Coffee Break: ‘Le Pliage Neo’ Tote

Coffee Break: ‘Le Pliage Neo’ Tote

We’ve mentioned this tote before, but it’s worth featuring again today because it’s a lightweight summer classic! This bag — which comes in three sizes — also gives you the perfect way to look put-together on your commute. It’s available in this bright shade of pink but also a more sedate black, grey, and brown, in…

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Coffee Break: ‘Gabrielle’ Perforated Flat

2019 Update: The Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale has started — check out all our workwear advice and Nordstrom sale roundups to make the most of the sale! Also, sign up for our newsletter to stay on top of all the great sales! The below content concerns the 2016 Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale. Corso Como shoes don’t work…

Coffee Break: Bryn Hobo Bag

Coffee Break: Bryn Hobo Bag

This bag looks white, but is actually a pale lavender, which only makes me like it more. You’d be surprised by how versatile a lavender bag can be — it will look gorgeous with neutrals like navy, black, white, as well as other colors like greens (especially olive!), blues, and reds. The bag is part…

Coffee Break: Flossie Pump

Coffee Break: Flossie Pump

I’ve had these fun “confetti” pumps on my list of things to recommend for weeks — and now the shoes are part of the excellent Nordstrom sale going on. I love to think of them worn with a white suit like the one we featured last week (which is also on sale now, I believe 40% off), but…

Coffee Break: Defense Refresh Setting Mist SPF 50

Coffee Break: Defense Refresh Setting Mist SPF 50

At a recent conference I spoke to a Supergoop! representative about this new product, which promises to fix a number of problems for working women. It’s a refresher with sunscreen that is also a setting spray for your makeup; Vogue included it in its roundup of several similar products last spring. Here’s the rep’s pitch: For working women,…