Since 2005, Wardrobe Oxygen has been providing fashion advice. Focusing on real-life style for grown-ass women, Alison Gary shares her personal style, reviews of brands and garments, denim hauls, and resources on where to shop for petite fashion over size 10, plus size fashion, bras for large busts, wide width shoes as well as how to style footwear trends, and sustainable style.
Known for its real-life capsule wardrobes that offer inclusive sizing, Wardrobe Oxygen helps you feel stylish, as well as yourself. Work (or work from home), weekend, vacation, and special events, Wardrobe Oxygen is a style destination for women over 40 living on their own terms.
I remember as a child, my mom always had cashmere-lined leather gloves for winter. They fit her… well like a glove! I would try them on and they didn’t fit; though I had smaller hands at the time, the gloves had molded to her slender fingers, the shape of her palm. I felt having gloves… Continue Reading Little Bits of Luxury: Leather Gloves
I love me some Diane von Furstenberg. I think the woman is a total and complete badass. I recently was at a fashion-related event where I overheard two women discussing how Diane became a sell-out, how she’s too into social media, bloggers, and branding and not enough into her craft. I felt like interrupting and… Continue Reading Love this Lady: Diane von Furstenberg
A friend of mine has an extra ticket to Coachella and asked if I want to go. I’ve never been to a music festival in my life, though I do objectively think I like good music. Is it all going to be “kids” and not my scene? What should I wear/pack? We aren’t camping, we… Continue Reading Coachella Fashion Advice for Grown-ass Women
In the spirit of trying more things, I recently bought a “statement necklace,” the Poppy necklace from Banana Republic. The trouble is, I can’t seem to make it go with anything! In general, I seem to have this issue with close to the neck statement necklaces. I have clothes in all colors and styles, but… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Styling a Statement Necklace
A member of the Wardrobe Oxygen community recently emailed me asking for advice. She was going on a two-week business trip and wanted to fit her entire business casual wardrobe in one carry-on bag, the TOM BIHN Aeronaut 45 to be specific. She wanted to know how to pack a two-week capsule wardrobe without having… Continue Reading Capsule Wardrobe: Two Weeks of Business Casual in the TOM BIHN Aeronaut 45
My company is hosting a team-building conference at a resort in Florida. I will be presenting several times, so I definitely want to leave a professional impression. The problem is that the entire conference dress code is casual. Not business casual – just “casual” casual. I’m finding it hard to come up with outfit ideas… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Packing for a Corporate Retreat
I’m graduating college in the next couple months, and I realized I don’t have any work appropriate clothes! My field of study was Graphic Design, so the creative arts is where I’m headed for sure….only problem is, I’m not sure if my new employers are all gung-ho about me having a tattoo on my arm.… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Interview Attire to Cover a Tattoo
If I tallied up all I spent on sunglasses from Target, street vendors, and clearance sales I could probably buy a few pairs of designer shades. I could never justify spending more than $25 for a pair of sunglasses if they were just going to break or get lost before the summer was through. However,… Continue Reading Little Bits of Luxury: Sunglasses
With age comes wisdom. It’s taken a while, but I have learned to truly buy quality instead of quantity. I unsubscribed from most retail emails so I am not wooed by 50% off (if I didn’t need it at full price, I don’t need it now), I rarely enter a mall because I know myself… Continue Reading Little Bits of Luxury: The Series