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.
Dear Allie, I just bought the Lands’ End SunShower coat you mentioned on your blog, but in black. Any ideas on springing it up? – Phyllis Lands’ End SunShower coat (left) and trench (right) What a great purchase! I hope you love the coat, I think it’s a classic style and Lands’ End…
Dear Allie, Within the past six months or so, I’ve lost over twenty pounds. My weight and size are now stable, but I went from a size 12 to a size 6. Most of my closet staples no longer even remotely fit, and doing a clean-out of my closet this weekend made me realize…
Saturday my family and I went to an open house for the neighborhood nursery school. The open house began at 10:00 but we didn’t arrive until after 12:00 because my husband teaches yoga Saturday mornings. While he was in his class, I got dressed for the event. We were walking to the open house, so…
Right after I had Emerson, I was having a devil of a time trying to fit this transitional body. A reader had suggested I check out Talbots, who had petites in plus sizes, and generous cuts. My mental image of Talbots was a shop full of clothes for elegant older women and ladies my age who…
Dear Allie, I am currently rocking the awful “mom” look aka yoga pants and huge t-shirts and I am so over it! Could you direct me to a few classic pieces to start my wardrobe? I am a stay at home mom with two under two, so I need a practical look. I live in…
Allie, I love trenches and have two, but I only wear them when it’s raining. My question is, is it okay to wear them as a coat when it’s overcast? And is it okay to wear them as a coat, period? Thanks, Katty Hi Katty,By all means, YES! Trenches are the perfect coat for when…
Reader Elizabeth contacted me last month on Facebook, asking if I would do personal outfit and wardrobe critiques/commentary. She sent me a picture of her outfit, asking what I would do to it to change it up some. She said she had a lot of go to outfits that she felt were missing something and…
Do you like what I wear? Well now is your chance to buy some of it. As I remove weight, I am posting my old, gently used clothing and accessories at Shop My Closet: Wardrobe Oxygen. Some items aren’t even worn. I try to give very clear descriptions of all items, links to this blog…
This Monday, my article at Savings.com was about fashion for new moms. So many women I know have the hardest time figuring out how to dress this new and ever-changing body so I offered some quick tips that helped me that first year or so. I received a comment saying women should be reminded to…