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.
My family and friends I have had since childhood call me Allie, but I have introduced myself as Alison since high school when I decided to become cool. Looking back, I was a pretty cool kid. I won art contests and made up lyrics to songs with my friends. In middle school I was very… Continue Reading Being Cool
The other day a woman walked into my office building as I was walking out. As soon as I saw her I knew… …that woman reads fashion blogs. No, I highly doubt she reads mine or knows of mine, but I can probably rattle off the dozen that are must-views on her Google Reader. The… Continue Reading Getting Literal
Yesterday’s post brought a lot of you readers out of lurking and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I didn’t write it hoping for comments… I considered not writing it at all because I feared I would look boo-boo kitty, and I was more angry than sad about the whole shebang. But I am glad I… Continue Reading Ask Allie: About Me!
One thing with having a blog for this long is that some of my “classic” fashion advice stops being classic. While one may try to buy pieces that will work for decades, few pieces really accomplish just that – shoulders slightly change, the taper on a skirt will increase or decrease over a decade, and… Continue Reading UPDATED: Closet Clean-out – The Woman in Her 30s
Hi Allie, I’ve just started an internship in the technology section of a large investment bank and have been wrestling with what to wear. Do you think that colourful clothes are acceptable in a business environment if the silhouette and material is formal? The dress code for my team is fairly business casual. However, we… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Going Corporate With Color
I believe a woman should be fitted for a bra every year. Our bodies are constantly changing with age, weight loss and gain, changes to our exercise routine, childbirth and nursing and so much more. Getting properly fitted for a bra does not mean heading to your local Victoria’s Secret to have a teenager who… Continue Reading A Proper Bra Fitting – My Experience
Hi Allie, I have an a-line eyelet skirt that my cousin gave me. It’s very pretty but I don’t know how to wear it without looking like Annie Oakley. Any suggestions? Thanks, Rebecca Dear Allie, I know you recently wrote about how to wear white before Memorial Day, but I just don’t know how to… Continue Reading Ask Allie: How to Wear Eyelet
When I was in college, I thought I needed to lose weight. I wore bikinis, short cutoff denim shorts and belly-baring tops but decided I was fat because I couldn’t fit into my petite roommate’s size 4 dresses from Contempo Casuals. I remember going to a vintage store, seeing the most gorgeous long beaded caftan… Continue Reading What Are You Waiting For?
Hi Allie, Do you have any thoughts on what to do for…chub rub? I’ve tried bike shorts (bulky, hot) and various other things like deodorant, etc.. I got a pair of Luvees, which seemed ideal, but I must have gotten too large a size, as they feel kind of bloomerish. Here in humid, sticky Virginia,… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Chub Rub