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.
As a grown woman with a large bust and soft curves, I know that the right underpinnings make allllll the difference. A good bra can transform my body, increase my comfort, make my clothes fit better. And the right underwear can have me go from underbelly roll/segmented torso/wedgie-ville to undetectable, hardly notice I’m wearing everything… Continue Reading My Must-Have Intimates for Fall and Winter at Bare Necessities
Over the years, I have received a lot of questions from the Wardrobe Oxygen Community on how to tuck in a sweater and not look like a mess. I wrote about the do’s and don’ts of tucking in your shirt, but a sweater is a whole other beast for tucking. How do you deal with… Continue Reading How to Tuck in a Sweater and Not Look a Mess
500 grown women who wear plus sizes were surveyed to share their favorite plus size bras and undies. The unfiltered results with quotes. Continue Reading 500 Women Share The Best Plus Size Bras and Underwear
If you can’t tell by now, I am a fan of Talbots and I am especially a Talbots fangirl when it comes to their holiday collection. Each year, Talbots comes out with gorgeous sweaters with a festive feel, pieces with a bit of shine and holiday style to incorporate into your existing wardrobe, and in… Continue Reading Exploring the Talbots Holiday Collection
I was scrolling through fashion at popular department stores to get inspiration for my fall to winter closet as well as future Wardrobe Oxygen style advice posts. I have been impressed with Macy’s this fall and headed over there and it seemed like every piece that caught my eye was from the brand On 34th.… Continue Reading What’s up with Macy’s On 34th Fashion Brand?
Jennifer Lawrence’s Black Crossbody Bag for Less You know me, I hate counterfeits and so-called dupes of designer items, but when I saw recent photos of Jennifer Lawrence and more specifically, Jennifer Lawrence’s black crossbody bag, I knew that A) it would cost more than my monthly mortgage (and possibly more than my car), and… Continue Reading How to Get Jennifer Lawrence’s It Bag Black Crossbody Bag for Less
You know how folks say they got it from their mama? Well, for me, my passion for personal style is what I got from mine. My mom grew up without much, learned how to sew to be able to find clothes that fit her body and budget as a 20-something, and as a middle-class mom… Continue Reading How to Maintain Style As We Age
At the beginning of every season, I receive a lot of emails, DMs, and comments asking how to wear certain fashion trends. These questions come from those who are like me, shaped like an average woman in the United States but these trends seem to only be modeled on those who are taller, slimmer, flatter,… Continue Reading Let’s Discuss Fashion Trends for Grown-ass Women
If you know Wardrobe Oxygen, you know I don’t usually recommend the look for less. Rarely does this concept work. Folks will promote it because it’s appealing. Who wouldn’t want champagne style on a beer budget? However, for Fall 2023, the biggest fashion trend is Quiet Luxury, and this IS a trend you can achieve… Continue Reading How to Achieve the Quiet Luxury Look for Less