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 began graduate school this January and was able to hide in coats and jeans during winter months, but now it’s getting HOT. Do you have any tips for building a spring/summer capsule wardrobe for a college graduate student? I want to become a little more sophisticated than my sweat pants and flip flop undergrad… Continue Reading Young Professional Summer Capsule Wardrobe
I am a 42 year-old who has recently gone back to school. I have been invited to a girl’s night out on a cruise ship. A majority of the women that are invited work for the school, with one being the Dean. I know that it is completely a social event, but I want to… Continue Reading Ask Allie: How to Dress Fun, Festive, yet Professional
The other day I was driving to work and thinking about Project 333. I was wearing my awesome fun printed maxi skirt, and sad that I couldn’t logically include it in a hypothetical 33 garments for three months because it’s not very versatile. If I were thin and young, it could be versatile. If I… Continue Reading Age, Size, and a Limited Wardrobe
Many fear adding prints to their wardrobe, finding them to not be as versatile as a solid-colored garment. However, the best wardrobe is one that you enjoy wearing and properly represents your personality. Printed clothing doesn’t have to be hard to wear, it can become part of your signature and add style to a simpler… Continue Reading 7 Simple Tips for Wearing and Buying Prints Like a Pro
What types of handbags should the average career woman have in her closet? Also, could you advise me on a classic, plain, black everyday bag? A career woman should have some sort of tote or satchel that is preferably black and can carry the unexpected – materials for a presentation, swag from a conference, a… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Handbags for Corporate America
This post brought to you by Coastal.com. All opinions are 100% mine. Until this past December, I don’t think many people realized I needed glasses. I actually got my first pair in 6th grade – they were big pink plastic frames and I felt very cool in them (it was the late ‘80s). However as… Continue Reading Coastal.com and Derek Cardigan Eyeglasses: Great Style and Great Price