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.

Shine, Sparkle, and Glow: Holiday Outfit Ideas

Suzanne Blons (“The Beauty Shaman” one of my wonderful guests on “31 Days of Self Care”) and I just recorded our holiday fashion rundown on YouTube. Although this video was tailored for older women to show how they can incorporate some of the flashier elements of the holiday season, I wanted to expand on that idea for all my readers. Here are tons of options regardless of your age, weight, coloring, budget, or style facets. And I have to say, this was one of my very favorite posts to write. It just filled me with holiday joy and cheer.Click to read more >

Andrea Pflaumer2024-04-19T13:15:38-07:00

My Favorite (inexpensive) Things

I've come to greatly appreciate a few items in my home that are so incredibly useful and make my life a little better, so I thought I'd share them with you.Click to read more >

Andrea Pflaumer2024-05-05T12:44:56-07:00

How Many Colors Should There Be in Your Palette?

I wanted to quickly address the subject of how many colors there should be in an ideal color palette. Over the years one of the main questions I’ve received from people who had a custom color palette created for them is: “OK, what do I do with all these swatches now? Click to read more >

Andrea Pflaumer2024-04-27T12:07:58-07:00

Recently, there has been a lot of buzz about "minimalism" fashion. At its core, it can be described as a Classic, unadorned, neutral colored wardrobe made up of high quality interchangeable pieces, very little Click to read more >

Andrea Pflaumer2024-04-19T13:18:36-07:00

Photo courtesy of Open Society Foundation

I just received an email from a woman I follow on YouTube. It was filled with multiple "mea culpas" and deep apologies for promoting so-called “fast fashion” for years. She pointed to the unhealthful environments and working conditions at factories in many emerging countries, and to the environmental impact of the industry as a whole. The increasingly popular – and important – pivot to sustainable fashion is something I’ve written about in several previous posts. Click to read more >

Andrea Pflaumer2024-04-19T13:22:33-07:00