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.

Iris Apfel: What Made Her So Famous?

Iris Apfel Amazon Print

You may have heard that Iris Apfel, the self-described “geriatric starlet,” died earlier this year at the age of 102. Many of us learned about her only fairly recently through her most recent incarnation because she broke so many barriers about what constitutes fashion and who is “allowed” to represent it. But despite all the media hoopla about a 90+ year-old being an overnight sensation, her style roots, and the range of her influence over several decades, ran very deep. Click to read more >

Andrea Pflaumer2024-06-12T11:20:40-07:00

Photo: AJ Garcia/Unsplash

Do people still wear watches? Well, yes, but a lot of people I know are only wearing smart watches. Personally, I wouldn't want to be that "on call" 24/7. And who knows what data is being collected through those watches about your every move! But to each his/her own. Watches are fundamentally a form of jewelry. They are basically a bracelet. And you can wear them with other bracelets, especially if they complement each other in terms of metal and size. Click to read more >

Andrea Pflaumer2024-05-31T10:48:20-07:00

Milan on Trend on YouTube

If you watch any of the street-style YouTube videos of women in Milan and Rome (I've been binge-watching them) you'll notice that they all seem to splurge on high-end, high-quality accessories. It's almost a religious dictum: "Thou shalt only carry genuine designer handbags." Click to read more >

Andrea Pflaumer2024-04-30T17:50:59-07:00

Making the “Wrong” Color Right

In my last post I mentioned my new denim shirt that was nowhere in my ideal color palette. It's much more "cool" in color tone than the other blues in my palette. And yet I simply love it. Like a classic jeans jacket, I think you can find similar items at many retailers. I'm posting one from GAP factory as it is currently on sale and is pretty much identical to the one I'm wearing here. Click to read more >

Andrea Pflaumer2024-04-19T12:47:07-07:00

What I bought for my birthday: High Street vs Slightly Higher

Birthdays are an excuse to indulge a bit. So this year I went beyond my usual High Street shopping habit to dip my toe into a slightly pricier brand. "High Street" is the term for affordable chain stores you might find on the main drag in most cities. About 80% of my wardrobe comes from that type of retailer. because they cater to petite sizes and they offer a lot of well-made and inexpensive items. Click to read more >