• Coffee Break: Janie Pump

    These heels are a bit surprising to me in a few regards. First: they’re only 3.5″ — but they look a lot higher. Second: 123 5-star reviews at Zappos! I look at a lot of reviews in Zappos, and most products start to dip to 4 stars after the first 100 and so reviews. Looking closer, they have 76%…

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  • Coffee Break: Blister Cushions

    There’s always that rough period when the seasons change, and your feet have to get used to shoes you haven’t worn in months. In the summer it’s sandals, but in the winter I’ve had some boots and pumps take some serious bites. (And every time I’m like, how do I always forget to take it slow with new shoes?)…

  • Coffee Break: Jewelry Pave Diamond Huggie Earrings

    I love a good huggie earring, but the teenier, the better. This teensy tiny gold diamond hoop looks adorable, comfortable, classy — love, love, love. It’s $693 (an oddly specific price) at ShopBop. Ariel Gordon Jewelry Pave Diamond Huggie Earrings Two slightly lower-priced options are here and here; here is a much lower-priced option. (L-5)

  • Coffee Break: Crinkle Heels

    Ooh: I think I found these heels when I was sorting through various wine-colored heels for our recent purple heels roundup. While I do generally prefer the purply wine colored heels for maximum versatility, these dark red heels from Kate Spade are also droolworthy. Something about the mixture of feminine details like a crinkle patent and a bow,…

  • Coffee Break: Le Pliage Briefcase

    Interesting: the Le Pliage now comes as a briefcase. I’m interested to hear what you ladies think about this — on the one hand, it is a sleek look (and one that, I think, has become associated with quality), and it’s very lightweight, just like all of the other Longchamp nylon bags. On the other…