Coffee Break

Accessories for your suits and other office wear.

  • Coffee Break – Old Time Candy

    Last December I used a lot of Coffee Breaks for gift ideas, and I thought I’d continue that tradition this year. For today’s coffee break, I thought I’d mention Old Time Candy, a website that sells “retro candy.” They specialize in decade birthdays (Happy 60th! Here’s a selection of candy from the 1950s!) but I…

  • house ad reads THE BEST SUITS IN 2025 FOR EVERY BUDGET, click here for the roundup, and features a collage of 5 women wearing stylish suits
  • Coffee Break – Ebenezer Leather Shoulder Bag

    I first saw this bag at the Shopbop sale last week, in an almost glowing green and navy crinkled metallic leather — and thought, it’s nice, but for $1900 I can’t recommend that as a “sale” item (even though you could have gotten up to 35% off on it with the sale they were having…

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    Coffee Break – Cynthia Pump

    I love the look of these cheetah pumps from MICHAEL Michael Kors — there’s also a black snake version that’s quite nice (albeit a bit more subtle than, you know, cheetah). A sale never hurts, either: these were $160, but are now marked $99-$109 at Zappos today. MICHAEL Michael Kors – Cynthia Pump (Cheetah) –…

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    Coffee Break – Exotic Leather Skinny Belt

    Purty…. I like this textured snakeskin belt in hues of blue, green, and black. I can see it being a really distinctive but versatile piece — wear it with all black, navy, teal, or possibly get creative and try it with dark purple. Lovely. It’s $34 at Ann Taylor (use code MONDAY to get an…