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 get it. Some days you just “can’t.” The alarm didn’t go off, the kids were being holy terrors, the pet puked on the duvet, or you’re just not looking forward to the work day, but you still have to get dressed and show up (even if it’s only on Zoom). We grown women over…
Brown is naturally an autumnal color, but this fall, a rich chocolately hue is hot hot hot. Seen on the runways of labels like Miu Miu and The Row, chocolate brown is a surprisingly easy color to style with current color trends as well as colors that may already be in your closet. How to…
Fall is right around the corner, and I know I am not the only grown-ass woman who finds herself reaching for a denim jacket to keep those sundresses and tanks wearable as the temps drop. This year, when it comes to denim jackets, you have serious options. Don’t hold yourself back with a classic silhouette;…
I just got back from a five-day cruise to Cozumel, Mexico, and Bimini, The Bahamas, AKA The Riviera Maya, with Virgin Voyages. It was a blast, and I felt I packed very well. I wanted to share what I wore on my Virgin Voyages cruise as an over-40, size 14/16 petite woman. Why I’m Sharing…
Welcome back to the Starting Style from Scratch series: caring for your closet! There’s no point in spending a single dime on your closet if you don’t have the tools and methods to care for it properly. Quality care of your clothes and where they are kept will prolong their life. We grown-ass women know…
I live in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., which means it can be shorts weather well into October. That being said, there are some items in my closet that I don’t feel comfortable wearing beyond Labor Day, AKA the unofficial end of summer. If you’re wondering what you should or should not pack away…
I was perusing the J. Crew New Arrivals and was so inspired by the colors, the mix of textures, and the very wearable styles for early fall, that I began seeing a capsule wardrobe. Why keep it to myself? This is the early fall capsule wardrobe I created, inspired by J. Crew New Arrivals. J….
On Instagram, I was asked if I had ever written on Wardrobe Oxygen about comfortable and stylish sandals for us grown-ass women. While I have raved about my favorite travel sandals, shared the best brown sandals for women earlier this year, and am a Birkenstock devotee, I haven’t written about chic comfy sandals for grown…
I always find it funny when a wardrobe classic becomes a “hot trend.” One of the biggest trends this season is the classic white tank. We grown women have likely owned one (or a dozen) over the years, but may not have a great one currently in our closets. I decided to do some research…