What is an East-West Bag and Is it a Good Buy?
Have you heard about the East West bag trend? Seen at 2024 fashion weeks, this bag is a classic that will be hot in 2025. My picks (including styles under $100), plus shopping & styling tips.
Weekend Reads for February 15, 2025
Music, art, books, TV and movies, and the most interesting articles I read this week. Oh, and a little style inspo…
Styling a Stomach: To Tuck or Not to Tuck?
Women have been lied to all their lives. Wear dark colors and you’ll look slimmer. Horizontal stripes make you look wider, but vertical can help slim your figure. Bootcut pants will balance big shoulders and make you look more proportional. Untucked tops will balance a short torso and will also hide a round belly. This…
Relaxed Flare Jeans for Women Inspired by Kendrick Lamar
I see a trend coming… inspired by Kendrick Lamar’s Celine jeans at the Super Bowl, a collection of similarly cut jeans for us grown women (plus, tall, under $100 & more!)
Where to Find Refined Knit Tops for Work
When I shared my post about how to create a back to the office wardrobe for less, a member of the Wardrobe Oxygen community asked where to find refined knit tops. While I shared possible options for the other four items, I didn’t for refined knit tops. There are so many retailers to choose from,…
Talbots Denim Haul on a 16 Petite
I regularly recommend Talbots denim when folks are looking for jeans for midsize, petite, plus size petite, or those of us with soft curves. I recently shared I find Talbots jeans to be one of the best choices for apple shapes. When Talbots reached out inviting me to check out their New Arrivals, I decided…
How to Head Back to the Office Without Buying a Whole New Wardrobe
Heading back to the office? Very simple pieces to add to your closet to make it work friendly for less.
Fast Fashion Destroyed Our Concept of Price and Value
In 2000, you could go to the mall and buy a pair of jeans at Gap, Levi’s, or Express for less than $50. If you went to buy a car, on average it would cost $21,000 and gas for it would be about $1.50 a gallon. If you bought a home in 2000, on average,…
Is 2025 the Year of the Trenchcoat?
Based on what I’ve seen so far from Paris Haute Couture and Copenhagen Fashion Weeks, the interest in quiet luxury, and the desire to buy less, thrifting, and sticking to classics, and even the 2025 Pantone color of the year… 2025 is going to be a big year for the trench coat. Is 2025 the…