What started with reader emails has become one of the most popular topics on Wardrobe Oxygen. “Ask Allie” is a feature on Wardrobe Oxygen where popular DC style blogger, Alison Gary, answers reader questions about fashion, styling, how to wear the latest trends, and more. Use the Contact page to submit your questions and you never know, it may be the subject of the next “Ask Allie”!
In 2011, my friend Lisa invited me to her house to check out a new clothing line she was selling called cabi. I shared my review of cabi and soon after shared a recap of hosting a cabi fashion experience. Later that year, cabi found me through these blog posts…
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Have you heard of The Shirt by Rochelle Behrens? After years of dealing with shirts gaping at the bust and needing safety pins to keep it closed, Rochelle Behrens designed The Shirt and it soon became one of Oprah’s must-have items, Behrens was profiled in the New York Times, and…
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Last year I deleted my Nordstrom card from my online account. I cut up the card. And by the end of the year, I paid off the entire balance. Nordstrom was my weakness, they had my size, they shipped quickly. I’d get a box, pour a glass of wine, try…
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One of the most popular questions I am asked on Instagram is where I buy my activewear. And I haven’t written a post about it because my answer is not exciting. I am 5’3” which has me between regular and petite sizing, and I wear a 14 in pants, 12…
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A quick scroll through my archives and you’ll see I love overalls and jumpsuits. I’ve written before about a denim boilersuit I saw over a decade ago on the blog The Sartorialist that I have wanted in my closet. I bought a denim boilersuit, had it tailored, customized it with…
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I hope today you get the chance to go outside and spend it with people you care about. Independence Day is one that has been affected by the recent administration. While our country is in turmoil right now, I don’t believe in throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I…
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I haven’t done a hits and misses lately because I haven’t been doing a lot of clothing shopping. But I have done a bit of this and that shopping and wanted to share the hits I’ve bought, have used or worn more than once, and feel good sharing with you!…
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I have written many times before on what to wear to a music festival. In my 20s and early 30s, I loved music festivals and attended over a dozen. I had my style down pat and had very definite opinions on what to wear. A decade later I attended my…
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