Coffee Break: Tria Clutch
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Ooh: this clutch from Cuyana looks extremely versatile. It's not unusual to see a clutch styled with multiple straps, but it IS unusual for me to like the way it looks in almost every view. As a clutch without any strap: cute! As a crossbody (as pictured): cute! As a shorter shoulder bag with a chain strap: cute!
This limey chartreuse color is not my favorite, but it does seem to be the hot color of the summer, and Cuyana just released a zillion bags with this seasonal color. It does look really beautiful with navy, medium blues, and more.
The bag comes in three core colors in pebbled leather (black, red, and “stone cappuccino”), as well as suede (“clay/cherry”) and another black version in “lamb/snake” (but it just looks matte to my eyes).
The clutch itself is $248-$298, with a variety of adjustable straps being $98-$198.
Sales of note for 6/5:
- Nordstrom – Designer clearance up to 40% off!
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your purchase
- AYR – Ooh, good sale section — but lots on final sale. Readers love (LOVE) these comfy work pants and these jeans.
- Boden – 15% off new women's wear styles with code
- J.Crew – 30% off full price styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + 40-60% off everything else
- Loft – 55% off everything + free shipping (and 6/5 only: $10 tanks)
- M.M.LaFleur– Up to 70% off, plus new styles added! (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off)
- Nordstrom Rack – Clear the Rack! Nice selection of Vince, Veronica Beard, Reiss and Rag & Bone, a ton of affordable work basics from Calvin Klein and dresses from Maggy London, Eliza J, and Donna Morgan
- Talbots – 6/5 only: $50 off every $200 (plus, $99 dresses)
Just curious since we’re all anonymous: what does everyone do for work?
Lawyer. I wonder how many of these we will get.
This place used to be almost 100% lawyers and law students but I think now it’s much more diverse.
Also a lawyer.
Also a lawyer (sorry to be boring).
Also a lawyer. Big law partner
Another lawyer (in-house, corporate)
Lawyer (solo)
+1 Lawyer here
Policy researcher.
Same.
Me, too.
Midcareer in-house counsel
Same here
Same.
I’ve had several careers, but right now I think of myself as a part-time travel agent, part-time stay at home mom.
Human Resources
Lawyer
Finance
Actuary
SEC compliance.
Hospital administrator (former clinician)
Same! But not the clinician part.
Lawyer.
Policy analyst and convention negotiator, which at the moment means I’m actually writing a convention (no not providing input for a delegation, the lead for the whole thing).
Project Manager for Energy (including Nuclear)
I am a lawyer at my state’s attorney general’s office and my work is with public utilities. This area is FASCINATING!
Yes, so much happening! I learn new things everyday.
Nonprofit sector.
Audit
State court judge.
PR
Engineer. I work for a company that you’ve heard of designing products that you’ve never thought about
Engineer. I work for a company you’ve heard of designing products that you’ve never thought about
marketing exec
research ops (former stem scientist)
data director at a nonprofit
Consultant for Oil & Gas pipelines (integrity and risk)
Retired Army officer.
Finance
tenured professor (at a SLAC)
Same
me too!
Former intel analyst, currently policy analyst
Nonprofit administrative assistant and poet (also nonprofit, ha).
product dev/marketing (retired)
I work in disaster response (nonprofit, formerly government)
customer support :/
Head of product for a health tech company
Corporate in-house oil and gas lobbyist
CFA, founder and president of wealth management firm
COO
Has anyone seen a good lightweight cardigan? Looking for when I want to have my arms covered but am wearing a dress like on a date night
J Crew or JCF are my go-to for lightweight cardigans
same.
Garnet Hill’s linen essential cardigan is lightweight and comes in a variety of colors:
https://www.garnethill.com/linen-essential-cardigan/662867?uniqueId=662867&isNewProduct=false&newItemBadge=false&hideNewTagFromPLP=false&searchTerm=linen%20cardigan&
I like the 90s minimal vibes of cardigans at Cos and Theory right now.
Eileen Fisher usually has a minimal, lightweight cropped cardigan
Just a random follow up to earlier with someone saying “people keep repeating this as truth but I’ve never noticed a difference with my heavier and lighter weights.” I wanted to clarify that it’s not that people treat you better at 120 and then worse at 135. For a long time I was an active size 8 or 10. then for a long time was a size 14, sometimes 16. I was a size 14 for years, and that is not particularly small. I recently had the weight creep up to be a size 18, and the difference in how the general world treats me was dramatic. It’s not that anyone called me fat or was like actively mean to me – it’s just like all of a sudden the regular social niceties kind of disappeared? And this year have lost 25 pounds- I don’t even think I look that different but suddenly noticed the switch back. This isn’t from people hitting on me or desiring me in anyway- I am talking like run of the mill interactions.
Yeah I mean this sounds horrible but I’m average looking but well dressed and well groomed. 30 pounds really is the difference between “attractive lady” and not attractive lady for me. If I looked like ashley graham im sure it’s wouldn’t matter. Likewise if i had unkept hair and zero makeup and dowdy clothes I think it would make less of a difference. But for me it’s a massive shift. And yes im sure that as I age I’ll be less attractive and more invisible. Of course. But I’m not ready to shrink back into irrelevance before my time.
That was my comment and at my lowest adult weight, I was a size 4. Now I’m a 14/16 (would be bigger if I didn’t carry most of it in my face and chest), so pretty big differential. I honestly have noticed no difference in my treatment and I’m pretty attuned to that kind of thing. I don’t doubt your experience (it tracks with what a couple of friends have experienced, for one), but it’s just not universal. Where do you live? I’m almost certain there’s a regional component to this.
I’ve lost 50% of my body weight in the last five years and I can confirm, without a doubt, that people are nicer/warmer/kinder when I am thin. It is real and clear.
Is it possible that YOU are nicer/warmer/kinder because you feel better and people are reacting to that? There’s an element of self-fulfilling prophecy to this. If you walk around guarded and expecting be treated poorly, people will pick up on your defensiveness and stay aloof. If you walk around confident and friendly and expecting to be treated well, you will.
I’ve ranged in size from 6/8 in my 20s to size 22 (3XL for reference) now in my late 40s. Maybe I’m just oblivious, but I think people are generally just as nice to me now as they were then. If it makes any difference, I live in a large midwestern city. I’m reasonably put together at any weight, and probably have more confidence than I’ve earned, but it’s served me well.
I don’t doubt your experience, but like another commentor in this chain I’m pleased to report that it’s not universal.
I’ve been a size 0 and size 18 (and I’m a size 18 now) and have noticed zero difference in how I’m treated other than fewer men hitting on me.
I think that a large part of this is also how well you perform femininity. A skinny woman in gym clothes is treated well, a fat lady in gym clothes is not. But if both of them are dressed neatly and professionally for work, there’s not too much difference in treatment. Skinny lady can get away with no makeup and a ponytail, fat lady must do her hair and makeup if she wants to get the same treatment. Plus your personal style and height influences how much wiggle room you get in weight. I’m tall and wear loose clothing, gaining 20 pounds is barely noticeable on me. If you’re short and prefer fitted clothes, things are a lot less forgiving and you start “looking fat” sooner.
I’ve had it explained to me that professional attire just can’t cover up the kind of “lack of self control” that reflects on character and professionalism. I assume the people who think this way are the same people who hand wring about effective obesity treatment since they feel they can’t judge people at a glance like they used to!
And your shape. My best friend is a tall hourglass. 20 pounds doesn’t affect her waist, she just gets more dramatically hourglass shaped. I get thick and blocky because I have a thick waist to begin with. I’m shaped like an ice cream cone. Thin is essential if I don’t want to look awful. It matters so much more for my shape.
Now that I am much heavier, I make sure that my nails and make-up are always done up. My biggest issue with weight gain is that it is harder to find clothes that fit.
Living in Los Angeles, I feel like it’s always a cr*p shoot whether a social interaction is going to be pleasant or unpleasant.
I’ve been thin as a rail, made up, nicely dressed, and perfectly polite only to be met with someone who is super condescending and difficult. Other times, I’ve been heavier, had no makeup on, and dressed in athleisure but somehow got the world’s nicest human to talk to in public. The end result is I start most interactions with an apology for my own existence.
I was in a size 14-22 in h.s. and a size 24 in college/immediately after. People definitely treat you differently. I’m a size 4/6 now, have been a size 0 so I have a pretty strong point of reference. I get more compliments — not just from men, but overall, at a smaller size. You also aren’t judged as harshly for ordering certain food and your health issues aren’t filtered through your size.i have a chronic condition that has nothing to do with weight, but people aren’t using my weight to blame me for my disease either.
Going to an Eastern European city next week and temps are like 50s all the way to 70s and am so stressed about packing as this temp range is histortically where i have either been too warm ot too cold. WWYD? Pleas help with tips!
Layers is the answer, and accepting that you will need to take layers on and off, because it’s easy to get warm in the 70s because it is warm outside, and you’ll be cold when it’s in the 50s and lower 60s outside, because that’s reality. You cannot fight it. You must accept it. Try to pack top layers that are versatile, style-wise, to cut down on how much you’re carrying.
I agree. Accept that you’re not going to get it exactly right and don’t drive yourself crazy with trying to.
In some countries with milder climates, there’s scant indoor heating for the cooler months, so interiors get super, super chilled over the winter and buildings can take a while to warm up in the summer. It can be pleasantly warm outside and still chilly inside. You might want to see if any travel forums mention this for your location for this time of year.
Also, know what makes you feel too warm/cold and account for that. Examples: If my feet are cold, I’m miserable, so I’d probably take closed-toe shoes or shoes that can be worn with socks, and leave the sandals at home. I do OK with cold legs, so I might be wearing a sweater and long-sleeved top with a skirt /bare legs, and be OK.
Pants, tank, sweater.
my formula for this is jeans + lightweight blouse (comfy if in 70 sun midday, like a sunny cafe) but have a layering sweater, trench, and lightweight scarf for the cool mornings and evenings.
A scarf is surprisingly good at adding warmth to a light coat. Or maybe menopause has just made my neck regulate my body temperature.
Layers.
Finance
What should I wear to an all-day outdoor country-ish music festival on a humid, 85-degree day? We will have designated seats. Cowboy boots and cutoffs aren’t for me. I’d love to be cool, comfortable, and look reasonably cute.
Sun protection.
Linen sundress, cute but not my fave sneakers (crowds prone to stepping on feet), cute sun hat.
sundress or midi skirt & tank top, and long-sleeved shirt to wear over it (for sun protection) or to tie around your waist.
OP here. Thanks for the suggestions!
Pastor
If you are my pastor (whom I could totally see being a reader here), I’ll see you at the committee meeting in 45 minutes.