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Coffee Break – 7/8″ Snake-embossed leather skinny belt

Coffee Break

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7/8" Snake-embossed leather skinny belt I like this basic gray skinny belt from Talbots — it's a great way to add a bit of sophistication and interest to an otherwise boring outfit of pants and a blouse. Talbots has it in two colors: gray (pictured) for $42, and a cameo rose on sale for $19. Note that it does come in plus sizes… 7/8″ Snake-embossed leather skinny belt (L-2)

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Comments

  2. b23

    This is cute. Also, does anyone have this jacket or tried it on? I am usually more of a 4 in jackets, but I’ve wanted this for a long time (since before it went on sale) and they don’t have my size. Any chance a 6 would work? I’ve actually never worn Talbots, so I’m not even sure how their sizes generally run.

    http://www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi26234&rootCategory=cat90030&catId=cat80008&sortKey=Default&section=Sale&conceptIdUnderSale=cat90030

    • meme

      I’d say try the 2 rather than the 6. I’m normally a 4 at other stores and some size 2 (and all size 4) jackets at Talbots are too big for me.

    • Eponine

      Talbots fits me true to size, but many women say it tends to be boxy. (I have a large upper body and narrower lower body.) I doubt a 6 would work if you’re usually a 4, but a 2 might.

    • MelD

      My mom wears a large in tops at some stores and can wear a small in Talbots. I am normally a 0-4 up top and am swimming in anything I’ve tried there. I really hope the 2 works for you.

    • Sydney Bristow

      I ordered a Grace Fit jacket last week (in plus size) and found it really boxy, so I returned it.

      • Anonymous

        Try the Kate– that’s their slimmer cut. Grace is middle-ground, Jackie is straight.

  3. Eponine

    Does anyone use the Paula’s Choice skincare system that was mentioned here last week, especially for oily skin/acne? My skin’s been gross lately and I’m interested in seeing if any Corporettes recommend it.

    • Eponine

      Kat, why are so many comments getting stuck in moderation lately? It’s getting really annoying – by the time they post often they’re buried in other comments, and no one reads them.

      • Ellen

        I like this BELT, but You are SO right, EPONNINE. I am being NICER, and trying to check my work more carfully and now peeople do not beleive me that I am Ellen. Of course I am Ellen, the original one. Silly. I am ME. Smart, BEAUTIFUL, and a JD admitted to the NY Bar. I can’t ALWAYS tell stories about my Boyfriends or my work. That would be BORING!

    • SF Bay Associate

      Yes, I do. For about 2 years, I’ve used the “normal/balancing” system. I’m very happy with the results.

    • SoCal Gal

      I’ve used her products too. I am a fan of the cleansers and alpha/beta hydroxy stuff, not really a fan of the sunscreens.

    • Bonnie

      I’d go for the second one. Black seems a bit much for an afternoon wedding.

    • Ms. Basil E. Frankweiler

      Thanks ladies! That’s the one I was leaning towards, I just wanted to make sure it wasn’t *too* much.

  5. anonforthis

    Corporettes, I’m seeking advice from you wise women on a frustrating and embarassing problem that I’m having. And this is NOT a troll posting.

    I’m trying to figure out whether or not I need to seek the assistance of a therapist or a counselor. My problem–my utter lack of a dating life. It has been ages since I have met a man socially, and had a man be interested enough to ask for my phone number and actually ask me out on a date (and I’m pretty conscious about getting out and doing things). And it’s been longer still since I’ve been in a serious romantic relationship. The other night I decided that I can no longer keep telling myself that “it’s just the men in this town” or “the right time hasn’t come yet”.

    I think that I need help figuring out what kind of vibe that I’m sending out that’s keeping men away, and more importantly,what’s the reason behind it. I thought of looking for a relationship counselor, but I’m not actually IN a relationship. So—what kind of therapist or counselor should I be looking for? Should I be looking for a “dating coach” instead. Looking for a self help book instead?

    Any suggestions?

    • sad single gal

      I don’t know the answer but if you find out the solution to this problem let me know. I often wonder why men won’t ask me out. Sometimes they act interested but never act on it. A few times I’ve tried to ask guys out and it has never ended well. It is a frustrating problem to be stuck with. I really try to be attractive to the opposite sex- I do my hair and makeup and dress in cute clothes, I stay in shape, I’m smart, I have a good sense of humor, blah blah blah…

      I think I have two problems. First, I’m somewhat introverted and I don’t go out much. Second, I have high standards (if that’s a problem). You know a lot of people have recommended online dating, but the thought of “giving in” and starting an account online makes me cringe. I want to puke every time I see a Match commercial. What’s wrong with me that I can’t attract a man in “real life!” (Sorry if that’s offensive, but that’s honestly the way I feel.)

      • Diana Barry

        I met my husband online. It’s nothing to do with something being “wrong with you” in real life. :)

      • another anon for this

        Ditto on everything, except that I’ve tried online dating (multiple sites) and failed spectacularly. I swore off it about a year ago but have decided that I’ll try again after my 29th birthday this fall if I haven’t had any luck with dating the old-fashioned way.

        To the OP – I recently started going to a therapist and while it’s too soon to tell, I think it will be helpful for a lot of things I’m unhappy about in my life, including my inability to meet men.

        To all the single Corporettes – I too stay awake at night wondering what the hell is wrong with me that men just don’t like me. It helps to know that I’m not alone.

      • SoCal Gal

        it is hard to meet people when you’re at work all the time! Going online is more of a convenience factor than anything else. People on online dating sites are no better or worse than anywhere else, you just get to screen them out faster. No need to get stuck talking to Boring Full Of Himself Man for 20 minutes at a party before making an escape, you can probably tell he’s boring and full of himself in 20 seconds.

      • Ellen

        Trust me it is NOT you. There are SO many men who just want to objectevize smart women like us. We have EDUCATION, looks, Personality, and this scares the good men away, b/c they are intimidated by us. That just leaves losers who just want sex not a relationship. We want a RELATIONSHIP, at least I do, leading to Marriage. But good men are so few. I have been told SO many times that I have it all, but I do NOT. I need a man who will treat me right (and I will treat him right), but I do NOT want a man who just wants to go to bed with me and then run away. That is NOT what any woman wants. I think if we all know publically that this is a website for smart women and we can come here to VENT. Just be yourself, keep your standards, and hopefully a man will recognize this and you can decide if you want to marry him.

    • Anonymous

      Maybe not a dating coach, but perhaps brutally honest friends (preferably male).

      And good luck.

      • anonforthis

        Hmm, well one of my guy friends told me that I might give men the impression that I don’t need a man. Another male friend just told me straight up that most of the men he knows are looking for “young hot chicks”. While, I think I’m fairly attractive, I most certainly don’t fall into the “hot” category and at forty-something, there’s not much I can do about my age. But I think I’ll have one or both of them join me for an evening out on the town and see what pointers they can give me.

        • Anonymous

          This is what you were asking, correct?

          All the match-ups in the world won’t help if there’s something “off” that could easily be corrected. (Not meant in a bad way.)

          • anonforthis

            Oh, absolutely no offense was taken. Sometimes your most brutally honest friends will only give you surface advice. One of the posters below addressed it perfectly. I just think that there might be something off kilter internally that needs a bit more in depth exploration.

    • coco

      call a therapist who specializes in relationships and describe what you described to us. then ask if s/he thinks s/he can help you. if yes, ask how. if no, ask for recommendations of who could. most therapists expect to be “interviewed” – there is no shame in seeing someone once and deciding it’s not for you.

    • Bunkster

      I’m in the same boat, too. If you figure something out, let me know.

      Of course, in my case, it might be that I kind of enjoy being by myself. I don’t necessarily think I’m missing something (except maybe kids), but my friends and family seem to think so.

      It’s also so tough to meet people. I’m 40. I’m not gonna meet anybody through work. I have high standards, especially regarding intelligence and education level. And I am on the online dating sites, but guys never respond when I email them.

      • anonforthis

        Oh girl, you and me both. I have an Eharmony membership and I have yet to have one man respond to my requests for communication.

        • Anonymous

          Please don’t allow your high standards to exclude men who think differently than you on politics, or even men who are not your type. I would have never picked my husband of 12 years if I based our relationship on what I thought I was looking for!

          • Bunkster

            My high standards have nothing to do with politics. I just require a guy to have gone to college.

            And, in fact, many of the men I’ve emailed are not as attractive as I am. I think most guys (or at least the ones on the dating sites) are looking for supermodels, regardless of their own looks.

    • Jr. Prof

      The first relationship you are in is the one with yourself – so any therapist who specializes in relationships should be able to help you deepen your relationship with yourself in ways that allow you to also connect more deeply with others. Perhaps there are unexplored issues in the past that constitute a barrier to forming relationships with others, or cause you to give off a ‘disinterested vibe’? A good therapist could help explore these, and/or any beliefs about whether you ‘deserve’ a relationship, and/or whether others ‘deserve’ to have a relationship with you.

      I was single, working a lot and dating a little, throughout my 30s. I sought out a therapist when a relationship, one that finally seemed to have potential, crumbled. I couldn’t understand why it was happening *again* and what my role in all this was. She was immensely helpful in processing the demise of that relationship… and in helping me understand myself better so that when I met the man who was to become my husband – at 39! – I was able to be open and patient enough to get to know him. I believe that working with her allowed me to become happily married.

    • Another single

      Are you me? I’m the type of person who would rather be single if it means avoiding bad dates, and I meet enough unstable people in the real world that I don’t want to attempt online dating.

      I have high standards as well, but I think part of the problem is that I live in an area where people marry very early and I have no desire to get married/have kids. This somehow attracts a lot of men who are unavailable or emotionally unstable, but no one I’d have a remote interest in dating.

      Nothing makes me angrier than people who feel like they can convert me into wanting marriage and kids. I’m in my mid-30s and am sure marriage is just not for me. It has nothing to do with meeting the right person.

    • Consultant in NoVA

      I’m curious as to what single women who do not do online dating do to meet people. We are so proactive with our education, careers, and finances but not always so much socially. Many women lament about being single yet
      go straight home from work every.
      single. day. Or get dolled up to go to
      the grocery store and expect people to
      approach them. Just wondering what’s worked for others.

    • Anonymous

      Date divorced guys (who otherwise fit your top-3 criteria, are nice to you above all, etc.). You know they can love and want to love. They are not as preoccupied with the young ones or the rules and the pop culture messages. They are grown-up and ready for a grown-up woman.

      • anonforthis

        I’m not so certain that this is true. I work with a man who has been married previously. He’s darn near 50, yet every woman that I’ve seen him pursue has been no older than 25. It’s kind of pathetic, actually.

        • MelD

          I have to agree. My mom had a work friend who is her age and married a woman my age. Prior to getting remarried, he dated a string of women my age and had no interest in women around his age. I’ve had a few divorced friends who want to date younger women because they are more traditional and feel like single women their own age (mid-thirties) are really going to want the traditional housewifey lifestyle. They’ll also go more for women who are in their early to mid 20s.

    • InTheSameBoat

      “I think that I need help figuring out what kind of vibe that I’m sending out that’s keeping men away, and more importantly,what’s the reason behind it.” – this is exactly what I thought, and I found a counsellor/therapist specialising in relationships. She has helped me talk through the way I perceive myself and others, and what my expectations are, and how and why I react to men.

      More than anything, clarifying what I feel and what I want helped me to decide to take action and to deliberately work on altering the way I act. Then, talking it out with her, I could see ways in which I might change my behaviour, break old patterns – just in small ways, but like you I felt maybe I was inadvertently giving off signals I didn’t intend, and I am trying to alter that. It’s scary, but I feel at last I am doing something about it instead of growing increasingly frustrated.

      I guess in summary I would say – going to a relationship counsellor is working for me. I wish you the best of luck.

  6. Nicky

    How long do your dress shoes last? Mine seem to wear down very quickly. I drive to work, don’t walk around that much, and the floors are carpeted. I even bought new car mats hoping they would rub against my shoes less.

    Should I polish them more regularly? Buy nicer shoes? Buy cheaper shoes and ditch them when they wear down? I’m looking at a pair I’ve only had for six months and they look pretty rough already (wearing at the toe, heel peeling).

    • Manoa Valley Girl

      Wear your ratty shoes while driving. If it won’t embarrass you, wear them from your parking lot to your office and then change into your good shoes. I have three categories of shoes: ratty (to/from work and lunch walks), decent (in office), and stellar (to, from, and in court). My stellar shoes last for years. I should add that I have a wardrobe for suits and shoes in my office, so it’s much easier to wear three pairs of shoes per day. . . . Oh, and I have a separate good pair of shoes in my car, one brown and one black, to wear once I get to my depo or whatever.

      • Anonymous

        I dream of having a little cupboard to put my personal things in… I hate cubicle life

    • MelD

      My work parking lot is in awful shape (lots of cracks, holes, rough areas) and just destroys shoes pretty quickly. It may be a good idea to wear some lightweight ratty shoes in that will easily fit in a drawer, as there really isn’t anything else you can do to prevent the wear and tear. Some fixes like getting heel tips replaced are pretty cheap. I also find that round, peep or almond toed shoes wear a lot less quickly than pointy toes.

  7. Redacted

    Ugh – help. My boss commandeered a transaction, completely cut me out of it (I suspect as “punishment” for me leaving work “early” at 6 pm a couple nights when my husband was out of town), and now is trying to pass the buck to me to be responsible for making sure that everything is completely in order to close today when I don’t have any idea what’s going on. The worst part is that he keeps hinting that something is messed up or missing, but won’t specify what it is, so I have a feeling that I’m being set up to take a fall today. Such a lousy way to start a day.

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