower cut top and cleavage in not appropriate. Inappropriate cleavage is never good!

Our drawer should also have a stock of privacy petals. If you have not heard of these you will love them. There may be nothing worse than getting caught in the frozen food section at the grocery store with a thin shirt and an unpadded bra!

Okay I think that covers it. That’s what you need and I have directed you to where to get it. Okay book mark these two stores. Maiden Form and Braza Bra – if you can’t find what you need at one of these two stores you are out of luck!

Drop a Decade with the Right Style!

I love this article. Why? Because I see so many make the fashion mistakes that are highlighted in it.

Ridding ourselves of that closet full of clothes and nothing to wear is first and foremost about getting rid of anything that does not belong in the closet!

As you will see in this article, certain mistakes can not only destroy our hopes of mastering fashion – but will also add a decade to our age. Ouch! So, we know for sure we want to avoid them!

As you know, my mission is to help women along their fashion journey. Finding great articles and placing them on the Achievable Fashion Magazine is one way I do so. This articles helps women steer clear of “Make me Look Older than I have to Boulevard”. Thank you Glamour Magazine for The Article, “Drop-a-Decade in Style”.

Find the Perfect: Bra

The Achievable Fashion Magazine is a collection of the greatest fashion info out there. I sift and sort through the sea of fashion info, pulling out just the good stuff. Consider the Achievable Fashion Magazine a collection of the best fashion info out there – good fashion info to help you along your fashion journey!

I love this article in Lucky Mag, “Find the Perfect: Bra”. Why? Because I don’t think any of us really know how to select a bra! Sometimes I think I get it right and other times I feel like I look sloppy on top. The funny thing is, when I get it right and buy a great bra, I have no idea why I got it right, so getting it right again is a crapshoot!

Since finding the perfect bra is really hard, any info on the subject is great. I don’t think I, or anyone else, can get enough hints on how to select the perfect bra. This article has great tips on the subject.

Perfect Fit – Real Simple Fit Lab Party skirts

Love this article, “Fit Lab Party Skirts” in the December 2011 Real Simple Magazine. Okay, I know what you are thinking, its July what gives. Well like most real women I am a bit behind. LOL. The truth is we have been redesigning the Achievable Fashion website and the Achievable Fashion Magazine.

While working on the redesign not much sifting, sorting and reporting has been going on. Just in case you don’t know it, the Achievable Fashion Magazine is a report of all the useful fashion information out there. We sift through the sea of information, sort it out – taking out just the useful stuff – and report it to you. So hold tight, because of the break I will be sorting through a larger than normal sea of information, and will have lots to report.

Hopefully by now you know that we are on a mission to rid every woman of her closet full of clothes and nothing to wear. In fact in case you do not know it, Achievable Fashion was created out of my own desperation to rid myself of my closet full of clothes and nothing to wear. Trust me when I say I was living on Fashion Frustrated Lane!

Part of why most of us have a closet full of clothes and nothing to wear is that the clothes in our closets do not fit us correctly. We usually have 9 pairs of jeans with only 1 that fits – naturally we only wear the one that fits. So why, why, why do we have the other 8 pairs in the closet taking up our valuable space and time???

If we purchase clothes that fit us properly and that make us look fabulous we will be well on our way to ridding ourselves of that closet full of clothes and nothing to wear.

Anytime I find articles that help with getting the right fit I highlight them so you can read them and learn some new tricks. This article – “Fit Lab Party Skirts” – will help you find the perfect fitting party skirt. And although this article came out in December 2011 I know you will utilize it for many parties to come! And hey, I am super early for the holidays this year!

Fashion Magazine Cliffnotes – Your Biggest Dressing Dilemmas… Solved

What are Achievable Fashion Magazine Cliff Notes? Every month AF sifts and sorts through the sea of fashion information and reports what we know real women will use. We know the average woman is way too busy to sort through all the info – so we sift, sort and report for you.

Your Biggest Dressing Dilemmas…Solved

Where did we find this article? Oprah Magazine January 2012

Who wrote it? Adam Glassman

Why we love this article? Achievable Fashion loves this article because it addresses the everyday body challenges real women have. From beloved muffin tops and turkey necks to cankles and back fat this article covers it!

This article teaches how to fix major and popular body issues. We always say, it isn’t about having the perfect body, but dressing perfectly for the body you have. Once again thank you Oprah and Adam!

By the way as I was watching Oprah Sunday she asked someone in the audience if they knew OWN and asked them to tell 10 friends, so for anyone not watching OWN please do. Oprah is building her network and would like to spread the word!

Learn Your Body Shape and How to Dress for Your Body Type!

Who has a closet full of clothes and nothing to wear? Ok, most women, including my former self do. So the question is, why do we have closets and draws bursting at the seams with clothes and yet never have anything to wear?

There are 2 main reasons:

Most women do not have the essential wardrobe items necessary to make a great working wardrobe. Without certain key wardrobe pieces you will never have a wardrobe that works. Fix this by getting our Book. Our book will walk you through building a Basic Classic Wardrobe. If you have the ever popular closet full of clothes and nothing to wear you will be glad you got the book!

Most women have poor fitting clothes. Many women have no clue how to dress for their body shape – in fact most are clueless as to what their shape is. Without the proper fit even the best essential wardrobe items won’t do justice. Fix this by checking out the great site we found, Shop Your Shape. Shop Your Shape has a body shape calculator. You put in your chest, waist and hip measurements they calculate your body type. Once you know your body see the great tips on how to dress you specific shape.

I can remember being so frustrated with my closet that I actually dreaded going anywhere – not because I was a social misfit, but because I never had anything to wear. For many years, although my closet and draws were full, bursting at the seams, I never had anything to wear. Try as I may, no matter how many times I changed my outfits I always left the house feeling less than impressive.

I created Achievable Fashion out of my own desperation to get fashion right. Once and for all I wanted to get a grip on my closet and wardrobe. I wasn’t aiming to be a fashion icon – because that will never happen – I just wanted to get dressed and feel like I looked decent and maybe even good.

Our mission is to make fashion effortless for real women. We do this in 3 steps. 1. Help women build the Ultimate Wardrobe. 2. Help women stay in the know on all things fashion, current trends, how to’s and great products. We Sift Sort and Report any useful fashion information real women can actually use. With so much information out there who has time to sort through it all. We search the sea of fashion information so you don’t have to.

Shop Your Shape is one of those useful tools we found while searching and wanted to share it with you.

Glamour Magazine – The Best Fall Skirts for Your Shape

Although this article is, “The Best Fall Skirts for Your Shape” – many of these skirts are classic so the information will remain useful. Next to not having a Basic Classic Wardrobe, the biggest challenge to looking our best is finding the right fit in clothing. That is why we are constantly on the search for any tips and tricks that will help real women dress for their particular shape. The right fit really makes a huge difference. This article from Glamour Magazine gives lots of great fashion tips on the perfect skirt for different shapes!

Glamour Magazine – 16 Flattering Coats!

Winter is coming! Get the coats out! Although the weather has been unusually mild this year in the Northeast – it is coming – coat season. Instead of dreading the inevitable, embrace the season and get a great coat that makes you look and feel like a million!

We found some info that might help you find a great coat! Achievable Fashion knows most women are not super models, so we sort through the sea of fashion information, sift out what real women can use and report it. Glamour Magazine has great tips on finding a Flattering Coat. Seize the Season!