Author: Alison Gary

Since 2005, Alison Gary of Wardrobe Oxygen has been providing real-life style advice to grown women. With a focus on capsule wardrobes and size-inclusive fashion, Wardrobe Oxygen encourages women to achieve big style with a small closet. Alison Gary has over a decade of experience in apparel, visual merchandising, and styling women of every age, size, shape, and budget. She has been featured in publications such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, Redbook, and WhoWhatWear.
  • Tuesday

    Couldn’t sleep last night, got up around 3:30 and did my pre-natal yoga video and watched some TV, but my brain wasn’t really functioning either. Of course, waking up super early made me lose track of time and so I ended up running a bit late this morning! 🙂 So, no super creative outfit… a…

  • Monday

    Attire: Josephine Chaus: Black tank Ann Taylor: Black ponte pencil skirt Mossimo: Black leather thong heels Limited: Two ivory, wood and metal necklaces H&M: Silver necklace Silver cuff and hoops Hair: Washed and conditioned Dried and straightened with Croc wet-to-dry flat iron Beauty: Cover Girl: Smoothers tinted moisturizer in Light/Medium Philosophy: The Supernatural color correctors…

  • Thursday

    Clients in the office today. As much as I desired to arrive at the office in my cropped Old Navy yoga pants, I had to look presentable! And BTW, I don’t check out my belly every day and haven’t taken any belly pics, do know it’s bigger (as well as my breasts) but haven’t really…

  • Dressing Up Your Face

    There are very few times when a heavily made-up face is appropriate. A beauty pageant, Halloween, the stage at Radio City Music Hall, a convention of makeup artists… Unless you are in a specific industry (beauty, theater, fashion, etc.), a heavily made-up face is not professional or appropriate for daytime. I can spot the New…

  • Wednesday

    I am EXHAUSTED today! It’s all my fault. Our Comcast digital cable box yet AGAIN was on the fritz so my husband took it in yesterday to be replaced. Yet again, he arrived at a great time, and they did a little tweaking here and there of our plan where now we are paying $30…

  • Tuesday

    Ah the dreaded outfit! I get so many comments and emails about this dress and these boots – they are unflattering, wrinkled, blah blah. Well you know what? I DON’T CARE! This is the MOST comfortable outfit I own and right now comfort really matters to me. Also, every time I wear this dress I…