Weekend Reads for Mid-April

Weekend Reads

‘Weird green is having a moment’: 45 spring fashion picks under $200. (The Guardian, featuring picks from yours truly!)

What If We Stopped Blaming Women for their Husbands? (More to Hate via Substack)

The influencer who took down a politician. (Amanda Litman via Substack)

For the nostalgic and the newly curious alike, here’s the story of a once mainstream—and forever idiosyncratic—fashion icon. (Town & Country)

Check out this swimsuit; it's sexy and it's smoothing and it contains leaks of any perimenopausal kind in sizes XS-XXXXL+. Prefer a skirt? I got you, friends, and it's in the same size range.

The Culture Men Protect With Their Silence. (Jezebel)

The Family That Decided to Have Their Stomachs Removed. (The Atlantic – gift link)

The Disillusioned College Grads Turning to the Labor Movement. (The New Republic)

I spray myself with magnesium and read under a chicken light. (The Cut)

I Pilates tested four brands of sustainable leggings and found a new favorite. (Mean Mag via Substack)

Not included, but for me, these have survived 45-minute Hydrow rows, Rebecca Kennedy and Katie Wong Peloton strength classes, and 5-mile walks around the neighborhood in 80-degree heat.

We lose again: Windham-Campbell Prize manqué. (Paperpools by Helen DeWitt)

A love letter to my divorcing midlife friends. (Hey, Mrs. Solomon via Substack)

I’ve Covered Women in the Workplace for 15 Years. Something Alarming Is Happening. (New York Times – gift link)

The MAGA Intellectual Who Prophesied a Queen Melania. (The Atlantic – gift link)

How lowriding’s ‘First Lady’ carved her own path in South LA. (The LA Local)

That Eyeliner Makes You Look So … Millennial. (New York Times – gift link)

Stay tuned, TRIA has sent TWO Wardrobe Oxygen readers its home hair removal laser so we'll have a very detailed and honest review on this device going viral on social media for at-home hair removal! BTW if you're thinking of getting one use code ALISONG for 10% off!

The Small Private Colleges Dying in a Winner-Take-All University Marketplace. (The Wall Street Journal – gift link)

Geriatric Gen X: A Manifesto. (Oldster via Substack)

If like me, you embrace the so ugly it's cute mentality for shoes and like me, have wide feet and can't find any tabis that fit… these fit me. They're not going to be used to walk 10K steps anytime soon, but they're fun!

The undertow. (Astrid via Substack)

And my local yokels… the Universal Standard sample sale is coming to Tysons Corner. Shop with US in person and find the best prices all season on sold-out styles, timeless essentials, archival treasures, and one-of-a-kind samples in sizes 00-40. Register here, it is taking place at the Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner Center April 23-26.

Style Inspo & Sale Alert

Don't judge a book by its cover, or its dated reputation. I hope that with Wardrobe Oxygen I show you that style can be found at a range of retailers and pricepoints and those stereotypes of some brands are dated and downright wrong. For example, guess the retailer for the pieces in the collage below:

It's all Lands' End. And you could easily find similar pieces at Ralph Lauren, Tuckernuck, Sézane, Evereve, or J. Crew. Shop the collage below:

I know y'all love Ruti for jeans and their gone viral On the Loose Work Pants. I am thrilled to share Ruti has providing the Wardrobe Oxygen community a code: use ALISON15 at checkout for 15% off your order!

Through this weekend, Rachel Antonoff has an additional 30% off markdowns, with up to 80% off. I don't know if it will work with this sale, but at checkout try code ALISON15 and it may offer an extra 15% off. Rachel Antonoff is one of the few higher-end labels that offers plus size. I find the pants run a bit small, but tops (jackets, sweaters, knits) are TTS. I own pieces in XL, my sister in 2X and we wear these sizes in a range of other brands (Banana Republic, J.Crew, etc.). I am seriously considering this badass trench, my sister has this puffer in the “Manhunt” print and it's even more fab in person, this dress print is second-glance amazing, and you know I'd love this sweater!

The FARM Rio Lovers Event is on with an extra 25% off sitewide. I know y'all love FARM Rio as much as I do. I find the fit is a bit roomy, a bit for a taller person, and someone with average-sized boobs, but I still find a lot of success.

• If you're looking for a grown woman going-out top, FARM Rio is a great destination. With linen pants, white or ecru jeans, regular jeans, a midi skirt, even shorts I'd rock this top, this top, this top, this top, and I already said I love this top.
• I also love this top for dressing up or down, work or weekend. This colorful cardigan would be lovely over a sundress, a simple white tank, or even a crisp button-front shirt. And how cool is this elevated tee?
• Speaking of crisp button-front shirt, I want to tie one at the waist and wear with this skirt.
• Upcoming weddings or special occasions? Check out this dress, this dress, this dress, and this dress. I own this dress; it's too long but I am having the extra fabric on the bottom turned into bra-friendly tie straps.

See/Hear/Read

Hacks (HBO) is back, so I of course am watching. I couldn't believe it, but when we went to watch Episode 1 of this season, we realized we never watched the last episode of last season! So it was a nice way to recap and be ready for the new episode.

I'm still working on everything else I have mentioned in recent weeks. With the weather improving, I have spent more time outside and less in front of the TV. I'd love to watch a movie this weekend, though so if you have any recommendations for one available on streaming, preferably something new I haven't seen or old and I may have missed, let me know in the comments!

For Your Entertainment

Hudson Williams, who came to fame for his role as Shane Hollander in Heated Rivalry, is absolutely everywhere these days. This week, it dropped he is doing a collab with Peloton and social media is going gaga over it. This week, he also stars in the video for “Madwoman,” a song by Icelandic-Chinese jazz-pop singer Laufey. I love this for Laufey, who is incredibly talented as this will bring her to a new and larger audience.