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…

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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,…

Coffee Break: ‘Marles’ Multicolor Woven Coat

Coffee Break: ‘Marles’ Multicolor Woven Coat

I was perusing Nordstrom’s “emerging designer” section, which is definitely aimed at the sort of woman who prefers color, texture, and novelty over, you know, function, form, and, well, whatever else one could do with money rather than spending it on very expensive, odd clothes — but this multicolored coat appealed to me. I even like how…

Coffee Break: ‘Izzie’ Square Leather Strap Watch

Coffee Break: ‘Izzie’ Square Leather Strap Watch

I know readers were just discussing someone’s first good watch purchase, and this probably won’t fill that “basic watch you wear everywhere” kind of need. But it sure is a pretty and fun watch, isn’t it? I first noticed the more minimal style of the ivory/gold version, but this green/gold one is gorgeous. It’s $395…