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.
I walked on my toes as a child (and still as an adult when I am tired), and it built up muscles in unusual places. In high school while all my friends were sporting their Doc Marten boots, I had to settle for the shoe for it was the only style that fit. Right after… Continue Reading DUO Boots – Fourth Time’s a Charm?
Some of the CAbi Fall 2011 Collection After my first experience with Carol Anderson by Invitation (CAbi) clothing, I really wanted to see the fall collection. Many of you readers told me that I needed to see more of this line, that they did have dresses and skirts, that their collections coordinated not just within… Continue Reading Hosting a CAbi Party – My Experience
As we women age (almost 60), and our arms aren’t as firm, should we avoid sleeveless altogether? I am a size 20 and have read that I shouldn’t wear sleeveless or strapless dresses because I am plussize. Is this true? It’s hard to find cute clothes with sleeves that don’t make me look like my… Continue Reading Ask Allie – Age, Weight, and Wearing Sleeveless Tops
I recently had the opportunity to check out a local Nordstrom Rack, see their fall selection and do a little shopping. Continue reading to hear what I thought about the store, the selection, and what I ended up buying! Continue reading… Follow Me | Twitter | Facebook
I don’t usually post on the weekend, but felt I had to catch up after being relatively absent during my illness this week. While I may have been silent on the blog, that didn’t mean I wasn’t wrapped up in fashion. If anything, this week finally gave me a chance to catch up on my… Continue Reading The September Issue(s)
I don’t know if it’s the size of my breasts or the increase of vanity sizing, but I have been a size Large my entire adult life. I remember it clearly, September 1997, I walked into Express to turn in a job application. I was 135 pounds (though at the time thought I needed to… Continue Reading Living Large