Coffee Break

Accessories for your suits and other office wear.

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    Coffee Break: Victoire Patent Leather Skimmer

    Neiman Marcus has some killer sales on shoes, with most marked at least 50% off (including a healthy selection of Cole Haan, Manolo Blahnik, and Maison Martin Margiela, all in lucky sizes). For today’s coffee break I’m liking this lovely skimmer (which would probably be a great nude-for-me shoe for some women). I love the…

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    Coffee Break: Painted Edge Market Wristlet

    I continue to see more and more wristlets. I like the soft leather on this one from Banana Republic, and particularly the details in a contrasting color — here it’s pink against the orange; on some of the other wristlets it’s blue against gray, or orange against berry. Nice. It’s $59. Painted Edge Market Wristlet…

  • Coffee Break: Celeste d’Orsay Pumps

    I like these dark purple pumps from Vince — I always love a good suede d’orsay pump with a reasonable(ish) 3″ heel, and we all know I love purple pumps. Now, I would call this dark purple color a “wine,” or maybe even an “eggplant,” — but not “pomegranate.” I always think of pomegranates as…

  • Coffee Break: ‘Moonstruck’ Saddle Bag

    Fun satchel from Rebecca Minkoff — and a pretty decent sale. I like the leopard details, the gold tone hardware, and the general shape of the bag — fun. It was $625, then marked to $499, but today there’s an extra 40% off sale — bringing it down to $293. (It looks like they have…