When I first saw the black version of this necklace, I said, “man, that’s lovely — but I wish it came in a bold color.” And then, O happy day, I noticed the “more colors available” note to the right of the pricing info, and saw it in hot pink and (woo hoo!) cobalt. Which … Read More about Coffee Break: Oversized Stone & Druzy Station Necklace
Coffee Break: Gold & Crystal Barricade Babe Earrings
If your taste runs more edgy than classic, Ssense has some great sales going on right now on accessories, bags, and clothes. I like these small “barricade” post earrings from Tom Binns — they seem like an interesting take on a trend I’ve noticed for small, skinny post earrings. (Only one of the earrings is … Read More about Coffee Break: Gold & Crystal Barricade Babe Earrings
Coffee Break: Adette Glazed Leather Satchel Bag
It’s rare to find a structured bag with this much space — bags are usually much smaller, or they’re much slouchier. Yet, this one is 9″H x 15″W x 7″D — plenty of room even for legal-sized papers. I also really like the deep cranberry color, which I think is a conservative way to add … Read More about Coffee Break: Adette Glazed Leather Satchel Bag
Coffee Break: Majorie Pump
Sure, these shoes are a little bit boring… but sometimes you want a simple beige or black pump. The price is pretty good: they’re $70 at DSW. Tahari Majorie Pump
Coffee Break: Lovely In Lace Chemise
Amazon is offering semi-annual savings (up to 70% off) on panties, bras, lingerie, and shapewear — including my personal favorite brand of not-too-sexy-but-pretty-and-washable PJs, Midnight by Carole Hochman. (As I believe one of the commenters said recently: Dorky name, but good product.) I like this pretty blue chemise with lace details, marked from $72 down … Read More about Coffee Break: Lovely In Lace Chemise
Coffee Break: Wanda Wedges
Oooh: it looks like Belle by Sigerson Morrison has a number of cute walkable wedges, many of them on sale right now. For basics you have this simple taupe wedge, pictured here — I love the cutout and the closed toe; they also come in black. There are also very limited sizes of a textured … Read More about Coffee Break: Wanda Wedges
Coffee Break: Rounded Horn Sunglasses
I normally try to avoid spending a ton of money on sunglasses, but these gorgeous, deep blue shades are calling my name. I love the white/gray/brown horn frames, which are hard to imagine not being flattering against almost all skintones. They’re $225, exclusively online at Anthropologie. Wild Love in Africa Rounded Horn Sunglasses (L-2)
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 … Read More about Coffee Break: Patterned Woven Large Pouch
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 … Read More about Coffee Break: Small Black Diamond Huggies
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 … Read More about Coffee Break: Tilda Scalloped Pumps
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 … Read More about Coffee Break: Haight Satchel
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)