Coffee Break

Accessories for your suits and other office wear.

  • Coffee Break: ‘Stembend’ Ear Jackets

    This is a newer trend for post earrings — they have a piece with a significant drop (1.25″) attached to the post in the back. It’s a very modern look, and I like it. If you’re generally a very simple post-earring kind of girl, these simple ear jackets give you an easy way to update your look. They’re only $25 at…

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  • Coffee Break: Toss Scotland Wrap

    Reader J writes to recommend this lovely Toss wrap, noting “I love my cashmere Toss pinstripe wrap and use it as a blanket on planes, scarf or shawl when I don’t want to wear a blazer or cardigan, and it somehow does not wrinkle or look worn. This thing has been amazing and the navy…

  • Coffee Break: Rosamund Satchel

    Well hello there, affordable bag that strongly reminds me of the splurge bag I posted in November, the MCM Tapisserie Boston bag. This one is far (far! far!) more affordable, and possibly a bit more functional as well given the cross body strap, the fact that this bag is so much taller than the other,…

  • Favorite Accessories for Work 2016

    Like our workwear recommendations, we recommend one accessory appropriate for the office on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. On Mondays I try to pick a budget-friendly piece, and the price rises on Tuesday and Thursday. I generally try to include one shoe and one bag each week, but the third item varies — we’ve done watches, wallets,…

  • Gift Idea: NAP Touch Throw Blanket

    I’ve mentioned this awesome blanket before, but I don’t think it’s been a while — and if you order today you can still get delivery by Christmas, so today seems just as good as ever. I’ve bought these a number of times over the years — first for my sick grandmother who had broken a…