Weekend Reads is a series by Wardrobe Oxygen that is published every Saturday. Art, music, interesting articles, sale alerts, and reviews of TV, movies, books, theater, and art exhibits by Alison Gary, and over-40 working mom in the Maryland Suburbs of Washington, D.C.
Sweater: Ann Taylor (similar) | Tee: Leith | Jeans: Old Navy | Boots: DUO (similar) | Initial Necklace: c/o Live the Look | Hat: Nordstrom (similar) | Bag: Rough & Tumble | Sunglasses: Ray-Ban (similar) This is my winter weekend uniform, you can find me running errands or hanging around the house in jeggings, a…
Saturday was Emerson’s ‘Watch Me Dance’ class, the class they have at the end of each session where they put chairs in the studio and we can watch and take pictures instead of sneaking peeks through the blinds of the window in the lobby. My life has been so hectic, I thought the previous week…
I am looking for your advice on some ultra-casual weekend looks. I want to look tidy enough to run to the grocery store or walk the dog in my neighborhood, but I want to be comfortable enough to do my household chores and lounge. I know a lot of people default to athletic wear like…
Friday night Karl and I went to bed before the sun set. My body woke me at 6am, I got up, brushed my teeth, stretched some… and then went back to bed until Emerson came in to wake us around 7:30. We got up, Karl went off to teach and Emerson and I had our…
Vest: “Shaggy Vest” c/o Lisa Holt, CAbi | Tee: “Polish Tee” c/o Lisa Holt, CAbi | Necklace: “Leona Pendant” c/o Kristin Biggs, Stella and Dot | Jeans: NYDJ | Boots: Fitzwell Cardigan: “Shadow Sweater” c/o Lisa Holt, CAbi | Tee: “Forum Tee” c/o Lisa Holt, CAbi | Necklace: Bought when in Key West |…
Every year we try to attend the Maryland Renaissance Festival at least once, however once we had a baby it has been harder to find the time. This was the last weekend of the season and last minute we decided to go and take Emerson – she’s old enough to not need a stroller, we…
Tee – Old NavySkirt – Talbots (similar)Belt – Anthropologie (similar)Shoes – SoftSpotsSterling Hoops (similar) and Cuff (similar)Cartouche (similar)“Emerson” Pendant – c/o Tags-n-StonesBag – Banana Republic (similar) Yesterday I took off work to go to the doctor – I have had a nagging cough for two weeks that didn’t seem like my typical seasonal allergies. Appointment…
Top: Ann TaylorShorts: Target, self-distressed using this video (similar)Sandals: SoftspotsNecklace: eBay (similar)Bracelets: Nordstrom, Ann Taylor, Lauren Ralph Lauren, c/o Soft Surroundings Sunglasses: Ray-Ban Yesterday we had friends over for “church.” We had brunch which extended into dinner which went into a post-dinner walk which ended up being a beer at our neighborhood cafe. I picked…
Dress – Lands’ End (on sale!) Scarf – c/o Ann Taylor (similar) Bracelets – JewelMint, c/o Soft Surroundings, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Nordstrom Necklace – LOFT (similar) Shoes – Sofft “Pavia” Bag – Nordstrom (similar) The past few weeks at work have been a killer. Early mornings, late days, hardly have time to heat up a…