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 am a huge fan of shopping online. Many women hate it because you can’t try before you buy, but I love it because it helps me keep on track. Lately I have been shopping in stores to find proper clothes for my upcoming vacation. It will be hot so I am trying to find… Continue Reading Remember Who You Are
I think the best fashion trend over the past decade or so has been the freedom to not match. I am not saying mixing plaids with paisleys and polka-dots, but by adding an unexpected item to an outfit to make it less matchy-matchy and surprisingly more cohesive. Adding green snakeskin peeptoes with a brown a… Continue Reading Don’t Take it Literally
Never go out of the house in anything you don’t want to be seen in if by chance you bump into your ex. I always say this, I always preach this. Today I didn’t follow it. Today I took off work to get some really thrilling things accomplished (taxes, take the car in to be… Continue Reading Proper Representation
The list below of pregnancy wardrobe staples is not only from my experience from being pregnant, but complied after speaking to several other women who had been pregnant. This list of wardrobe staples when you’re pregnant will give any woman who is expecting a simple, stylish wardrobe that should have her ready for most any… Continue Reading Pregnancy Wardrobe Staples
It is difficult to be protected from the elements and still look chic. Difficult… but totally doable. Using the same steps as one would to create a functioning, classic wardrobe, one can collect all the necessities to be dry, warm, and protected without sacrificing style. It is possible to weather the weather with style.Working in… Continue Reading April Showers Bring…
A reader asked: Skinny jeans seem to be EVERYWHERE! Should I get myself a pair for my wardrobe? Will I look dated if I stay with my bootleg denim? I don’t believe in adhering to all trends. Trends are usually flashes in the pan – a suede fringe purse, a cabbage rose-printed sheath, a day-glo vinyl… Continue Reading To Skinny Jean or Not to Skinny Jean
I am not a fan of putting a camisole under everything. I find the look to be juvenile and that the added layer usually ruins the silhouette of most tops. I think that usually, if a top is too low cut to be worn without a camisole, you shouldn’t purchase it. Finally, very few women… Continue Reading Product Review – Second Base
Uggs seem to be popping into conversation left and right these days. A couple weeks ago, my sister had a movie night at her pad and people were discussing Uggs and how there isn’t anything else out there that is nearly as comfortable or warm on a cold winter’s day. That yes, they may be… Continue Reading But They’re Soooo COMFY!
We often purchase a new sweater, shoes or dress that seems fantastic but a year or two later is either in the donation bag or the dusty back of the closet. Even though I try to be careful and thoughtful with my purchases, this happens to me as well. Last week I was on the… Continue Reading My Personal Best Buys from the Past Five Years