Coffee Break:  Striped Elaphe, Suede and Grosgrain Pumps

Coffee Break: Striped Elaphe, Suede and Grosgrain Pumps

Wow, these are gorgeous shoes. So many elements combine to make them purely “office shoes” (as in, not for outdoor wear — the grosgrain toe! the beige suede heels!) — but I’d happily wear them inside. I quite like the black and white striped leather, which apparently is snakeskin, and the combination of beige, black,…

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Coffee Break: Penelope Tote

Coffee Break: Penelope Tote

Hell-o, gorgeous, streamlined tote (on sale!) from Tory Burch. I love the origami-inspired designed, the mix of semi-gloss leather and suede (you can see it much better on the color versions of the bag), and the organization looks pretty decent as well. Something about it looks fresh yet classic at the same time. It was…

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Coffee Break: Stone Pendant Long Necklace

The Piperlime Half-Yearly sale has started, and there’s a ton of good stuff. I find myself drawn to a lot of the pieces by Sabine, a new-to-me brand that has clothes and jewelry, all with what feel like a fresh, almost French vibe. This long red pendant necklace is kind of really cool — the…

Coffee Break: Diamond Pavé & 18K White Gold Small Hook Earrings

Coffee Break: Diamond Pavé & 18K White Gold Small Hook Earrings

Ooh: I like these super simple earrings from Pandora, available at Bloomingdale’s. They look like they’d be really comfortable to wear (I haaate post earrings), and that rare combination of small and appropriate for work but blingy and fun at the same time. I particularly like that while these are drop earrings, there won’t be…

Coffee Break: ‘Estrella’ Pump
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Coffee Break: ‘Estrella’ Pump

Nordstrom has a lot of new markdowns in the shoe department, including these fun black and white shoes from Via Spiga (lots of sizes left, too). I like the pointed toe, and the pattern is abstract yet conservative (at least compared to all of the shiny silver pumps I’m seeing these days). The shoes were…