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 funny to think that as a joke, back in high school a friend and I got matching t-shirts that said “itty bitty titty committee.” Because once I was a college freshman, I had a D-cup chest and have spent my entire adult life as someone with a large bust. Having a large bust affects…
How does one get the polished look? How to look polished? How can I look polished and professional? These questions and different variations of these questions show up in the keywords in my blog analytics daily. And I receive DMs and emails on this subject weekly. It seems most women are searching for the Holy…
It was inevitable. Anything worn in high school and college seems to have returned to the fashion scene. But how do we style a sweater vest outfit as a grown-ass woman? I already did the ’90s version, and I have no desire to repeat it. Here’s how to style a sweater vest in a way…
I’ll be honest: The only purchases I made over Black Friday weekend were gifts for others. But today? I’m gifting myself with a Cyber Monday sale I couldn’t miss—50% off Talbots! New arrivals, clearance, apparel, accessories, and more—this is the best time of the year to shop Talbots, and I will share what I got,…
This was originally a Thanksgiving post I published in 2013. I was looking through my archives and found it and decided to revive it as it’s a beautiful memory of Thanksgiving before my mom passed last fall. Last Thanksgiving, my sister and I were in no condition to host or celebrate Thanksgiving. We escaped the…
Can you be cozy and chic this season? I say yes, and share my favorite places to find elevated sweatsuits, athleisure, and loungewear for us grown women.
Art, music, interesting articles, style inspiration and the best sales this weekend (plus some exclusive promo codes!)
Seven looks illustrating how to style camo pants in 2024/2025 as well as a discussion on the appropriateness of the print.
By far my most popular piece on Wardrobe Oxygen, an updated list of the best places to shop for women over 40, sharing style and size details and personal experience.