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.
Why do you wear what you wear each day? Where did those items in your closet come from? Why did you choose them? We all have choices on what we want to wear, how we wish to be perceived, how we want to look. The last thing I wish to do on Wardrobe Oxygen is… Continue Reading Dress to Impress
If you read my blog, you know I adore Nordstrom. Great brands, great customer service, clean restful stores, easily-navigated Website, and great prices. Yep, you read that correctly. Nordstrom has great prices. Whether it’s their brands Caslon or Halogen for on-trend yet wallet-friendly pieces, to their constantly refilled sale department (or Nordstrom Rack), to their… Continue Reading Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale – Allie’s Picks
This is not a bra. This isn’t a bra either. This may be labeled as a bra, but it doesn’t act like one. This may be considered a bra, but it’s a bra for very specific athletic activities, and ONLY for those specific activities. What’s the point of this post? Whether you… Continue Reading This is Not a Bra
For a long time, I was terrified of eBay. I didn’t understand it, and felt that I could easily be scammed by sellers who were passing off fakes as authentic, taking my money and not sending me items, pretty much getting screwed by the whole process. A few years ago, I fell madly in love… Continue Reading How to Shop: eBay
Recently I wrote this post about shirts for full busts. I mentioned a company, Rebecca & Drew, who specializes in shirts for women with large busts. I admitted I had never tried the company so I couldn’t comment on their quality or customer service. Recently reader Lisa contacted me, letting me know that after my… Continue Reading Shirts for Large Busts: Update and a Review
Hi Allie! I just bought this dress for an upcoming wedding reception (cocktail attire for women, black-tie welcomed for men). I would love to hear any ideas you have on how to accessorize it in order to glam it up. Thanks for any feedback! -Saundra Dress via Ann Taylor What a lovely dress, I love… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Wedding Guest Attire
How do I find inspiration? How do I know what to buy each season and how I know it will flatter not only my figure but my personality? Fashion is a form of art, just like painting and sculpture and music. When you look at it as a form of art, it’s easier to see… Continue Reading How to Shop: Inspiration
A few years ago, some of my friends from my retail days made the switch from their current companies to work for Talbots. Talbots was known as being good to their store management, understood there needed to be a balance between work and life, and had shops outside of malls (those who have worked retail… Continue Reading Talbots – My Recent Purchases May 02, 2011
I bought this. I really like it, and am anxious to wear it. The thing is, it is white. Really, really white. Do I have to wait until Memorial Day? Or can I add strategic accessories and do it earlier? I was thinking of adding a cardigan or a jacket and a red necklace to… Continue Reading Ask Allie: When to Wear White, Tucking in Shirts