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.
the series is a bit out of order due to family issues; I decided to publish this one a bit early and will be tackling Q&A and what to wear when next week! Continue Reading Starting Style from Scratch: Where to Shop for Closet Staples
Today is a break from the Starting Style from Scratch series due to life intervening. I share what I have been up to and what I plan to be publishing next on Wardrobe Oxygen. Continue Reading Life, Intervening
Welcome back to the latest in the Starting Style from Scratch series: caring for your closet! There’s no point in spending a single dime on your closet if you don’t have the tools and methods to care for it properly. Quality care of your clothes and where they are kept will elongate their life. We… Continue Reading Starting Style from Scratch: How to Care for Your Closet
The Starting Style from Scratch series is for women in midlife who are ready to make a major change in their closet. Change in body, change in life, change in mindset, change in spending habits… whatever it is, we’re here to build a strong foundation for the woman you are right now. Today we’re talking… Continue Reading Starting Style from Scratch: Closet Basics for Women in Midlife
Happy New Year! I took off a couple of weeks to decompress, collect my thoughts, and find inspiration. During those weeks, I spent time with friends, family, and a few new-to-me folks who learned that I am a content creator focusing on fashion and style for grown-ass women. And so many of them asked for… Continue Reading Starting Style From Scratch… A Style Series for 2025
This is the time of year when I assess my style over the past year, think about what I enjoyed wearing, what collected dust, and what I need to get an even harder working, long-lasting, yet comfortable and joyful wardrobe. And thinking about what really leveled up my style this year was earrings. Let’s Talk… Continue Reading Let’s Talk about Earrings for Grown-Ass Women
Sometimes it feels like an apparel brand is EVERYWHERE. Out of nowhere, every online magazine, every influencer, and every social media ad is promoting it. It’s hard to tell if the stuff is actually good or just crap, even if it’s looking gorgeous on your favorite Instagrammer. For me the past year, I feel as… Continue Reading Quince Clothing Review by an Over 40 Size 14/16 Woman
A member of the Wardrobe Oxygen community reached out asking me how to clean a white leather bag. They had purchased a winter white leather purse and they loved it, but noticed it was looking a bit dingy. She wanted to know the best way to clean a white or light-colored leather bag, how to… Continue Reading How to Clean a White Leather Bag (or any Light-Colored Leather Accessory)
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