Outfits, capsule wardrobes, and real-life style advice featuring the size-inclusive apparel brand Universal Standard, often modeled by Alison Gary, a size 14/16 over 40 working mom and fashion blogger.
The other morning on the drive to the gym the DJ was going over all the school districts in the area that are back to school this week. Back to school? I swear just yesterday it was the Fourth of July! But it inspired me to pull together some of my favorite fall trends for… Continue Reading What I Wore: Back to School
If you’ve read just a few posts on Wardrobe Oxygen you know I am a fan of Universal Standard. And if you scan through my 13 years of blog posts you’ll see many many outfits featuring J. Crew. So you KNOW I was excited to hear that Universal Standard collaborated with J. Crew on a… Continue Reading Universal Standard for J. Crew Review
The very day that the Universal Standard x J. Crew collaboration launched, I placed an order. No stranger to Wardrobe Oxygen will know that I’ve become quite a Universal Standard fangirl. As for J. Crew, it has been one of my besties since college. A perusal of my archives will see some of my very… Continue Reading What I Wore: Universal Standard x J. Crew Dress
Welcome to the latest installment of outfits Alison wore in real life but didn’t photograph for the blog. A lot of pieces you’ve seen before, some remixed in different ways, some pieces have yet to make it to the blog but are IRL favorites. I title this series of photos, “The Woman in the Straw… Continue Reading What I Wore Off the Blog
Saturday was the Families Belong Together Rally and March. At over 750 rallies across the United States, people gathered together to protest the how immigrant families are being detained and separated. No hate, no fear, immigrants belong here. My father’s parents came to Ellis Island from a town on the Russia/Poland border; my mom’s family… Continue Reading What I Wore: Families Belong Together Rally and March
Welcome to the latest edition of things that arrived in Allie’s mail and whether or not she liked them. For reference, I am 5’3″ and vary between regular and petite sizing. I wear a size 12, occasionally 14 and usually a Large. Below I will share what I ordered or was gifted to me by… Continue Reading Shopping Hits and Misses: Universal Standard, Nordstrom, Talbots, Banana Republic, and More