Coffee Break

Accessories for your suits and other office wear.

  • Coffee Break – Bea Shoulder Bag

    Ooh: included in the Piperlime sale is this tweed version of the MZ Wallace shoulder bag. I’d call this bag a modern classic — I’ve seen it (and heard amazing things about it) for probably 5 years, and admired it on the subway many a time. I like the gray tweed with the leather accents,…

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  • Coffee Break – Salena Suede Caged Platform Pumps

    Talbots has recently added a number of good-looking pumps to their sale section, and the prices are pretty good. I’m liking this slightly spicy “caged” platform pump, but there are a number of more conservative styles on sale as well. Most prices are under $100 — these are marked from $149 down to $44.39 (final…

  • Coffee Break – Alpert Slip-Ons

    Relax, ladies: this one’s for guys. In keeping with the last-minute-gift-theme of this week’s Coffee Breaks, I thought I’d throw in Børn shoes, which all of the men in my family love. (Looove.) They’re that great in-between shoe for when sneakers are too casual and wingtips are too, well, formal — and they’re chock full…

  • Coffee Break – Bota Box

    Where to start? I’ll start many moons ago, in college, which was the last time I drank boxed wine. (And even then I only used the wine as a component of punch.) Cut to a few weeks ago at Thanksgiving, when my aunt — quite the oenophile — showed up at the family party with…

  • Coffee Break – Canon PowerShot S95

    I think this week I’ll devote coffee breaks to some last minute gift ideas — including today’s deal of the day on Amazon: my camera! I got the Canon S95 a few months ago (gift from my parents) and have loved it so far — it’s easy to point and click, takes quality pictures, and…