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.
If you’re like me, your curves aren’t just on your torso. I’m short and solid, and so are my fingers, and I struggle to find stylish rings for larger fingers. I figured I’d share with you what I have found when searching for stylish and quality rings to fit my fingers, which are larger than… Continue Reading Stylish Rings for Larger Fingers: Size-Inclusive Jewelry Brands with Rings Larger than Size 9
It was inevitable. Anything worn in high school and college seems to have returned to the fashion scene. But how do we style a sweater vest outfit as a grown-ass woman? I already did the ’90s version, and I have no desire to repeat it. Here’s how to style a sweater vest in a way… Continue Reading How to Style a Sweater Vest as a Grown Woman
I’ll be honest: The only purchases I made over Black Friday weekend were gifts for others. But today? I’m gifting myself with a Cyber Monday sale I couldn’t miss—50% off Talbots! New arrivals, clearance, apparel, accessories, and more—this is the best time of the year to shop Talbots, and I will share what I got,… Continue Reading The Cyber Monday Sale You Don’t Want to Miss!
This was originally a Thanksgiving post I published in 2013. I was looking through my archives and found it and decided to revive it as it’s a beautiful memory of Thanksgiving before my mom passed last fall. Last Thanksgiving, my sister and I were in no condition to host or celebrate Thanksgiving. We escaped the… Continue Reading Happy Thanksgiving
Can you be cozy and chic this season? I say yes, and share my favorite places to find elevated sweatsuits, athleisure, and loungewear for us grown women. Continue Reading Elevated Sweatsuits, Athleisure, and Loungewear for Grown Women
Art, music, interesting articles, style inspiration and the best sales this weekend (plus some exclusive promo codes!) Continue Reading Weekend Reads #310
Seven looks illustrating how to style camo pants in 2024/2025 as well as a discussion on the appropriateness of the print. Continue Reading How to Style Camo Pants as a Grown Woman
By far my most popular piece on Wardrobe Oxygen, an updated list of the best places to shop for women over 40, sharing style and size details and personal experience. Continue Reading The Best Clothing Retailers for Women Over 40
The trends that stick around the longest are the ones that are easy to recreate in cheaper fabrics and a wider range of sizes. Think about it: the skinny jean, the peasant top, oversized/boyfriend shirts and blazers, tank dresses… they can all be created larger or smaller, taller or shorter, from cashmere or acrylic, cotton… Continue Reading I Predict the Return of the Ballskirt… and It’s a Good Thing