Coffee Break

Accessories for your suits and other office wear.

  • Coffee Break: Lightphoria Lamp

    I’ve never been diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), but I’ve often thought I suffer from it to some degree — every winter the gray skies and grayer slush start to get me down right around now. You could plan a trip to Aruba (which, hey, let’s do that anyway), or you could get this $60…

  • 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: 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…

  • 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,…