Coffee Break – “Modern Metallic” Gold Resin Geometric Frontal Necklace

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Kenneth Cole New York "Modern Metallic" Gold Resin Geometric Frontal NecklaceOooh: Love the geometric look to this necklace from Kenneth Cole New York. I'd wear it to jazz up a ton of simple shapes — the black turtleneck, a solid colored cardigan or boatneck sweater — and even as part of a more layered look, such as with a crisp button front blouse, open to mid-chest, with a meant-to-be-seen tank top or camisole beneath it. The necklace is $98 at Endless. Kenneth Cole New York “Modern Metallic” Gold Resin Geometric Frontal Necklace (L-2)

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  1. Not to be a suck up, but can I just say how impressed I am at how seamlessly corporette has been operating with Kat on maternity leave? Having guest posters has added a little fresh air to things, and I’m so happy that things are humming right along. I just hope that means that Kat isn’t spending too much time on us, and not enough time on the new bundle of joy.

    1. Definitely, I’ve been amazed. But of course, haven’t posters commented before about how fantastically organized she is? (When she’s talked about having charts and lists and systems for everything). I’m sure that’s really helping things along.

      Of course, I’m sure that I could be that organized, if I just put the time that I spend, say, reading the internet into organizing things . . . Ha!

  2. Gorgeous necklace. I’d be really tempted to buy it in silver.

    This morning it felt like a monsoon in NYC. I was soaked up to my knees by the time I got to the subway from my apartment, but my hair was dry because of my cute bubble umbrella. I have gigantic calves and cannot wear rain boots unless they are the little ankle ones. When I got to work, I saw a male cowoker wearing these rubber covers on his shoes. They remind me of those silicon baking sheets and fit fairly tight over his shoes. Has anyone ever seen these before for women? I’d love to find some because they dried super quick and seemed to flatten out so they wouldn’t take up as much space as rain boots would.

      1. Yes please on the rainwear post. I hate to admit it, but I had to resort to wearing my gym sneakers today in the lake that is New Jersey. My old rain boots have a leak, so they’re in the trash, and I couldn’t deal with how soggy my ballet flats got on the commute home yesterday.

        1. Last fall I broke down and bought a pair of Hunter boots. Best rainwear purchase I’ve ever made! And they come in such fun colors!!

          1. I would love Hunters, but I’ve tried every rain boot imaginable and nothing fits over my 18″+ circumference calves.

          2. Have you looked at the Huntress boots by Hunter? They are taller than an ankle boot (although not knee high), and also have a wider circumference.

    1. You got me to poke around Amazon (I’m on hold). This might work (but it would look horrible), but I’m not sure it’s what you had in mind: http://www.amazon.com/Outdoor-Survival-Scouting-Footwear-Waterproof/dp/B005G10DE6/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1315510904&sr=8-12

      But the reason that I posted is that I did find them . . . for dogs! http://www.amazon.com/PAWZ-Disposable-Reusable-Boots-Medium/dp/B001J1Y9VA/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1315510904&sr=8-8

      Tell me those aren’t adorable! Oh, and this picture is even better: http://www.amazon.com/Dog-Boots-Pawz-Set-Small/dp/B001J22876/ref=pd_bxgy_k_img_b !

      1. I am cracking up – has anybody seen the It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode with the Kitten Mittens? I know they have it on Hulu (which I can’t link to because it’s blocked at work). Go watch it. Now.

    2. yes. My BF has some, and you can get them for women’s shoes, I believe. The brand is Tingley. A lot of the shoe repair places around NYC seem to carry them occasionally, so check there.

  3. Can I threadjack? I need to tell someone! I just learned that my agency just got a ruling in a case that we had a hearing on 2 years ago. ( and what a hearing it was–other side’s clients spent 2 full days smirking and making meant-to-be-overheard comments about how idiotic the gov. Was and how they had a slam dunk case). Not only did we win, we’re getting a very nice amount of penalty dollars!! Unfortunately, no one in my unit is around to celebrate and insist on an afternoon Dairy Queen run. :-(

    1. Congratulations! That’s awesome! And you should take yourself out to DQ to celebrate. :-)

    2. Congrats! and any time you can go to DQ, do so (I was just lamenting this afternoon to a fellow former-southern co-worker how I would sell my soul for a DQ in NYC. So wonderful.)

  4. I’m in need of some non-work fashion advice. I’m attending a black tie wedding later this fall at a very posh hotel in coastal New England. My husband is in the wedding and will therefore be renting a tux chosen for him. My question, what should wear? I’m from the Midwest and have never been to a black tie event before. Do I need a long gown? Is a knee-length dress appropriat if it’s formal enough? Any recommendations on where to shop? I know the work dresses and casual sundresses I have now are not going to cut it. Thanks!

    1. Oh– another thought is to rent something from e.g. Rent the Runway. While it’s still not cheap ($50+) is a lot less than buying something you likely may not wear again.

    2. Is it “black tie,” “black tie optional,” or “black tie recommended”? That makes a difference.

    3. Go with a long gown. Look for something classic and on sale so you don’t spend too much on a gown you’ll probably only wear once. I always thinks it’s better to be overdressed than to feel underdressed. Also, after the wedding, you can take the dress to a tailor and have it hemmed to knee-length so you can get more wears out of it.

    4. Look at Lord and Taylor, if you have them. I needed formal wear and they have the best selection. It’s not all teen-age prom dresses, but a variety of good looking formal dresses in a variety of prices. If your husband is in a tux, you could “get away” with a shorter dress, but I would recommend long as you might feel more comfortable.

    5. To me, black tie means a long dress. Any department store will have a wide selection. And like Always a NYer said, if you go with something classic, you can always hem it to make it shorter.

    6. Hmm… I have not worn a long gown to a black tie event in several years (events have been in the NY suburbs, Philadelphia and SC). There has always been at least a large minority (and sometimes majority) of women in short dresses (of many ages, although the proportion of women wearing long does increase with age).

      I would probably wear a formal cocktail dress, and dress it up even further with good jewelry.

      1. Ugh, in moderation because I used “c-tail.” Here it is, edited:

        Hmm… I have not worn a long gown to a black tie event in several years (events have been in the NY suburbs, Philadelphia and SC). There has always been at least a large minority (and sometimes majority) of women in short dresses (of many ages, although the proportion of women wearing long does increase with age).

        I would probably wear a formal c-tail dress, and dress it up even further with good jewelry.

        1. Ha, maybe the moderation monster wouldn’t have gotten me if I’d scrolled down to your comment first.

    7. Definitely a long dress. (Black is totally appropriate in New England.)

      Ideeli had tadashi shoji on sale today (not sure if there is anything left at this point) who makes some lovely, lovely gowns.

      1. Have to second the recommendation on tadashi shoji. I wore a lovely one-shoulder draped gown of theirs to a black tie wedding and it was both slimming and super comfortable. I also got a ton of compliments!
        My two cents – if you can, try to get something in a dark color so that compliments you that isn’t black – like a navy, eggplant, or hunter green. Long black dresses are very chic in NYC, but I always enjoy being one of the few women in a true color – even if it is a subdued one. And it feels a bit more festive for a wedding!

        1. Tadashi Shoji is like the classiest long-dress brand ever. I adore all the designs so much, even though I can only wear about 1/5 of them and can’t afford most of that.

          The Nordstrom Rack in Orlando recently had a few Tadashis in, and I snagged a $400 long ivory gown for my best friend- for $60! She’d never get one for herself, but it’s a look that will never go out of style, and she’ll need it for some fancy shindig eventually!

    8. I wore a short dress (but dressy dress) to a black tie optional wedding in DC 10 yrs ago or so. I was the only person not in at least a 3/4 length dress. I’d go long.

    9. Men in tuxes = women in long gowns.

      Men in full suits = women in long, tea or c–ktail length gowns

      Jacket and tie optional = tea or c–ktail dresses

      I second (third?) the rec for Tadashi gowns. Often you can find them on deal sites. Plus a good formal dress will last you for years, so it’s worth the money.

    10. Long gown. If you don’t want to spend much, check places like TJ Maxx and Marshall’s. Sometimes they have some good ones (I once found the most gorgeous black Ralph Lauren gown at marshall’s, but had no place to wear it, so didn’t get it. I tshould have gotten it as a “just in case” piece to have).

    11. A cocktail dress is appropriate for a black tie affair. It would not be appropriate for white tie. I’ve been to both, and almost all of the black tie events have mostly shorter dresses, especially if it’s a younger crowd. If you’re on the fence, ask your husband to find out what the bridesmaids are wearing. If they’re wearing cocktail dresses then you certainly wouldn’t look out of place if you also wore a cocktail dress.

    12. My comment is stuck in moderation – maybe because of the word c–ktail?? – but the gist of it was shorter dresses are perfectly acceptable for a black tie affair; you would only be required to wear an evening gown if it were white tie. Try to find out what the bridesmaids are wearing to guage the level of fanciness you should aspire to.

      1. Oh, and I use the word “required” lightly – I’ve been to white tie events where some ladies wore very nice short dresses.

  5. Thread jack….

    My partner (a stay at home dad) just gave me a dirty look for needing to work late the third day in a row, and I told him I was sorry, handed him $500 and told him to go shopping. (he smiled and took the money…there is a nice watch he has been ogling)

    What has become of me?

    1. This is awesome. Good on both of you. I hope he remembers to bring the kid with him to the mall :).

    2. I smell a divorce in 2-3 years. It’s a very rare man that can do the stay at home parent thing, and wait for cash handouts from his partner without feeling emasculated.

          1. Wow…rather than getting judge-y, calling you a b*, and making a prejudicial remark about lawyers, I’m going to guess that you have some bad experience with men in your past. I have too, and you are right that it is rare to find a man who is not insecure and whose sense of his own manhood is fragile.

            And, you know what, if I work three nights in a row frequently over the next three years, I bet my relationship would be in trouble. This is something my partner and I talk about and think about, and this is a rare occurrence.

            Thankfully, my man is secure in his identiy, and I’m not controlling about our money so he never has to ask for a handout. Our relationship is a partnership, and we both value the work the other does.

            I put the comment here because I thought women on this site would think it was funny and ironic given some of the posts I’ve seen about women gettig their MRS degree, etc. Thanks for having my back, Little Lurker. Perhaps I should get back to work now :P

          2. Actually, no. I have not had some earth shattering bad experience with men that gave me my opinion about what you described. I have just lived in the world long enough to gain common sense.

          3. MAnon, extra points if you patted his head or chucked him under the chin! Thanks for sharing a moment of humanity with us.

            And, BTW, I think it’s *totally* appropriate to make predictions about a stranger’s marriage based on one 10-second interaction. Runnin for it makes Gottman look like a piker. (eyeroll)

      1. Right there with you, MAnon. I refuse to make generalized and ignorant judgmental comments about Runnin For It. It just makes me sad that she made her remarks and, unfortunately, has had the type of life experience that has led to her common sense. I’m sure there are lots of men out there who fit the bill — lots probably — but, thankfully, not all of them do. Society really messes people up.

    1. I think it continues to be true that women need to be twice as good as men in order to be considered half as good.

    2. Is there some reason to believe that she was fired because of her sex? I guess I’m not really seeing the issue (with the admission that I have no idea how Yahoo is run, but it does seem to me that it’s not been doing all that well lately). As for the idea of some sort of affirmative action for females, I would be absolutely against it. I definitely do not want special privileges because I’m a female, and, quite frankly, I would find it insulting. (I like you a lot, LL, so please don’t read me as being rude with that, just frank.)

      As for the fact that there are fewer female CEOs, I’m actually not that bothered by that- people make different choices all of the time, and becoming a CEO is the sort of accomplishment that takes a lot of choices, including a lot of choices that mean that you give a lot of other things up and take extraordinary risks. There’s nothing wrong with making or not making those sorts of choices or taking those risks, and if more women then men decide that they don’t wish to give up the things that they would have to give up to reach that level of accomplishment, then there’s nothing wrong with it.

      1. I like you too, Lyssa. No offense taken.

        There was a better quote from another article I read this morning that I can’t find….something from the feminist head of some womanly organization saying how she can’t speak to the Yahoo case per se, but that there is a certainly a culture that doesn’t promote female inclusion. YMMV.

        I tend to think it’s still relevant given the discussion we had yesterday about sexism on Mad Men, but of course this is industry and region specific.

      2. That’s a good point about the life choices required to become a CEO…maybe it’s better to critique the whole system of what type of work and life choices get rewarded and what doesn’t than to advocate encouraging women to fit into roles designed to work in a patriarchal system. (I think I just brought up the liberal vs radical feminist thing)

        I think this issue is particularly important in academia, where there are equal numbers of assistant professors, but far more male profs who are tenured and are full professors. Where I was teaching (before I left academia to do consulting work full-time), I knew three brilliant, talented, productive young professors who were denied tenure. They all had young children, and given the lack of tenured female professors at that college with children, I don’t think it was a coincidence.

        1. I think think you are so right — our society is out of whack with life balance. There’s a reason men are rarely asked how they balance fatherhood and work, and why women are excoriated for whatever choice they make. A truly healthy society would embrace all kinds of choices and flexibility for both male and female parents, and would not make giving up everything else in your life a condition for leadership positions, tenure, etc.

  6. So I just had an unpleasant interview experience. Yesterday I had a great phone interview for a job at a big company. I got a callback this morning. They wanted me to do another pi. This time with the Director and a contractor who specializes in my field. They also scheduled an in-person meeting for next week.

    The contractor asked me technical questions and I passed them, but for some reason the Director took against me. She didn’t seem to like my answer regarding my lack of experience in the company’s industry. I have some experience, but not a lot. And the industry is not that different from the one I’m in.

    After that she asked me very pointed and kind of invasive questions. She even questioned my college major. I graduated almost 20 years ago. It’s not relevant. She was unbelievably rude to me. And then she cancelled next week’s meeting. She said she wanted to speak to other candidates.

    1. That sucks. FWIW, that Director does not sound like someone I would like to work with.

    2. Ugh, that sucks. I had a similar interview a few years ago (though in person)–it was for a job with the exact same title as I’d had about a year before, and I’d been doing something very related but slightly different for a year and the director of the department suddenly was all “I just don’t think you have any of the experience required for this job” and I was flabbergasted. Guess I won’t be working there unless she leaves someday…sigh.

    3. Wow! Until I read about canceling the next round, I was all set to tell you that it might turn out like my similar experience did. When I interviewed for my present job with a group of managers/HR folks (and there were several open positions at the time) I had a similar experience with “Manager”. I seemed so hostile I called a friend who worked at the agency to ask “what the heck is wrong with Manager.” My friend was amazed because it didn’t sound like her at all. Turns out she was trying to see how well the candidates would respond to something adverse. I ended up with one of the jobs and was first on Manager’s list for her staff.

    4. Just because she grilled you pretty tough doesn’t mean that all hope is lost. One of my husband’s peers grills his favorite candidates and goes light on those he doesn’t plan to hire. His approach is that if he doesn’t like you, there’s no need to see what you’re made of. Those he has ended up hiring always assumed they blew the interview ;-)

  7. More good news from bs studies:

    http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/survey_reveals_profile_of_unhappy_worker_shes_unmarried_42_and_a_lawyer_or_/

    “According to the profile, the unhappy worker is a 42-year-old unmarried woman with a household income under $100,000 working in a professional position. In other words, she’s a doctor or a lawyer, according to a press release.

    The profile of a happy worker, on the other hand, is a 39-year-old married man with a household income between $150,000 and $200,000 in a senior management position, with one young child at home and a wife who works part-time. “

    1. Why does the second profile have to be a man? If I were in that position, I’d be happy, too. I’d be 2 years younger and make at least twice as much money. I’d be the boss and I’d be married with a child.

      Instead, I’m basically the poster girl for the first profile, except that I’m a year younger and I’m not a doctor or a lawyer.

  8. Oh, Bunkster, I’m sorry. I know how badly you want to get out of your current job!

    This is going to sound trite, but true things often do: It’s not you, it’s her. For some reason, she took an unreasonable dislike to you. She knew someone with the same major and hated them, or was hoping you’d be a soprano but oops you’re an alto, or something. Meh, if you think about all the little bits that make us into a whole human being, and how effectively our/others’ lizard-brain seems to rule when we’re not paying attention, it’s really a wonder that anyone likes any of us.

    And if she was that rude to you, it sounds like she would have been as horrible to work for as your current boss.

    Wishing for better things for you.

    1. Thank you. Oddly enough, it might be my major. She is from another country and speaks heavily-accented english. I majored in the culture/politics/language of that country.

      1. This could be insecurity. Such a person would be more comfortable around her compatriots. I’ll bet there is one in the running for this job.

  9. For anyone who is checking out the Boden sale, Boden is the 10% deal for Upromise tomorrow. For those who use it, its a great day to pull the trigger if you’ve been holding back!

  10. Brand Spanking New PD: I just saw your comment from yesterday and responded. We are totally at the same place.

    1. Why, oh why, when you click “reply” under the thread you mean to contribute to, does this site stick your comment miles away? This was for the woman with going to the black-tie wedding.

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