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Reese Witherspoon - Hollywood's Chicest Mom

by Marissa Gold (Subscribe to Marissa Gold's posts)
Posted Mar 4th 2010 at 12:30AM  
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Reese Witherspoon could still pass for a teenager. Photos: Rafael-LCP-Sinister, X17online.com | Sasha-DR, X17online.com | SRV, bauergriffinonline.com

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon may turn 34 this month, but we swear the star could still pass for a teenager. You'd hardly believe she's a busy mom balancing two kids with an A-list acting career!

The Southern Belle never fails to wow us with her effortless, chic outfits, setting the bar pretty high for moms everywhere.

Luckily, getting Reese's look isn't necessarily an impossible feat. Take a look at the photos above, and follow a few basic fashion rules that Reese has mastered:

1. Shades.
If you don't have time to do a full face of makeup just to run to the store, well, that's where oversize sunglasses come in. You can drop your kids off at school in a makeup-free face and no one will be the wiser about the bags under your eyes.

2. Find your ideal hem length.
Reese clearly found hers! She sticks to a mid-thigh hemline to keep the focus on her great legs. Believe it or not, this hem length can be more flattering than knee-length skirts and dresses, as it ends before the widest part of the thigh, keeping most women's real trouble spots (the hips, butt, and upper thigh) covered. Try it with tights if you're not a leg person (after all, we're not going on daily runs like Reese!).

3. Accessorize.
A simple long gold necklace can work with multiple outfits, making it easy for a busy mom to throw something on in a hurry. Reese paired one with these three very different looks, above.

4. Pay attention to the shoes.
You don't have to wear heels, but choose a nice pair flats over casual sandals. Many moms might pair Reese's blue dress (above, center) with flip flops or sandals, but Reese's navy ballet flats make it so much more pulled together. And when your top is simple (a long-sleeve tee, above left, or a blazer, above right) add a little sexiness with a suede bootie like Reese does.
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Anna, 3-04-2010, 3:44PM

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Anna

Reese Witherspoon is boring and has no taste in clothes.

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tie, 3-07-2010, 3:05PM

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tie

What are you nuts??????????????/ She is pure class all the way....
not like some of these other idiots like Bjork who clearly do not look in the mirror before they their house....give me a break.

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Darlene, 3-07-2010, 2:22PM

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Darlene

Anna, Reese is beautiful, and you're just jealous. Get over it!

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Joe, 3-07-2010, 2:57PM

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Joe

No she really isn't, she's as average as any other woman in the nation but since shes in the spotlight of the public eye people build her up to be far better looking then she is. Ugly? no, Amazingly beautiful, not a chance, I have neighbors that would be considered far better looking them her in a line up.

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Carla, 3-07-2010, 3:11PM

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Carla

I love and adore Reese. She's a class act. So many sad jealous women. You must be the ugly, boring ones.

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Art Medina, 3-07-2010, 3:47PM

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Art Medina

I agree with Joe. Fine actress, but average-looking. Generally, men are more naturally authentic judges of whether a woman is especially attractive or not, and for obviously natural reasons. The same is true for women judging the attractiveness of men. It's only obvious: the purpose of sex in nature is reproduction, and what natural success would be achieved in that arena if the majority of individual human beings' (or other creatures) attentions were focused on how attractive their same-sex fellows were? Of course this does not hold true for homosexual individuals. However that fact does little to interfere with the success of natural sexual reproduction, as such individuals comprise at most 5% of any given population and thus their absence from the natural reproductive gene pool has a negligible effect. Human (and other) offsring are still produced, and in large numbers, in nature. Please forgive me for straying so far off topic! (:->

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Leary O'Beglan, 3-07-2010, 4:02PM

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Leary O'Beglan

It is spelled "offspring", Art. Maybe English was originally your second language. If that is the case, I congratulate you on how well-written the rest of your post is. At first I thought you were being anti-gay. Then I noticed that you stressed, "in nature". Even I can not argue with the fact that Nature does indeed have a set pattern.

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Ann, 3-07-2010, 6:56PM

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Ann

Who would you consider more beautiful? Pamela Andersen?

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SusieQ, 3-07-2010, 7:58PM

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SusieQ

You're an idiot. You sound like a less-than-average looking guy who can 't get anything better than a less-than-average looking woman so you are sour grapes. What? Do you think only women with a huge bust, with lots of make up, who look like hookers or strippers are good looking?

You have to admire the way Reece has enough self confidence to keep it simple an classy and not cover herself up with all kinds of "extras"

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Mark, 3-07-2010, 5:37PM

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Listen to the maturity level of some. To justify beauty...sex and clothing one wears. I would marry her in an instant. Very talented actress. Beauty is one who has to look deep within and fashion is ones opinion. She is beautiful. She's a casual down to earth person. A real person. Do you really need those stupid thousand dollar jewelry or clothings. Is marrying for sex for the future children on how they look. Wrong planet Art. Does that make one a fine chic! I've been following her career for a long time...she's great...in all aspects. Gotta love her!

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Art Medina, 3-07-2010, 8:40PM

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Art Medina

No, I described a small aspect of Nature on this planet. On Earth. You mentioned "beauty" twice and "beautiful" once. I used neither word even once in my entire post. What I wrote of was ATTRACTION. Many, MANY, are the factors which draw, ATTRACT, one individual to another. Physical beauty (good looks) is but one. Beauty and 'good looks' are also very subjective. If they were not, if we all favored exactly the same person, then there would be a line of suitors as long as humanity waiting for that one while all the others stood in their own line. I, PERSONALLY, do not find Reese's looks to be any better than average. However this does not speak to her TOTAL ATTRACTIVENESS, in any way. To appreciate her full attractiveness, I would have to know Reese Witherspoon personally, in order to honestly observe her other qualities. All I know of Reese are her photos, her interviews, and the characters she plays. That is all I have to go on in order to find her attractive or not. I cannot claim to know the person, the real Reese Witherspoon, at all. Even in interviews actresses (and actors) usually play "that celebrity everybody knows" rather than the real person that she (or he) actually is.

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Jim Fedullo, 3-07-2010, 5:40PM

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Jim Fedullo

I believe women like her are the true future of hollywood. She is classy, talented, driven, seems to be a great parent and is a lovely lady. I respect her for the way she acts in public. She is the Grace Kelly, the Jeannie Craine, the Katherine Hepburn, the Maureen O'hara & the Leslie Caron and several others who not only had great talent but the class to go along w/ it. She is one of the very few actress's in this present time that I really do enjoy & I truly wish her well in the future.

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suzycreamcheese, 3-07-2010, 6:24PM

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suzycreamcheese

So how come she broke up with Jake?

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Henry, 3-07-2010, 7:34PM

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Henry

Have you really noticed Jake? He has appeared in too many gay web sites to be good for Reese. She is definately class!!

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HenryT, 3-07-2010, 7:33PM

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HenryT

Have you really looked at Jake? He has appeared in too many web sites to be the one for Reese. She is definately class?? And doesn't need a third love interest in her relationship. Keep up the good work, Reese!!

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linda, 3-07-2010, 8:56PM

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FREE CHILDREN'S BOOKS ONLINE NOW at www.lindavette.com

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Rosemary Schalit, 3-07-2010, 11:07PM

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Rosemary Schalit

Should we call all of the accessories displayed in the article, "Reese's Pieces"? {:')

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Leary O'Beglan, 3-08-2010, 12:45PM

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Leary O'Beglan

Ha! Good one, Rosemary! I like it!

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Dean, 3-07-2010, 9:02PM

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Dean

Reese is a class act and she is a fine actress.

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Leary O'Beglan, 1-12-2011, 11:53PM

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Leary O'Beglan

Right you are, Dean; and that's a good statement with which to finish this discussion on the beauty of Reese Witherspoon. An interesting historical point about Reese is that in addition to all of her own good qualities, Reese Witherspoon is also a direct descendent of the Reverend John Witherspoon, a signer of The Declaration of Independence.

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