Coffee Break

Accessories for your suits and other office wear.

  • Coffee Break: Janet Ear Crawlers

    I’ve featured some non-traditional earrings before, but they’ve usually a bit more of a splurge — so I was excited to see that BaubleBar has many similar styles but for much, much more affordable prices, including threaders, crawlers, and more. (I’m undecided on the trend for a huge backing earrings, but got this pair of…

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    Coffee Break: “Keep it Together” Stapler

    This ghost stapler from Kate Spade is so, so cool, but it’s going to look horrible on your screen. It is a slightly blinged out ghost stapler: it has a gold plate on it that says “keep it together.” Lovely. The stapler is $28; the brand has a whole suite of ghost accessories. Strike Gold Stapler Ladies, which are…

  • Coffee Break: Faust Large Bucket Bag

    Bucket bags are really big right now — but it’s hard to find one that looks sleek and professional. Somehow, this Nina Ricci bag manages to do the impossible: it’s a bucket bag, but looks like the best of structured totes. I love the unexpected pop of blue suede on the inside lining of the…

  • Coffee Break: Carla Pump

    We’ve mentioned Ferragamo’s classic pump, Carla, before (most recently during our discussion of specific styles for “investment heels”) but something about the shoe is really calling my name this week — I love that taupe, the bow, and the reasonable 3″ heel. Bluefly has a few lucky sizes of a fuchsia color, marked down to $400,…