Pinterest is a powerful tool. It’s a great way to curate your ideal sense of style, and it’s a fun way to pass the time. I’d venture to say that Pinterest is one of my favorite tools and it’s helped my clients and my business tremendously.

There is one little problem. Pinterest Life vs. Real Life isn’t always the same thing.

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In today’s video, we are tackling street wear and those fun street style stars we see on Pinterest. They look so chic, and they come up with the craziest combinations. But should you partake? And why do they look so good when in reality that outfit is crazy?

1.) Fashion week isn’t real life – at all.

The majority of the “street style” photos you see are editors/bloggers/influencers are “peacocking” aka trying their hardest to get photographed. The more outlandish and unrealistic the photo, the higher chance they have of getting free press. If you were to knock on any of these women’s door any other day of the week, you’d catch them looking just like you.

2.) Can we say gifted?

The majority of the gear these street style stars are wearing is gifted/loaned to them. Why? For the photographs!! The designer/PR firm often gives instructions no how to wear each piece.

3.) Their job is to wear clothes.

Fashion editors and bloggers are literally paid to wear clothes. They are the new breed of models. If you don’t look like this on the regular, that’s okay – it isn’t your job.

Listen, you are welcome to look to these influencers for inspiration. I do all the time. Just don’t beat yourself up if you don’t look as cool, expensive, or effortless as them – it ain’t so effortless. Once you learn how to draw inspiration the right way, creating your unique sense of style becomes second nature.

Pinterest is a powerful tool. It’s a great way to curate your ideal sense of style, and it’s a fun way to pass the time. I’d venture to say that Pinterest is one of my favorite tools and it’s helped my clients and my business tremendousl.

But there is one little problem. Pinterest Life vs. Real Life isn’t always the same thing.

In today’s video we are breaking down evening wear and the reasons why an A-lister is hitting an evening event is way different than you hitting a black-tie wedding or gala.

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1.) Shapewear. Lots and lots of shapewear. When a celebrity strolls out onto the red carpet, they are 100% wear shapewear. I’ve worked as a celebrity stylist, and these women are wearing double Spanx, butt pads, boob lifters, waist trainers. Not only that, many of them are sewn into their dresses. So next time you feel bad about a little belly lump, remember that you can breathe and they can’t.

2.) Money. It’s frustrating when you take a reference pics from Pinterest out dress shopping with you only to find something plain/boring in comparison. You may not believe it, but I promise you can look fabulous in a “plain” evening dress you found at Nordstrom. Will it have a crazy intricate train and neckline? No. Celebs have that stuff because a designer put them in it (sometimes designer pay the stylist to get the celeb to wear the dress). You could literally buy a car for the price of some of these dresses.

3.) It Takes a Village. We’ve got to stop holding ourselves to these impossible standards that the fashion industry and Hollywood set out. It took a village to make your favorite Pinterest image come to life. When you’re getting ready for a night out, you have, well, you. You don’t have a hair stylist, a makeup artist, a stylist, or a team of assistants working to put you together for the night.

I know what you’re thinking, so wait are you telling me I’m doomed to look like crap, and I need to get off of Pinterest? Noooo! Style icons are great and a necessary tool to help find your style. I want you to keep your expectations in check and develop a style for YOU – instead of becoming a watered down Pinterest copycat.

Pinterest is a powerful tool. It’s a great way to curate your ideal sense of style, and it’s a fun way to pass the time. I’d venture to say that Pinterest is one of my favorite tools and it’s helped my clients and my business tremendously.

There is one little problem. Pinterest life vs. Real life isn’t always the same thing.

In today’s video, we are diving into those “model off duty” looks that are all over Pinterest. You know the pics when a model or a celebrity is casually walking down the street with a Starbucks cup looking fierce? They look so “effortless,” people say, and people want that.

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Here is the issue, that effortless style looks that way because:

1.) The Photography. The paparazzi took 200 photos to get that one “effortless shot.”

2.) Accessories. Chances are this model/celeb is carrying the latest it bag, its wearing sunglasses, a jacket, and has on killer shoes. The second they take all of that off? They look just like you and me.

3.) Um, They’re “Perfect.” Ok, they aren’t perfect, but you have to remember that these style icons are manufactured. They don’t “wake up like this” They have trainers, hair stylists, makeup artists, stylists, photographers, and also know when they are being photographed. If you have those resources on a daily basis, you might look “effortless” too.

So yeah, hate to burst your bubble but that is why the whole “look for less” is hard to achieve.

The fix? Insert yourself into the equation and for goodness sakes don’t be so hard on yourself!! You’re an actual person with a job, a family, and a life. If you were paid to get photographed at Starbucks and had brands outfitting you – I’m sure you’d look as good.

Can you look effortless? Of course. But it’s all about adjusting expectations and wanting to look like YOU more than some celebrity