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.
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Friday Favorite but would like to start back up the series, at least once a month. Since I have been purchasing less and researching to buy better, I’ve found lots of awesome things that deserve some love. Travel coffee mugs… I have a love/hate relationship with them.… Continue Reading Friday Favorite: Hydro Flask
Woo-hoo, Talbots is having their Red Hanger Sale! Up to 70% off original prices, 50% off markdowns, and an extra 5% off if you use your Talbots card. Many of you have mentioned that items or fabrics I recommend are beyond your budget. Sales like this one are times to be able to get pieces… Continue Reading Talbots Red Hanger Sale – My Picks
It’s Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale time and while many of the items are holiday-themed and those sort of trendy things that will look utterly passe by March, I dug through and found some real gems. Below, my picks from the Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale (and all of them are under $75!): Bags, Jewelry and other Accessories: I… Continue Reading Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale: My Picks Under $75
When you’re soft and curvy, it’s harder to find flattering sleepwear and loungewear. Add kids or roommates into the equation, and you want some modesty with your comfort. These are my favorite loungewear and sleepwear pieces that let me be comfy after a long day at work, have me covered when Emerson comes running in… Continue Reading My Favorite Loungewear and Sleepwear for Curves
Pantone recently declared that Rose Quartz and Serenity are the two colors of the year for 2016. Describing Rose Quartz Pantone wrote, “The soothing, calming nature of colors in the Spring collections are led by Rose Quartz, a persuasive yet gentle tone that conveys compassion and a sense of composure. Like a serene sunset, flushed… Continue Reading How to Style Pantone’s Pink Quartz for Winter and into Spring and Summer
I’m 62. I’m slim and small of bust. I run, bike, and do yoga and still work full-time. I like clothing, but I never seem to buy the right thing. I shop and shop, I’m ashamed to admit I have more than one closet in my home filled to the brim yet I never seem… Continue Reading Capsule Wardrobe: Feminine Menswear
While I am a fan of sustainable fashion, I am not one who thrifts on a regular basis. I am regularly asked why I don’t thrift my wardrobe if I am looking to live a greener existence. There are a lot of reasons why I don’t thrift my wardrobe and after this most recent email… Continue Reading Why I Don’t Thrift My Wardrobe: Shopping Secondhand When Fat
In my dressy fashion emergency kit post, Lisa mentioned in the comments that the post needed an image of a capsule wardrobe. It’s funny, I write about capsule wardrobes all the time, but didn’t even think of this emergency kit being a capsule wardrobe! I decided to elaborate a bit in a separate post as… Continue Reading How to Create a Formalwear Capsule Wardrobe