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.
While what you wear is important, how you wear it, how you care for it, and how it fits is what really determines great style. I’ve been writing this post for a while, but reader Jennifer’s comment on a recent post not only inspired me to complete it, but also inspired the title. There are… Continue Reading Clothing Care Tips: The Invisible Infrastructure of Great Style
Been following you for ages and I’m a big fan! I’m a 38-year-old stay at home mom. I live in Raleigh, NC – home of the country club set. Though I love this preppy look, since I am plus sized, I feel like this style is aging me. I guess what I’m asking is how… Continue Reading Honing Your Personal Style As You Age
Fashion blogging success comes from you wanting what I’ve got. That sweater, those booties, that weekend staycation at a hotel. The more I offer, the newer the selections, the more you want it, and therefore, the more money I make. But to constantly offer things that are new, I lose my sense of style. Anyone… Continue Reading What I Wore: New Year, New Mentality
by Amy Coose Hi everyone, I’m Amy. I’m so excited to be here on Wardrobe Oxygen to share some of my winter must-haves. I’m from Texas originally, so being here in the DC area is considered North for me. When we moved here I was so excited to experience the snow, but now I’m over… Continue Reading My Winter Must Haves
I considered titling this post, “What to wear when you feel like sh*t but still need to go outside” for that is exactly what happened to create this look. Saturday it was raining and I felt under the weather. I didn’t plan on leaving the house; I slept in for the first time in a… Continue Reading What I Wore: Talbots Plaid Cape
For years, I commuted from house to car, and car to office. I could get through most of winter with a cute wool peacoat and my pumps and kept my parka and boots for shoveling snow. When I switched to a job in the city, it gave me a hard dose of winter reality and… Continue Reading Winter Commute Must Haves for Warmth with Style
I sometimes wonder about buyers for department stores; it’s like they think anyone over a size 12 wants to wear only dark and dreary colors and waterfall cardigans. However, Nordstrom seems to be stepping up their plus size game. Recently perusing their New Arrivals, I saw so many stylish, pretty, professional, and downright fun plus… Continue Reading Nordstrom is Killing It in the Plus Size Department
Spoiler alert for friends and family, as this is the photo we used this year for our holiday cards… and our cards haven’t been mailed out yet! In fact, they haven’t yet arrived. Thursday, I spent the day at my mom’s, picked Emerson up from school, came home, took a shower and we all got in… Continue Reading The Family That Plaids Together Stays Together
I wasn’t sure what to title this outfit post. Chewbaca Coat? Perfect Pants? The power of a statement coat? Faux Real? I think I should have gone with Chewbaca coat as when I opened my Rent the Runway delivery that’s immediately what I thought when I pulled out this coat. With a statement coat like… Continue Reading What I Wore: Faux Fur Statement Coat