Coffee Break: Patterned Woven Large Pouch

Coffee Break: Patterned Woven Large Pouch

Pouches are the unsung heroes of the bag world. Use them as clutches (or here, even as an iPad case), sure, but you can also use them as organizers if you’re the kind of person who likes huge tote bags (or, better yet, frequently changes her huge tote bags). Pouches can even just be a…

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Coffee Break: Small Black Diamond Huggies

Coffee Break: Small Black Diamond Huggies

I’m a sucker for a pair of good diamond huggies, and I love the slightly unusual materials here — rose gold and black diamonds. They look comfortable (particularly for those times you don’t get a chance to take your earrings out before a long phone call), classically stylish, and subdued but noteworthy. They’re $660 at…

Coffee Break: Tilda Scalloped Pumps

Coffee Break: Tilda Scalloped Pumps

White pumps aren’t usually my thing, but I like the subtle snakeskin leather here, and the vintage vibe to the scalloped top line. They’re available around the web in a variety of colors and sizes, but ShopBop has the best price (the pictured heels are $150, down from $375), and Zappos has them in black…

Coffee Break: Haight Satchel

Coffee Break: Haight Satchel

I was poking through the under $100 handbag selection on Nordstrom, looking for well-reviewed items for something else (see below), when I spied this gorgeous satchel — it looks like a great casual, fun briefcase for $65. I’d probably remove the crossbody strap (I almost always do!), but that’s me. The bag is 16″W x…

Coffee Break: Okala Pump

Coffee Break: Okala Pump

We’ve featured this shoe on the blog before, but at this point I think it’s attaining “classics” status — it’s now available in 10 colors, with 37 glowing reviews on Zappos (and more on Nordstrom). It’s $109-$130, although Amazon does have a few colors on sale in lucky sizes. Sam Edelman Okala (L-5)