The Best Clothing Retailers for Women Over 40
By far my most popular piece on Wardrobe Oxygen, an updated list of the best places to shop for women over 40, sharing style and size details and personal experience.
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Let’s Discuss Comfy Party Shoes for Us Grown Women
It’s stupid to wear uncomfortable shoes. The older we get, the more we feel the repercussions of cheap, ill-fitting, and poorly designed footwear. I tip my hat to the younger generations who have sneaker balls and made flat and more comfortable of shoes fashionable. What’s great is that trend also benefits us grown women, for…
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What Shoes Does One Wear with Barrel Jeans in the Winter?
I was slow to the barrel jean trend. I felt it a passing fancy, and the old style rules ingrained in me since I was little made me worry they were “unflattering.” But barrel jeans grew on me, I think because they do break so many style rules. They’re jeans for those who have fewer…
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Universal Standard Style Challenge: Carryon Capsule Wardrobe
There is an unofficial Universal Standard Buy/Sell/Trade group on Facebook. It is an excellent place to get Universal Standard clothing never worn or gently worn for great prices, learn more about this popular size-inclusive fashion brand, and be in an inclusive and supportive online community. Recently, a member put forth a Universal Standard style challenge…
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Holiday Capsule Wardrobe for Grown Women
Way back in 2018, I made a real-life holiday capsule based on what was in my actual closet. While the holidays are often known for red and green, I chose a color palette of navy, black, white, and silver/crystal and found it festive without being so on the nose I couldn’t wear it beyond the…
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How to Care for Cashmere When You Have no Time or Patience
For many years, I refused to buy cashmere sweaters because they seemed too difficult to care for. I had no desire to hand wash and gently swish, and I had no room in my small home for fancy drying racks. When I had a job that required a lot of suits and dry clean only…
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Why I’m Embracing the Bangle Bracelet Trend
We grown-ass women have been around long enough to see trends repeat, sometimes multiple times. And a current trend you have seen before and may still have tucked in a drawer in your home is the bangle bracelet trend. But as we grown-ass women know, trends always return slightly differently from before. I’ll share how…
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Why You Need a Cocktail Pantsuit (AKA a Lady Tux)
Hey there, my fellow grown-ass women. Do you have occasions coming up where you need to be dressed up and don’t want to deal with heels and hose and Spanx and cold legs and entering and exiting cars in a graceful manner and having the right coat for the length of you skirt? Same, friend….
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$30 Soma Bra Sale is On! The Best Buys
Through November 11, 2025, the famous $30 Soma Bra Sale is taking place. This is a fantastic price on what I find to be high quality and great fitting bras in sizes 32A to 44H. I have been a Soma customer and fan for many years and wanted to share what I think are the…
