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.
  • Friday: Dec 07, 2007

    Burgundy merino shift dress from Banana Republic, black thermal long sleeved shirt from Old Navy, black heavy-weight tights from Target that have the feet cut off, tan “Bern” boots from Duo, black coral necklace from Mexico, silver hoops and cuff bracelet. Yeah, the dress is wrinkled. Yeah, I dug it out of the hamper because…

  • Thursday

    It snowed on Wednesday. A lot. Enough that we wondered if the government would close early or have liberal leave. Enough that a few freaked out. I didn’t, I took the Metro to work and had my husband picking me up. No worries. However on Thursday morning, it was very icy and some courts and…

  • Wednesday

    Dark orange merino scoopneck sweater from Marshall’s, brown tweedy/glen plaid/etc. trousers from Ann Taylor, black city boots from Impo, faux tortoise shell necklace from a beach boutique, gold hoops from Ralph Lauren. Hair was washed and conditioned, bit of Jonathan Silky Dirt and was dried while scrunching. Used curling iron to smooth bangs and fix…

  • Tuesday

    Purple merino dress from Goodwill, purple tights from Target, tan Bern boots from Duo, silver cuff and hoops, silver necklace from Ren Fest, silver and black necklace from B.P. for Nordstrom, silver pocketwatch necklace from Ann Taylor Loft (made longer by using a choker necklace as an extender). Hair is Day 2.5; brushed out and…

  • Monday

    Teal scoop tee from Gap, black ponte jacket from Banana Republic Outlet, dark “The Flirt” bootcut jeans from Old Navy, black city boots from Impo, silver necklace from Ren Fest and silver and black necklace from B.P. for Nordstrom. Silver hoops and cuff. Hair was washed and conditioned the night before, a teensy bit of…

  • This Weekend

    Today I didn’t go to yoga – I really had a lot of errands to do and instead I gave the dog some TLC with a nice walk through the woods. Ran all around town wearing my burgundy merino shift from Banana Republic, black thermal long-sleeved tee from Old Navy and tan Bern boots from…

  • World AIDS Day

    December 1st is World AIDS Day, a day created by the World Health Organization in 1988 to raise awareness and focus people’s attention on the global AIDS epidemic. In 2007, there are over 33 million people living with AIDS, 2.5 million of that number are children under the age of 15. 2.5 million people were…