Coffee Break: Pointy Toe Ankle Strap Pump

Coffee Break: Pointy Toe Ankle Strap Pump

This shoe reminds me of the Valentino Tango pump that’s everywhere right now. I believe Linea Paolo was a reader favorite years ago, and they kind of disappeared and now they’re back, which is exciting. These are very reasonably priced, only $140, and they come in sizes 4-13, which is a pretty broad range. We’re picturing the…

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Tuesday’s Workwear Report: Ramha Jacket

Tuesday’s Workwear Report: Ramha Jacket

Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. I love the structure of this very interesting plaid blazer — the cinched waist and the unusually plain round collar — and I can’t remember seeing a plaid blazer with this very feminine shape before. Normally the bow detail would be a lot for…

Coffee Break: MantraBand

Coffee Break: MantraBand

Usually I don’t go for these kinds of things — very self-help, cutesy sort of message jewelry — but I think an arm full of them looks really great and I think they can be lovely if they help you get through the day. A few messages they have are “She believed she could so she…

Weekend Open Thread

Weekend Open Thread

Something on your mind? Chat about it here. I like patchwork jeans — I prefer them to embroidered jeans (like these), the other big trend. These are pretty affordable and there are lots of sizes (24-32, the equivalent of 00-14), and I like the distressing, too. They’re $74 at Nordstrom. Articles of Society Carly Crop Patchwork Skinny Jeans Here’s…