Coffee Break

Accessories for your suits and other office wear.

  • Coffee Break: Green Velvet Shoes

    Velvet is looking to be big for fall, but here’s a question for you guys: how do you feel about velvet shoes for the office? On the one hand, so many of us have “office shoes” — shoes that live at the office because we commute in something else, so the practicality of wearing them…

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  • Coffee Break: Minimal Rider Satchel

    I’ve always liked Loeffler Randall and their cool-girl designs, and I’m loving this structured little satchel. I love the mix of smooth and pebbled leather, the accordion-like way it looks when opened, the convertible shoulder strap/crossbody strap, and the smallish (but not mini) size. It’s $495 at ShopBop, where it’s good to note that today…

  • Coffee Break: Ruby Flat

    Ooh: I’m always excited to see a sleek but comfortable flat, and this keyhole flat from Sam Edelman looks fabulous — and it’s on sale. Of course the sapphire blue caught my eye, but it comes in a zillion colors at Amazon (with some lucky sizes as low as $44!), Zappos, and Nordstrom. The pictured…