Reality Chic

If you have some sort of a “life”, it probably means that you have some sort of plans outside or after work. Of course, this doesn’t happen all the time due to the interruption of  a much needed nap, dinner, and then the bed calling your name after a very long day! However, when it does happen normally it involves twice the outfits and twice the laundry neither which are fun to do anytime! After all when thinking is involved after work more often times than not you’ll wind up doing the inevitable which involves your p.j.’s and calling your friends to politely say no! This all would be great, but it’s bordering the line of quote “the no life zone”! So how should we stop this cycle of preventing your oh so vibrant life from turning into pajama’s at 9 o’clock??

Platforms by BCBG Max Azria
Bracelets by Forever 21

I grew up in a small town in Indiana of about 1000 people. This was a place where the Town Marshal also served as our substitute teacher, the guidance counselor was my mom’s close friend, and the school nurse and I shared the same last name!

Yes city people…places like this do exist!
You might ask, what does all this have to do with fashion? Well…

There’s man cleavage and then there’s man tees both equally bad especially when done wrong (this meaning everyone, but David Beckham)! Now normally I don’t take on men’s fashion, but there are some basic essentials that I believe men just might need to know. Feel free to pass this info on to your significant other and/or father!

3 Things You Never Hear a Woman Say About a Man!

It’s the role that we all play when we’re out with our girlfriends…Who’s Charlotte, who’s Samantha, who’s Miranda, and of course who’s Carrie?! And though we pretend to exemplify these characters, we know all too well that we’re nowhere near buying Manolo Blahniks or meeting Mr. Big and his town car.

Pumps by Jessica Simpson
Clutches by Express

I’m pretty sure that no matter what your political beliefs are, we can all agree that Michelle Obama’s style is simply stunning. Which to me justifiably counts as bipartisanship.

Michelle O. in J.Crew

By now if you’ve read my Profile or About Reality Chic section you know that I’m an unemployed marketing major who just happens to be an aspiring stylist/realistic fashion blogger. And if you have continued to follow me, you most certainly know not much has changed. There for a while there were stints of pity and well…to be blunt …worthlessness. Then soon followed by my many hours of mindless t.v. and of course the morning ritual of 4 consecutive “morning shows” (which I can’t say I’m completely cured of, I just love Regis and Kelly..I mean who doesn’t?)

Graduates, 2009!

However, after realizing I’m not the only one in this so-called “pity party” thanks to me checking my twitter status at 11:30 this morning and it reading “Twitter is currently over-capacitated”.  It got me thinking….(please read as if you were surprised) “HEY! I’m not the only one with nothing better to do than play on Twitter at 11:30 in the morning…THERE’S OTHERS”! So after a long thinking process over the past couple months and confirmed today by Twitter. I’ve decided to cheer up! After all I believe there might be a need for some cheering up after the graduation of recent May of 2010 graduates…not to be Debbie Downer or anything. Because there is obviously still hope…really! This all brings me to my title:

For the Pursuit of Fashion: 5 Ways to Dress Like There’s Somewhere to Go!

Naturally we all run from the ocean, put on what I’m sure is an extremely expensive sweater, slip a watch over our wrist, and pose for a vogue photo. Of course it’s realistic…was there ever any question of that?

(sarcasm in response to The Cut’s “Blake Lively Has a Wet Head on the Cover of June’s Vogue”)

I hate to break it to the industry but a huge blow out sale of 80% on Christian Louboutin aren’t a DEAL when they’re still $200! And looking like a bum by sporting 8 layers that don’t match, doesn’t make you stylish either! If you’re someone who lives in reality $30 on a pair of shoes means contemplating whether to buy them or not, and 20% off that, is an actual real deal! As for high end apparel…that results in a shopping spree to J.Crew not Saks.

Elle Magazine’s: Street Chic

Looking like Heidi Klum isn’t all that easy, but dressing like her is! Outside of one mighty push-up bra, some mega hair moose, and a little photo shopping you’re one step away from looking exactly like Heidi. Okay….so maybe a couple steps or a few or… well…. Anyhow, you get the point! She might be wearing a bandage dress made by Emanuel Ungaro, but you could be wearing an identical look for only $49 from Dillards. Can’t resist, right?
The Cover Look for Less: Heidi Klum

Black Dresses by Forever 21
Evening Dresses by Express

Okay so I wore them too… but give me a break I was in 5th grade and had giant glasses which I also thought were pretty cool. This simply verifying that my “cool” specter might have been a little off. What’s peculiar (yes..I said peculiar), is when a trend such as overalls are coming back before the trend has even fully left (note: the woman I saw at Wal-mart yesterday).Unless you’re working on a farm or conducting a train there isn’t much of a need for overalls in our wardrobe or in public (yes that means YOU too Jesse James).