Reader Danielle emailed me frustrated that she couldn’t find any chic comfort shoes for summer. All she was finding were frumpy dated styles in drab colors. As someone who has fussy feet, I seek out comfort shoes and have been looking at the summer offerings. For some reason, most retailers choose to feature the beige,… Continue Reading 50+ Chic Comfort Shoes for Summer
Let’s talk about skorts. Practical, comfortable, but if you’re like me you may have decided you’d never have one in your closet. But maybe after this past year, you’re considering skorts again and are wondering what are the best skorts for grown women and women over 40. This post has been updated several times since… Continue Reading The Best Skorts for Grown-ass Women
Weekend Reads #252 Push to include Puerto Rico in SNAP faces uphill battle. (Axios) TIME to make its trusted journalism free and accessible worldwide on Time.com. (Time) Is it time to do away with “good taste”? (Architectural Digest) Taylor Sheridan breaks his silence on ‘Yellowstone’ ending, Kevin Costner’s exit, the potential Matthew McConaughey spinoff, his… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #252
I have been intrigued by Poppy Barley footwear for a long while. An online retailer offering high quality and ethically made footwear, Poppy Barley sounds like a great retailer for the Wardrobe Oxygen community. With summer here, I was especially curious about the brand’s sandals but with my hard-to-fit feet, I didn’t know if I… Continue Reading Poppy Barley Sandal Review: Ethical and Comfortable Shoes for Grown-ass Women
Why I’m Going Blonde at Age 48 I haven’t written about how I have recently changed my hair color. I didn’t have any grand plans to go blonde, but you’ve seen on Instagram and in recent outfit posts that my hair is lighter. After bleaching my hair blonde two decades ago I swore I’d never… Continue Reading Why I’m Going Blonde at Age 48
Weekend Reads #251 TLC is famously exploitative, but its investment in the Duggar family is a whole other level. (Friday Things) Making churches more welcoming for members with dementia: ‘ We don’t want them to think they’re forgotten.’ (The Atlanta Journal Constitution) HomeVestors of America, the self-proclaimed “largest homebuyer in the U.S.,” trains its nearly… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #251
Women have been lied to all their lives. Wear dark colors and you’ll look slimmer. Horizontal stripes make you look wider. Bootcut pants will balance big shoulders and make you look more proportional. Untucked tops will balance a short torso and will also hide a round belly. Styling a Stomach: To Tuck or Not to… Continue Reading Styling a Stomach: To Tuck or Not to Tuck?
I can’t believe May is already over. Chatting with my 8th grader, we both feel as though it was just Easter, and this week she has her middle school graduation! The month flew by, here are some of the outfits that I wore in May: What I Wore in May: 2023 Edition A few pieces… Continue Reading What I Wore in May 2023
In the Wardrobe Oxygen Community on Facebook, a discussion took place regarding work shoes. What do we do for work shoes in this new normal? What work shoes for women can get us to our destination while still looking great with our professional work outfits? This post was written earlier this year but reader Emily… Continue Reading Let’s Talk Work Shoes for Women in 2023