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.
I told you there’d be a lot of these hits and misses! I haven’t even lost 20 pounds since I started working out at the beginning of December, but with the increase in muscle most of my clothes are fitting weird or not fitting at all. My stomach is flatter, which makes a lot of… Continue Reading Shopping Hits and Misses: Madewell, Boden, Ellos, J. Crew, Amazon
I don’t think you need to adopt a single trend to look stylish. However, each season some trends arrive that can really update your look and provide style for this season and many seasons to come. This season, I am loving the circle bag trend. While this trend has been here for a bit (I… Continue Reading Wearable Fashion Trend: The Circle Bag
Each spring I am drawn to all the pretty lightweight coats and jackets… but so few of them are actually practical. Living on the Eastern Seaboard of the USA, spring means April showers (and March showers), blustery days, and the need for wind and rain protection. I shop for Emerson and see the greatest raincoats… Continue Reading The Best Raincoat for Every Situation
Greetings ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another edition of items I tried to add to my closet and whether they were keeps or returns! This is an especially interesting one because my body has changed a lot since last year. I’ll have a post on it soon, but I’ve been working out at the… Continue Reading Fashion Shopping Hits and Misses: Banana Republic, Boden, ELOQUII, J. Crew, Nordstrom
Whether you’re working at home on the computer or chasing after little ones, this is a capsule wardrobe for you. I’ve been working from home for the past few months and this capsule wardrobe is based upon what I have been wearing and found the easiest, most stylish, and versatile for the occasions that come… Continue Reading Capsule Wardrobe for the Work from Home Woman
Question: could you do a post about styling the trendy cropped wide leg jeans? I have a pair in black like this that I scored at a thrift store, but I am 5’4″ and have curves and in my 30s. I’m going to give you some advice that you likely don’t want. But I see… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Cropped Wide Leg Jeans
I hope you can take a few minutes to answer a question about jeans. I used to wear NYDJ in an 18WP (women’s petite). NYDJ has stopped making WP-size denim. I’ve tried other brands and haven’t found any that fit well. I’m 5’4 1/2″ and weigh about 200 pounds. I have a short rise, so… Continue Reading Where to buy jeans when you’re short and plus size?
What do you think of my jacket? I got it from Dia. How about this scarf? I got it from Dia. And these jeans? Yup you guessed it, I got them from Dia. Jacket: Marybelle ‘Carson’ Moto Jacket c/o Dia&Co (1X) | Tee: J. Crew (old; similar) | Jeans: Warp & Weft NY Skinny c/o… Continue Reading What I Wore: Dia&Co (plus a giveaway!)
To be a successful blogger, you need to provide benefit to your followers. Most readers come to Wardrobe Oxygen for fashion advice or style inspiration. Prior to joining Corporate America, I worked in apparel and retail as a visual merchandiser, personal shopper, and trainer. When I started blogging, I did closet clean-outs and style audits… Continue Reading Hiring a Personal Stylist – My Experience with DC Style Factory (plus a giveaway!)