Coffee Break

Accessories for your suits and other office wear.

  • Coffee Break: Gailia Flats

    These well-reviewed Calvin Klein flats are on sale at Nordstrom: some colors are $68, down from $99. (Oooh, and Amazon has some as low as $38!) I think the pointy toe looks sleek, and of course I am a sucker for a cutout. Of the sale items I like the pictured navy shoe the best (oddly, the color is…

  • house ad reads THE BEST SUITS IN 2026 FOR EVERY BUDGET, click here for the roundup, and features a collage of polished women wearing stylish, classic suits
  • Coffee Break: Scarf

    The soft, flattering colors of this scarf hide a bigger story: 100% of the net proceeds go to The Malala Fund, to benefit girls’ education. Each scarf has a printed quotation from Malala that reads, “One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.” Pretty! If you like the idea but…

  • Coffee Break: ‘Twenties’ Knee High Socks

    Trouser socks: yea or nay, ladies? At one point I owned more trouser socks than I could count; now I barely own any. One of my favorite looks when I did wear them, though, was the fishnet trouser sock. It’s more durable than a sheer stocking, but edgier than an opaque trouser sock — and…

  • Coffee Break: Saffiano Double-Handled Briefcase

    Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. I feel like this has been the month of red briefcases, and I have yet another one for you: this saffiano double-handled briefcase currently on sale at Barneys Warehouse. This seems like an extraordinarily low price for a saffiano bag,…

  • Coffee Break: ‘Katie’ Oxford

    I have been iffy on the oxford trend for a while, but a) these sleek shoes look nice enough to wear with everything from ankle pants to trousers to skirts, and b) the reviewers all trumpet the COMFORT of these shoes. They’re available in brown, marked down to $99.50, in sizes 5.5-9.5. Nice. (Black is now…