Coffee Break: Alix Tote Bag

Coffee Break: Alix Tote Bag

I’m happy to see that the huge, oversized leather hobo/tote is coming back in style, and this Tom Ford is an excellent example. (Maybe it’s me, but in terms of definitions I think this one looks more like a hobo than a N/S tote — but they call it a tote, so who knows.) I…

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Coffee Break: Scheila Pumps

Coffee Break: Scheila Pumps

Block heels often get a bad rap as being grandma heels, and I’ll be honest: I can see it a lot of the time! These heels look like they walk the perfect line between being sleek and yet also on trend, though — and they come in SO many different color options if you like…

Coffee Break: Closet Organizer and Shirt Folder

Coffee Break: Closet Organizer and Shirt Folder

If you’re organizing your closet, either as a part of New Year’s resolution or perhaps because you’ve got the day off today, this closet organizer and shirt folder came to my attention a while ago. It looks really interesting if you’re the kind of person who really, really wants to have organized shirts. (Here’s how…

Coffee Break: Large Origami Knot Top Handle Bag

Coffee Break: Large Origami Knot Top Handle Bag

We haven’t featured a Nancy Gonzalez bag on the blog in a long time — and this origami-knot, top-handle bag looks really lovely, classic, and very 1950s businesswoman. (It kind of reminds me of the 360 Review post we did on the Mad Men character Rachel Menken.) Even though I’m not really a brown-bag kind…

Coffee Break: Ellery Pumps

Coffee Break: Ellery Pumps

You may remember that a year or so ago I was drooling over Valentino’s Tango pump — so I had to rub my eyes a bit when I saw these look-a-likes at Talbots. Maybe it’s just me (after all, we all know I love a good strappy pump for the office), but these ankle strap…