Coffee Break: Convertible Backpack

Even if you’re on board with the backpack trend, it’s hard to make it work in your professional life (although they are great for a long walking commute). This gorgeous, convertible tote looks super ladylike when carried by its handles, but it has a shoulder strap to make it more of a crossbody style — and it also…

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Forget Me Not: Business Travel
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Forget Me Not: Business Travel

Here’s a fun question that is hopefully hypothetical: what are you most afraid of forgetting for business travel? What would you go out and buy immediately if you realized you had forgotten it? For me the answer is always my makeup bag. (Or, when I was nursing, some vital pump part.)  It’s hard to forget…

The Container Store Stackers Jewelry Wrap | Corporette

Coffee Break: Stackers Jewelry Wrap

What are your favorite products (or hacks) for traveling with jewelry? I must admit I usually wear my best jewelry on the plane, and either hang it over a knob in my hotel room or lay it flat on a dresser; I have one girlfriend who swears by looping necklaces through empty toilet paper rolls, then putting them in…

Narciso Rodriguez Cady Collarless Jacket | Corporette

Splurge Monday’s TPS Report: Cady Collarless Jacket

Seen a great piece you’d like to recommend? Please e-mail tps@corporette.com. These collarless jackets get sleeker and sleeker. Love the simple lines in the front, and the awesome seaming on the back — gorgeous. The blazer is $2,195 at Barney’s, limited sizes only, alas. Narciso Rodriguez Cady Collarless Jacket Two lower-priced options are here and here;…