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.
Let’s talk about that silver dress. If you’re not sure what silver dress I’m talking about, it’s the one above, first seen in this blog post from 2015, but re-shared in this Weekend Reads and this Instagram post where I received several comments saying I should keep the dress because it’s so flattering, could prove… Continue Reading Why I Donated a Flattering Dress
I’ve added a new feature to Friday Sale Alert: What I Bought and What I Think. I’ve bought a couple things lately and would love to share my thoughts in case you too are considering them. Good, bad, I’ll share the details and if it’s good stay tuned as I hope to photograph it for… Continue Reading Friday Sale Alert: 5/8/20
I find as the weeks continue I don’t wear just one look each day, and I often forget to take a photo (or can’t recall if I did or not). However, I did capture a few looks I wore this week and have them below: Some days aren’t cute, and that is okay. Some days… Continue Reading What I Wore Last Week: May 04, 2020
Mother’s Day is around the corner and retailers are bringing out the big mama guns with things that are pretty and comfy and cozy and smelling lovely. It’s a good reminder to get a gift for that mom or mom-like person in your life, or to treat yourself to something beautiful. Pari Passu is 40%… Continue Reading Friday Sale Alert: 5/1/20
Zoom and other video conferencing tools are a must right now. Whether it’s keeping up with your coworkers, pitching to clients, celebrating a relative’s birthday, or joining in a happy hour with friends or others in your community, video conferencing is the new way to stay connected. Several sites will discuss the best angle for… Continue Reading Looking Your Best for Your Next Zoom Meeting
With the continuation of businesses closed and shelter in place orders, brands are getting more creative with their sales. That plus the launch of fresh spring looks means this is an excellent weekend to score some great deals on new and beautiful clothes to wear now and throughout the summer. Here are just a few… Continue Reading Friday Sale Alert: 4/24/20
I love capsule wardrobes, and love brands that lend themselves to creating capsule wardrobes right within their collections. I’ve been wearing a lot of Soma loungewear the past several weeks and have found that the pieces mix and match quite beautifully while also being practical and comfortable. Soma invited me to photograph a stay at… Continue Reading Stay At Home Capsule Wardrobe from Soma
As always, shop smart and shop assuming we will be sheltering in place for many more months than the government is stating. Prepare for the worst, be pleased if it is less. Also don’t do a lot of buying assuming you’ll do an in-house try-on and return what doesn’t work. While returns are being processed… Continue Reading Friday Sale Alert: 4/17/20
Last week, I went live on Instagram with Rosana Vollmerhausen, the founder and chief stylist at DC Style Factory to perform a remote closet audit on my wardrobe. You may recall I hired DC Style Factory to help me craft outfits for a fashion conference. While fashion is literally my job and I feel I… Continue Reading Performing A Closet Cleanout: Tips from a Pro