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.
This weekend was purposely uneventful. Life has been terribly hectic with weddings, showers, photo shoots, concerts and social engagements so we looked forward to a bit of true couple time and home time this week. This is my look for Saturday which is the only day where we did real activity. I met my husband… Continue Reading This Weekend
Attire: Maggy London: Black, lime and teal print matte jersey faux wrap dress Callisto: The only shoes with a heel I can wear for longer than six hours… tan leather heeled sandals Diamond Nexus Labs: Solitaire studs and necklace Hair: Day 2 Beauty: L’Oreal: true Match foundation in C3 Cargo: Matte BeachBlush in Tenerife Cover… Continue Reading Friday: Aug 25, 2008
Attire: Old Navy: Gray jersey maternity dress Callisto: Tan heeled sandals H&M: Silver necklace Target: Silver and bead necklace Silver hoops and cuff Hair: Washed and conditioned night before Matrix Curl.Life Conditioning Milk Air dry Curling iron to smooth bangs Beauty: Laura Mercier: Flawless Face Kit in Sand Nars: Blush in Orgasm Maybelline: Shadow quad… Continue Reading Thursday
Hi Allie:I live in a climate that is warm year-round and black is just too strong of a color for this town. Are there any other colors that are as versatile as black for a little black dress, or any of the other staples in your list? Dear Allie,I love the idea of having a… Continue Reading Updates to the Little Black Dress
Attire: Proenza Schouler for Target: Teal jersey dress Callisto: Tan heeled sandals Diamond Nexus Labs: White gold and diamond solitaire necklace Silver hoops and cuff Hair: Day 3 Beauty: Laura Mercier: Flawless Face kit in Sand (review coming) Bare Escentuals: Buxom lip gloss in Dolly Clinique: Shadow quad in Like Mink Cover Girl: LashBlast mascara… Continue Reading Wednesday
The Little Black Dress, a term used so frequently it has its own acronym (LBD). Every celebrity stylist states a woman should have at least one in her closet. Who knows when you may be invited to the White House, to a gallery opening, the Oscars? Let’s get real, most of us do not have… Continue Reading The Not-So-Little Black Dress
Attire: Josephine Chaus (From Marshall’s): Black jersey tank Ann Taylor Loft: White maternity bootcut jeans Callisto: Tan heeled sandals H&M: Silver necklace Target: Silver and bead necklace Silver hoops and cuff Hair: Second day Straightened with Croc wet-to-dry flat iron Beauty: L’Oreal: True Match foundation in C3 Cargo: Matte BeachBlush in Tenerife Body Shop: Eye… Continue Reading Tuesday
Bad things happen to good clothing. Often times it is not the garment that commits the crime, the woman who puts it on her body. The thing is, we women just can’t admit the truth about ourselves.We have large breasts.Grass is always greener, huh? Those with small breasts wish for larger, and those with larger… Continue Reading Crimes of Fashion
Another picture from once at work since I left the house with wet hair… Attire: Liz Lange for Target (awesome score from eBay): Black matte jersey polo-neck dress (removed self-belt) Gap: Black leather belt Report: Black leather wedges Cheeky Jewelery: Silver “Twig” Earrings Silver cuff Hair: Washed and conditioned Matrix Curl.Life Contouring Milk Dried bangs… Continue Reading Monday Aug 18, 2008