Andrea Pflaumer, Author at Shopping for the Real You

About Andrea Pflaumer

Author of Shopping for the Real You, Andrea Pflaumer, is a non-fiction writer in the San Francisco Bay Area and host of the video series, Vital, Vivacious, and Visible after 50. She has written extensively about fashion for local and national publications and is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, Better After 50, Sixty and Me, She Savvy, and Prime Women. Her free ten-lesson course, A Lazy Person's Guide to the Perfect Wardrobe, is available on Highbrow.com.

Say “Cheese!” Getting Your Picture Taken

Shoey Sindel

For a lot of us the idea of having our picture taken can be extremely intimidating. (It has been for me!) Just having a camera pointed at you can bring up all kinds of insecurities. That's why I was delighted to have the opportunity to interview portrait photographer Shoey Sindel to get some perspective from a person behind the lens..[...]

Andrea Pflaumer2020-06-08T15:18:13-07:00

Pauline Durban

My friend Pauline Durban, of Covered Perfectly, contacts me a couple times a year to check out the newest items on her site. If you've seen my previous posts about her clothes you know that they lean heavily toward comfort and sustainability. For the summer season she sent me two pieces to check out, both extremely comfortable and versatile. Here's how I styled them.[...]

Andrea Pflaumer2020-06-08T15:18:17-07:00

Couture vs. Real Life: Handbags

Years ago a friend of mine who lived in Manhattan rationalized buying a cheap knockoff of a designer handbag from a street vendor on Canal Street: “They charge ridiculous amounts for the real thing. I don’t feel bad buying one that looks pretty darn close.”

I think a lot of us can relate.

Now, there is a difference between a knockoff and a counterfeit. A counterfeit is simply illegal. It’s a direct copy of an original, including the logo and details. The culture surrounding the sale of counterfeit merchandise is both sleazy and slightly […]

Andrea Pflaumer2020-06-08T15:18:23-07:00

Are You Graying Goddess?

Folks, This is Denise Lampron, the founder of The Greying Goddess. I interviewed Denise last year and sent that video to all my subscribers to the Vital, Vivacious, and Visible after 50 series.[...]

Andrea Pflaumer2024-10-14T21:39:41-07:00

Why Street Style (and Fashion?) is Dead

If you’ve been following the fashion week shows recently you might come to the conclusion that a lot of designers have lost their minds. I don’t know if the “street style” influencers swayed them or vice versa. I just know that they have collectively engaged in fashion murder/suicide.[...]