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.
Some trends come on the scene that make me wonder what designers and street style icons were smoking or ingesting when they decided on them. And recently, a lot of trends were impossible to recreate on a budget. I’m loving how so many trends this spring and summer are honestly achievable on any budget; it’s… Continue Reading The Bandana is Back!
Birkenstock sandals are back again how can I style them to look cool this time around? I wrote a post answering your question and after a few weeks I went back and deleted the whole thing. I went on about how Birkenstocks are a difficult shoe to carry off, if you’re asking how to make… Continue Reading Ask Allie: How to Style Birkenstocks
Sometimes it seems as though it’s impossible to find trendy and stylish shoes that are comfortable; luckily this spring’s shoe trends are far kinder to your feet than seasons past. Here are some shoes I have encountered (and some I own) that are both comfy and chic for spring! Comfy and Chic Shoes for Spring… Continue Reading Comfy and Chic Shoes for Spring
By Erin Twitty Johnson I spent a couple of years, in retail management, specializing in resale. There is a lot of freedom in your wardrobe when you work in resale. A lot. I stretched out into it. I met all that freedom right at the edge of crazy, and it felt like home. And… Continue Reading Redefining Personal Style through Friendship
By Christen Kinard As far back as I can remember, I have wanted to dress differently. Wait. I take that back. For a brief period between the ages of ten and thirteen I wanted desperately to disappear. (Didn’t we all?) But that anomaly aside, I have strived to set myself apart…sartorially speaking. As a child,… Continue Reading For The Love of Dressing
When should one wear makeup? I’m not looking for an “it’s your prerogative, no woman needs to wear makeup” answer, I want an honest answer from someone in the professional arena. I have great skin, teeth, and get my brows groomed, but the only time I wear makeup is when I am in a friend’s… Continue Reading Ask Allie: When is it Time to Wear Makeup?
Man it’s hard to look stylish with only one working arm! The cast is too thick to work with any blouse, shirt, coat, blazer, or many sweaters and knits in my wardrobe. Dresses ride up with the sling or when brushing against the cast. I can’t button jeans or pants that are fitted, can’t maneuver… Continue Reading One-armed Style: What I’m Wearing
I am headed on a 2-week trip to India. I want to be comfortable sightseeing and spending lots of time on trains and planes, but still stylish. Any ideas for a capsule wardrobe for keeping cool, covered up, and stylish? I am glad you are asking this. While many first think of the temperature when… Continue Reading Ask Allie: What to Wear to India
By Rosana Vollmerhausen A question I often get from clients interviewing me is if I shop only at Saks and Nieman’s. The answer is… no and no. As a personal stylist/shopper, my clients are real people with jobs, families, busy lives and real-world budgets. Living and working in the DC area, even those clients that… Continue Reading Spring Essentials That Won’t Break the Bank