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.
Reader Danielle emailed me frustrated that she couldn’t find any chic comfort shoes for summer. All she was finding were frumpy dated styles in drab colors. As someone who has fussy feet, I seek out comfort shoes and have been looking at the summer offerings. For some reason, most retailers choose to feature the beige,… Continue Reading 50+ Chic Comfort Shoes for Summer
Let’s talk about skorts. Practical, comfortable, but if you’re like me you may have decided you’d never have one in your closet. But maybe after this past year, you’re considering skorts again and are wondering what are the best skorts for grown women and women over 40. This post has been updated several times since… Continue Reading The Best Skorts for Grown-ass Women
I have been intrigued by Poppy Barley footwear for a long while. An online retailer offering high quality and ethically made footwear, Poppy Barley sounds like a great retailer for the Wardrobe Oxygen community. With summer here, I was especially curious about the brand’s sandals but with my hard-to-fit feet, I didn’t know if I… Continue Reading Poppy Barley Sandal Review: Ethical and Comfortable Shoes for Grown-ass Women
Several weeks ago, Universal Standard reached out asking if I would like to try their upcoming swimwear collection. The collection was so new, they didn’t even have photos of the products, just drawings. As a Universal Standard ambassador since 2017 and a regular customer of the brand, I was excited to hear they were launching… Continue Reading Universal Standard Swimwear Review
Women have been lied to all their lives. Wear dark colors and you’ll look slimmer. Horizontal stripes make you look wider. Bootcut pants will balance big shoulders and make you look more proportional. Untucked tops will balance a short torso and will also hide a round belly. Styling a Stomach: To Tuck or Not to… Continue Reading Styling a Stomach: To Tuck or Not to Tuck?
I was writing my What I Wore in May post (coming this week) and when I got to one outfit, I started writing a novel. I decided to turn it into an individual post. It’s about this dress, and it’s the dress I wear all summer long and I have already worn the one I… Continue Reading The Dress I Wear All Summer Long