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.
We grown-ass women have been around long enough to see trends repeat, sometimes multiple times. And a current trend you have seen before and may still have tucked in a drawer in your home is the bangle bracelet trend. But as we grown-ass women know, trends always return slightly differently from before. I’ll share how…
Hey there, my fellow grown-ass women. Do you have occasions coming up where you need to be dressed up and don’t want to deal with heels and hose and Spanx and cold legs and entering and exiting cars in a graceful manner and having the right coat for the length of you skirt? Same, friend….
Through November 11, 2025, the famous $30 Soma Bra Sale is taking place. This is a fantastic price on what I find to be high quality and great fitting bras in sizes 32A to 44H. I have been a Soma customer and fan for many years and wanted to share what I think are the…
When I shared tips on how to style millennial booties, I was asked to share some quality black ankle boots that stand the test of time. Boots that are stylish now, and with regular care, can still be stylish years from now. Throughout this article I share my personal favorites. Stylish & Timeless Black Ankle…
There are a lot of so-called fashion experts making a lot of money off telling you to get rid of your millennial booties and buy their modern alternatives for 2025 and 2026. While I agree these booties are not looking modern or trendy a decade after they were at the height of popularity, that doesn’t…
Fresh for Fall 2024, the most stylish wide calf boots for grown women. Quality and style and looks that will remain chic years from now and all with over a 16″ calf circumference.
Wardrobe Oxygen community member Catherine reached out looking for lady cardigans. One half lady jacket (think like a classic Chanel jacket) and one half classic cardigan, these toppers are refined enough to replace a blazer in many workplaces, but also be a great alternative to a cardigan or denim jacket for weekends and everyday. Top…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… the Lane Bryant Holiday Friends + Family sale with 40% off clothing, accessories, and sleepwear now through October 26th, 2025. I wanted to share my picks from the Lane Bryant Friends & Family Sale. With over 120 years of dressing women, Lane Bryant continues to be a…
As a teen, if you asked me my least favorite color, I would say it was the color I used to hate, that weird yellow green brownish color. The color of pea soup, of baby poop, of algae, a bit olive green, a bit avocado, a bit chartreuse, a bit acid green. And now? I…