10 Quick Fashion Fixes to Feel Confident and Sexy: A Hot Mama Challenge

By Kathi Lipp and Erin MacPherson

When was the last time you dressed hot for your man?

If you haven't changed out of your yoga pants since last Tuesday or have worn the same outfit to work more times this month than you'd like to count, then the answer is that it's been too long. It's hard to find hot mama clothes that make us feel good about our post-baby bodies (even if your baby is in college). But when we dress confident, we feel confident. And, in case you didn't know, hot mama confidence is sexy.

It's time to put on something that will make you feel good and look good. And our hot mama fashion team is ready to help. This short book will walk you through a few targeted edits to your closet that will help you find flattering jeans, buy a bra that actually fits, and even say farewell to those tired old sweatpants that you wear around the house.

If you're ready to transform your look from so-so to sexy (and get your husband's undivided attention), you're ready for this Hot Mama Challenge!

And if you like this, you'll love Kathi and Erin's full-length book, Hot Mama: 12 Secrets to a Sizzling Hot Marriage, and their other ebooks: 10 Ideas to Inspire Red Hot Sex and 10 Hot Date Night Ideas for Married Couples.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
• Release date: May 5, 2015
• ISBN: 9781493400157

Kathi Lipp

Kathi Lipp is a national speaker, podcast host of the Clutter Free Academy, and the bestselling author of The Husband Project, Clutter Free and Overwhelmed. She and her husband, Roger, live in San Jose, California and are parents of four young adults. Using humor and wisdom, Kathi offers hope paired with practical steps to women looking to live with meaning. You can follow Kathi at www.KathiLipp.com.

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© 2015 by Kathi Lipp and Erin MacPherson

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To our always beautiful daughters:

Kimberly and Amanda (KL) and Kate (EM)

Contents

Cover    1

Title Page    3

Copyright Page    4

Dedication    5

Acknowledgments    7

Introduction    8

1. Heels Are the New House Slippers    11

2. The Red Hot Fashion Challenge    14

3. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #1: Overhaul Your Underwear Drawer    16

4. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #2: Wear Black, Blue, and Rainbow    18

5. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #3: Get Made Over for Date Night    21

6. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #4: Dig through Your Denim    24

7. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #5: Find a Shirt That Flatters Your Best Parts    28

8. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #6: Get Some Red Hot Pajamas    31

9. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #7: Don Your LBD at Just the Right Time    33

10. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #8: Get a Day-Worthy Roger Bra    35

11. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #9: Dress for the Night . . . in the Morning    37

12. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #10: Try Leggings    39

13. What Our Friends Say about the Red Hot Fashion Challenge    41

Continuing Your Red Hot Journey    44

Sneak Peek for Hot Mama    46

About the Authors    50

Books by Kathi Lipp and Erin MacPherson    52

Back Ads    52

Back Cover    53

Acknowledgments

Much thanks to our amazing team—Andrea Doering, Jessica English, Lindsay Davis, and the rest of the Revell team, as well as Rachelle Gardner at Books & Such Literary—for being steady, smart, and wise when we are often off in our own creative worlds doing the things writers do. We couldn’t do this without you guys, and we are so grateful for each of you.

Huge thanks to our fashionista consultants on this book, specifically Kim Nowlin, Ophelia Chafigoulline (www.keatonrow.com/ophelia), and Laura Choy (http://www.laurachoy.noondaycollection.com), who helped us step-by-step as we gave you the best fashion fixes we could.

Finally, we could not have written this book without our amazing hot mama friends, who not only happily tried out our challenges but gave us honest feedback, unwavering support, and hilarious anecdotes. The list is long, but special thanks to Christy Ahart, Mollie Burpo, Melissa Carter, Alisa Dusan, Michelle Halvorsen, Annie Hoffman, Katie Kessel, Laura Marion-Faul, Dina Morris, Rebecca Palmer, Stevi Schuknecht, Leslie Spencer, Bianca Vimont, and Sarah Windham.

Introduction

We’ve heard whispers of it at the gym.

Caught glimpses of it in line at carpool.

Peered around the aisles at the grocery store to find a poor, haggard soul who just wants to escape with her gallon of milk without being seen in the throes of