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.
In 2000, you could go to the mall and buy a pair of jeans at Gap, Levi’s, or Express for less than $50. If you went to buy a car, on average it would cost $21,000 and gas for it would be about $1.50 a gallon. If you bought a home in 2000, on average,…
Based on what I’ve seen so far from Paris Haute Couture and Copenhagen Fashion Weeks, the interest in quiet luxury, and the desire to buy less, thrifting, and sticking to classics, and even the 2025 Pantone color of the year… 2025 is going to be a big year for the trench coat. Is 2025 the…
I don’t love comparing humans to fruit, but I do know certain body shapes have different needs and issues with fit. Here, I discuss apple shapes with slimmer legs and hips and a fuller top half, the best jeans to buy and shopping tips.
I love that green has become a popular color in fashion; for a long time, designers didn’t use much green because of superstitions. Is the color green unlucky? I share why there is such superstition over the color green in fashion and would love your thoughts below in the comments! Where Did the Superstition About…
Sharing t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, socks, bags, and more that share your beliefs while also giving back to important organizations.
23 different fashion brands that offer stylish colorful clothing great for us grown women. A range of pricepoints and several sustainable brands and plus size offerings.
In the 2025 Starting Style from Scratch series, I shared a collection of items that I believe can create a strong foundation for the closet of a woman in midlife. Today I want to share some outfit inspiration; looks that could be created from this capsule wardrobe to wear for everyday situations. I love making…
A big question that brings folks to Wardrobe Oxygen this time of year is how to handle very cold temperatures while staying stylish. While it’s frigid right now by DC standards, I don’t deal with such cold temps regularly and would never consider myself an expert on cold weather fashion. Below are the winter-style tips…
the series is a bit out of order due to family issues; I decided to publish this one a bit early and will be tackling Q&A and what to wear when next week!