Coffee Break: Braided Handle Tote Bag

Coffee Break: Braided Handle Tote Bag

I haven’t seen as interesting a bag as this — for as cheap as this — for a long while, so I had to post. I love those folds in the leather, the shaped opening, and even the braided handles. It’s a faux-leather (PVC) tote bag with silvertone hardware, and at 13″H x 17″W x 5″D,…

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Coffee Break: Le Pliage Neo Tote

Coffee Break: Le Pliage Neo Tote

Maybe it is news to no one but me, but I haven’t seen the colored Longchamp bags with matching leather straps. (Last I remember noticing they still had brown straps widely available online.) I much prefer the more streamlined look, and I think the purple is a lovely, versatile color (but of course I do)….

Coffee Break:  Small Pavé Huggie Hoop Earrings
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Coffee Break: Small Pavé Huggie Hoop Earrings

I always love my huggie earrings, and these look like a great, affordable option thanks to the small pavé crystals (instead of diamonds). As always, I find huggies super comfortable for long phone conversations, unlike post earrings, and they lend a finished look without being distracting when you speak, like a lot of dangling earrings…

Botkier Tote Bloomingdale's Exclusive Soho Heavy Grain Pebble | Corporette

Coffee Break: Soho Heavy Grain Pebble Tote

I’m always a huge fan of Botkier — the leather! the construction! the great pockets! A number of places (including ShopBop and Amazon) have this lovely, simple tote — but Bloomingdale’s offers at least one thing the others don’t: this nice red leather, exclusive to Bloomingdale’s. The bag is $298. Botkier Soho Heavy Grain Pebble Tote Here’s…

Tilo Flame Wool & Silk Scarf | Corporette

Coffee Break: Flame Wool and Silk Scarf

These are so not my colors, but man do I love this scarf. The ethereal way the white spiderwebs across it… the orange and purple flames… it feels textured and rich. Love it. The scarf is $150 at Saks. Tilo Flame Wool & Silk Scarf  Here’s a lower-priced option from Anthropologie.