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 holidays are right around the corner, is your closet ready? I’m of the mindset that quality trumps quantity and you can achieve great style with a small wardrobe. My calendar is already filling up with events and I’m looking to find a hardworking holiday capsule wardrobe that will mix and match providing great looks… Continue Reading A Real Life Holiday Capsule Wardrobe
I cannot tell you how long I’ve been looking for a petite leather Moto jacket. They’re too snug and won’t close over my chest, they don’t come larger than a size 10, they’re stiff and boxy, they’re too snug in the arms, they cost a kazillion dollars, they’re covered with all sorts of embellishment and… Continue Reading What I Wore: A Petite Leather Moto Jacket
When I visited Chico’s Headquarters earlier this year, I saw this leopard print faux fur coat and haaaad to have it once it was for sale. Chico’s remembered how excited I was about this coat and sent it to me as a gift a couple weeks ago. While it’s lovely for early fall days as… Continue Reading What I Wore: Chico’s Leopard Print Faux Fur Coat
I think in capsules, and when sitting in NYC watching the live streaming of the cabi Fall 2018 fashion show I saw how the collection really lent itself to be a capsule wardrobe. Similar colors, a whole collection of pieces in ponte knit, my creative juices were flowing and on the train ride home I… Continue Reading A cabi Capsule Wardrobe for Fall 2018
A year ago, I purchased my first pair of Rothy’s flats. After giving them a real beating through the streets of New York, I wrote my first Rothy’s flats review. Since then, tens of thousands of you have read that review and purchased your own pairs of Rothy’s. And since then, I have added to… Continue Reading Rothy’s Shoes Review
“I always struggle with what to wear at parties in my own home. Mostly we’re talking semi-relaxed lunches and dinners. Somehow it feels wrong to wear heels or blazers at home, especially in the kitchen. Sometimes I have worn a maxi dress and flip-flops, but it’s actually a bit too relaxed for me (my intention… Continue Reading The Oxygen Edit: Hostess Fashion
News broke that plus-size fashion retailer ELOQUII was purchased by Walmart. This was a business move that confused and concerned many in the plus size community. How would this merger affect the future of ELOQUII? Would Walmart affect the business practices, employees, and clothing quality of ELOQUII? I have partnered with ELOQUII for a long… Continue Reading An Interview with ELOQUII Creative Director Jodi Arnold
I believe leopard, cheetah, and other animal prints are a neutral. Whether or not they include brown or black, the pattern just works so nicely with so many colors as well as other patterns. The other day in my closet, I noticed how leopard print gives that necessary contrast to make black with navy feel… Continue Reading The Oxygen Edit: Navy and Black with Leopard
Fall is here… and my wardrobe is not ready. Most everything I wore this time last year no longer fits. Since working out on a regular basis I haven’t lost a ton of weight (less than 15 pounds) but building muscle has drastically changed the size and shape of my body. It’s not just my… Continue Reading Fall Trunk Club Review