A big question that brings folks to Wardrobe Oxygen this time of year is how to handle very cold temperatures while staying stylish. While it’s frigid right now by DC standards, I don’t deal with such cold temps regularly and would never consider myself an expert on cold weather fashion. Below are the winter-style tips I use to keep warm when it’s super cold. I originally wrote this in 2015, but I am updating it for the new decade as there have been changes in fashion trends and technology that affect the advice and items recommended ..read more

Music, art, books, TV, the most interesting articles I read this week, and ways to best help those affected by the California fires ..read more

the series is a bit out of order due to family issues; I decided to publish this one a bit early and will be tackling Q&A and what to wear when next week ..read more

Today is a break from the Starting Style from Scratch series due to life intervening. I share what I have been up to and what I plan to be publishing next on Wardrobe Oxygen ..read more

Welcome back to the latest in the Starting Style from Scratch series: caring for your closet! There's no point in spending a single dime on your closet if you don't have the tools and methods to care for it properly. Quality care of your clothes and where they are kept will elongate their life. We grown-ass women know overshopping is bad for our wallets, our style, and our planet. This post will help you keep what you love and have less need to replace and rebuy ..read more

The Starting Style from Scratch series is for women in midlife who are ready to make a major change in their closet. Change in body, change in life, change in mindset, change in spending habits… whatever it is, we're here to build a strong foundation for the woman you are right now. Today we're talking closet basics for us grown-ass women. Who is this list of closet basics for ..read more

Happy New Year! I took off a couple of weeks to decompress, collect my thoughts, and find inspiration. During those weeks, I spent time with friends, family, and a few new-to-me folks who learned that I am a content creator focusing on fashion and style for grown-ass women. And so many of them asked for a variation of the same thing: what to do if you are starting style from scratch. What basics should go in our closet ..read more

This is the time of year when I assess my style over the past year, think about what I enjoyed wearing, what collected dust, and what I need to get an even harder working, long-lasting, yet comfortable and joyful wardrobe. And thinking about what really leveled up my style this year was earrings. Let's Talk about Earrings for Grown-Ass Women I have always been an earring fan. Even since the early days of Wardrobe Oxygen, I owned not a jewelry box, but a jewelry armoire, with multiple drawers dedicated to earrings ..read more

Previously, I shared a work-friendly capsule wardrobe for the creative minimalist. It is a collection of three bottoms, two jackets, four tops, two pairs of shoes, two bags, a belt, and glasses that can make a month's worth of looks not just for the office but everyday. green blazergreen trousersivory jacketivory jeansdark jeansstriped sweatergreen sweaterpurple sweaterivory shirtloaferssneakerstotecrossbodybeltglasses This creative minimalist capsule wardrobe is a base of ivory with black accessories and pops of greens and lavender ..read more

Any creative puts their personality into their work. A signature falsetto, the use of a certain color, or media, or flower. I consider making capsule wardrobes a creative act, and my capsule wardrobes are known for color, use of makeup, and jewelry for additional versatility, and almost always contain a Breton stripe top. But not everyone is Alison Gary, and I have had requests for capsule wardrobes with fewer frills and traditionally feminine details. I have you my friend, and I hope this work-friendly capsule wardrobe for a creative minimalist inspires you to see that big style can be achie ..read more