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.
Many of you have shared with me that you are uncomfortable when you wear black in the summer. A dark color usually associated with the colder months, black clothing can seem hot and heavy when the temps rise. I’m a fan of the color black all year round, and actually regularly wear it in the…
Hello, summer lovers! Now that warmer weather is upon us, it’s time to pull out all of those denim dresses for summer that we love so much. But if you thought you had to wait for summer to wear these babies, you’ve been misled! Denim is a material that is not only suitable for the…
You have your everyday bag, you have your work bag. You likely have a bag for the beach or pool, another for the farmers market, and one for a weekend getaway. We’re not discussing those kinds of bags today. Today it’s about the cute little bag. The one that elevates pieces from everyday to exceptional,…
Hi, my name is Alison and I love striped tops. I regularly share striped tops in the capsule wardrobes I create because I find them so versatile and more elevated than a solid tee. I love them even though I am a curvy woman with a full bust; wearing what you enjoy is always flattering….
I’m a jumpsuit fan. I’ve been rocking jumpsuits for almost two decades and now every retail seems to carry one every season. Every time I feature a jumpsuit on the blog or Instagram I always have at least one person say they never thought a soft curvy person or a petite person could carry off…
After my recent spring capsule wardrobe, I had some folks reach out asking if I would consider putting together a spring work-friendly capsule wardrobe. One of my DMs on Instagram mentioned they purchased the Old Navy blazer and matching trousers so I decided to make a spring to summer workwear capsule wardrobe based on those…
Shopbop Sale Picks for Grown Women If you follow more blogs than just Wardrobe Oxygen you likely have been told the Shopbop sale is going on through April 20th. This is a “buy more save more” sort of sale where you receive 15% off $200+, 20% off $500+, and 25% off $800+. Nice deal on…
I am a, depending on the brand and the time in my life, a 36 or 38, a DDD to a G. I’ve had large and heavy breasts all my adult life. In college and in my 20s, while my friends were buying bras at Victoria’s Secret, I was seeking out mail-order options that lifted…
We may have back to school being shoved down our throats, but there are still a few weeks before Labor Day, and anyone near a lake or beach will have weeks after that where they’re enjoying the warm weather and cool water. I just got back from a beach vacation and had a good opportunity…