Coffee Break: Bezel Station Necklace

Coffee Break: Bezel Station Necklace

OK: I have three thoughts with this cute $58 necklace. (I’m sick with strep (joy) so thoughts are a bit more discombobulated than usual.) First: You guys have sung the praises of Nadri for affordable fake diamonds for years and I only recently bought some earrings (no longer available because they were on sale) and…

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Coffee Break: Autumn Grainy Leather 65mm Bootie

Coffee Break: Autumn Grainy Leather 65mm Bootie

Block heels are one thing, and architectural heels are another, but I think the “angled heels” on these booties from Jimmy Choo are really cool and flattering. They sort of look like stilettos but they have the stability of block heels. (Here’s a better image of the heels themselves than what we’re picturing here.) It’s a…

Coffee Break: Avenue Tote

Coffee Break: Avenue Tote

Sometimes you just want a lightweight but durable tote, and this Baggallini tote is a good option. It’s nothing overly fancy, but it’s made from nylon and super lightweight, plus it has a zip closure on the front, which is an immediate improvement over half the tote bags out there. It has inside pockets as…

Coffee Break: Tower Book End

Coffee Break: Tower Book End

This desk accessory looks great if you’re the kind of person who can never find a pen and who’s always looking for your glasses (or reading glasses or sunglasses), and so on. If this sounds like you, you may want to get a bookend with built-in storage. This cute one from Yamazaki Home is a…

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…