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.
There I said it. All of you folks stressing about how to part your hair and whether you should part with your tan suede ankle booties? You look incredibly out of touch. Stressing about the latest trend makes you look old. Don’t let these so-called style experts make you look old with their marketing ploys.… Continue Reading Stressing About The Latest Trend Makes You Look Old
An honest review of Fashivly, a virtual styling program. Continue Reading My Honest Fashivly Review: Is This Personal Styling Service Worth It?
At some time in your life, you will attend a conference. It may be for your job, your house of worship, a nonprofit you support, a passion project, a side hustle, or a hobby.With the world opened back up, conferences seem to be taking place on the daily with some aspects online but most back in… Continue Reading What to Wear to a Conference
For many years, I refused to buy cashmere sweaters because they seemed too difficult to care for. I had no desire to hand wash and gently swish, and I had no room in my small home for fancy drying racks. When I had a job that required a lot of suits and dry clean only… Continue Reading How to Care for Cashmere When You Have no Time or Patience
As a blogger, I write about brands, topics, and styles that don’t always appeal to everyone. Heck, nothing I write EVER appeals to everyone; it’s impossible to please all the people all of the time. Believe me, over the past 19 years as a blogger, I have tried to please everyone and failed. And that’s… Continue Reading What is your Why? Turning a Rant into a Resource
Welcome to Deep Winter, the time of year after the holidays when the days are dreary, the temps are low, and many of us are feeling a bit overwhelmed by the “New Year New You” mentality of January and exhausted after the holiday season. We may be a bit softer or a different clothing size… Continue Reading A Cozy Chic Winter Capsule Wardrobe in Both Misses & Plus Sizes
I recently updated the look of Wardrobe Oxygen, and while doing so, I am seeing old blog posts pop up without featured photos. I’ve been writing real-life style advice on Wardrobe Oxygen since 2005, so there are a lot of old blog posts in various conditions of format and content. As I go in to… Continue Reading Does Plus Size Minimalism Exist?
Anyone who has read Wardrobe Oxygen for some time or follows me on Instagram knows that I love a Breton striped top. I regularly recommend them in my capsule wardrobes as they are easily found at most every price and size and mix and match so beautifully. I often have posts discussing my favorite Breton… Continue Reading My Favorite Breton Shirt is Under $35
I recently went on a long weekend getaway to Curaçao and was inspired to create a capsule wardrobe for women over 40 who are going on a Caribbean vacation. Whether it’s Aruba or Antigua, The Bahamas or Bonaire, if you’re heading to warmer waters and staying at a resort or large hotel, I think this… Continue Reading Caribbean Vacation Capsule Wardrobe for Women Over 40