10 Popular Questions About Buying Pants Answered!

Buying pants may be one of the most annoying things in the world to do.  Our job at Achievable Fashion is to help you every step of your fashion journey — including how to find great fitting pants. Pants are part of The Achievable Fashion Basic Classic Wardrobe – no wardrobe can be complete without great pants.  And because they are Classic Fashion musts we need to figure out which pants look fabulous on us.  Here is an article from Real Simple answering some popular questions about finding great fitting pants.  

Keep in mind, one f the biggest mistakes we make when buying pants is that we quit before we find the perfect ones.  You have to know going into it that it could take trying on 25 – 50 even 100 pairs before we find the perfect pants.

Yes – You Can Wear White!

White, glorious white!   White is a great color to wear, yet many of  feel we can’t.  The reasons we tell ourselves we can’t wear white are nonsense.  Naturally, you have to follow the same rules as all fashion, things must fit properly to show off your best features and diminish the not so great ones.  Here are 5 white lies to ignore.   See which lies you tell yourself, stop telling them, wear some white and look fabulous!

How to Not Look Fat in a Bathing Suit!

Okay I am sure this article heading grabbed your attention – it got mine.  I don’t mean to be a repeater but really, the right fit can make you look 10 even 20 pounds lighter. 

So why don’t we wear the right fit all the time? Most of us never take the time to learn what fit is best for our bodies.   The only way to find out is to try, try, and try until we find what works best.  The challenge is most of us don’t have excess time so we give up and settle.  Don’t settle! Here is an article, “How to Not Look Fat in a Bathing Suit!” See the difference the right fitting bathing suit can make. 

 If this doesn’t have you carving out more time to find the perfect suit I don’t know what will!

7 Slimming Bathing Suits for Plus Sized Women!

We want it all! And why shouldn’t real women have it.  Achievable Fashion – Effortless Fashion for Real Woman is on a mission to make every woman’s fashion journey simple.  No matter what your size, budget or time restrictions we feel all women should feel great about their fashion.  It all begins with The Achievable Fashion Basic Classic Wardrobe – Our book outlines this and gives great tips on how to build it. 

An essential part of fashion is learning how to fit our bodies.  Most of us do not have Perfect bodies. Unlike traditional fashion – Achievable Fashion is not about perfection, it’s about making the best of what we have. (Size 0 is for those who want to starve – we want our cheeseburgers and ice cream!)

So, Because its bathing suit season and most of us get terrified at the thought — as mentioned before, our mission is to find and report as much on the subject as possible. Here are 7 slimming suits for plus sized women, part of a series from Oprah Magazine – Thanks Oprah!

Oprah Magazine – How to Build a Better Butt!

Jeans are an important part of every woman’s closet.  Two great fitting pairs of jeans, one casual and one for dress are essential pieces in the Achievable Fashion Basic Classic Wardrobe. In our book we review that each piece of clothing must fit perfectly to make you look your very best.  One of the challenges many of us have is trying to get our backsides to look great in these closet essentials.

Before After

As you know by now, our job at Achievable Fashion is to bring any information to you that will make your fashion journey a bit easier. We are fashion for real women – we know you don’t have time to scan every magazine for great fashion advise so we do it for you!  Here is a great article from Oprah Magazine – “How to build a better butt.” We can all use some tips on how to make our butts look better in jeans.  Check out the before and after photos, they are amazing.  Many women make the same mistakes the women in this article do.  Read and learn.  Our philosophy at Achievable Fashion —  “The Right fit makes all the difference” is certainly proven here!

Glamour Magazine – How to Find the Best Cover-up for Your Body

 Welcome warm weather!  Summer is almost here and the weather has been hot.  This can only mean one thing, beach – here we come.  Along with the right bathing suit we will need the perfect cover-up.  Thanks to this article in Glamour Magazine we can find the perfect cover-up for our body type.

How to Wear a Boho Skirt!

Boho skirts are a big item this summer.  They are great because they offer an alternative to shorts on the hot summer days to come.  Good Housekeeping gives some good tips on how to wear them.  Always remember one rule, if you have something fuller on the bottom balance your look out with something slimmer on top.

Spring Trends That Flatter every Figure!

Often, fashion is geared for the super young, ultra-thin and those with unlimited funds.  As if fashion isn’t confusing enough, real ladies do not need that added stress.  Achievable Fashion cuts through the nonsense! Here is a great article from Good Housekeeping – Spring Trends That Flatter Every Figure.

As always, to master your closet; first – Build your Basic Classic Wardrobe – then, add in fun trendy items!

Redbook Magazine – 51 Days of new looks under $200!

Check out this article from Redbook Mag – 51 days of outfits for under $200.  This is exactly what Achievable Fashion is all about.  If you build the Achievable Fashion Basic Classic Wardrobe you will have many of the items in this article. (Some of our wardrobe items are more neutral but can be worn the same.) Our philosophy is, first build your Basic Classic Wardrobe, them update your look seasonally with fun current trends.  Like this article shows, if you have the basics you can mix in a few new pieces and multiply your wardrobe!  Check out how a few new items can get you 51 days of new outfits!   See how effortless and affordable updating your Basic Classic Wardrobe can be!

How to Wear Sequins Daytime!

                                                                            

Sequins and glitz are in!  Originally thought of as an evening or special occasion embellishment, we are wearing sequins all the time now.  Check out these great ways to add sequins into your day wardrobe. Achievable Fashion loves Good Housekeeping! They are definitely geared for real women! If you have built your Basic Classic Wardrobe all you need to do is add in one sequin item and mix and match it with different pieces!