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Coffee Break: Small Black Diamond Huggies

Sydney Evan Small Black Diamond HuggiesI'm a sucker for a pair of good diamond huggies, and I love the slightly unusual materials here — rose gold and black diamonds. They look comfortable (particularly for those times you don't get a chance to take your earrings out before a long phone call), classically stylish, and subdued but noteworthy. They're $660 at Ylang 23. Sydney Evan Small Black Diamond Huggies (L-2)  

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  1. All I have to say is that I forgot to put on any earrings this morning and I feel totally naked. Gah. Normally I don’t even go earrings-less at the gym!

    I may have to start keeping a pair of emergency earrings at work…

    1. Yay, me too! I was late, and forgot and now the manageing partner is mad b/c I am suposed to go with him tonite to the Lamb’s club with the Supermarkit Guy’s and he wanted ME to present our new WC strategy, which is a take NO PRISONER’s approach, meaning we litieagate EVERYTHING. The manageing partner said that this will mean alot more billeable hours for us, but we are NOT goieng to pitch it that way. We will say that to many of their employee’s are getting away with fake injurie’s which need to be questioned–many time’s REPEATEDLEY– in order to ENSURE that there is no hanky panky goeing on. Once they say “YES, GO AT IT” we will start the billeing clock with a blizzerd of motion’s in court for each case. This will tire out the plaintiff’s and we will WIN, especialy if the judge has me wear my new RED outfit! YAY!!!!!!!

      Sam called and said hello, and I told him about Butch. He does NOT like Butch’s firm. They are shady, he say’s. He wondered how I met Butch and I told him I saw him on LEX. He said Lex is cheep–better to walk on Park Ave South. I told him I saw Gonzalo (another ex) with his hands down the pant’s of a woman, and he was grabbeing at her tuchus right on the street! He said that he was NOT suprized. FOOEY! He said he would be happy to grab my tuchus if that is what I wanted, but I said NO.

      Myrna is goieng to meet me at the Lamb’s Club, and the manageing partner will tell the Supermarket Guys that she is an intern. That way, we can bill them for her meal also! YAY!!!!!

        2. @Shoplifter – I know Ellen isn’t real. I was being facetious. Maybe that that didn’t come across but sometimes I read her posts and they make me laugh.

    2. I often keep a pair of emergency earrings in my purse for just such an occasion. I had an allergic reaction (nickel) to a pair of earrings earlier this week and I haven’t been able to wear any for days. It feels so strange!

    3. And in other news, it turns out I also was wearing my undies inside-out. #oneofthosedays

      2. Better than me. I have now on two occasions realized my underwear are on backwards. And I’m not talking about a regular pair of bikinis

  2. Anyone have recs for professional sheath dresses, preferably in suiting fabrics, for tall women? I’m 5’11” and have finally accepted that 38″ really isn’t long enough for me (at least in most brands) and am looking for dresses that are 39″ or better yet 40″+. J. Crew is the only place I’ve been able to find with dresses that meet these specs and that’s more than I want to spend for regular wear. Conservative brands like Talbots and Lands End seem to have a lot of ponte dresses (which I have plenty of) but next to nothing in suiting fabrics (plus I think Talbots hemlines are getting shorter…)

    1. BR has tall sizes, if that brand fits you. I’m not sure what body type you are. I’m 5’10” and I live in Theory, JCrew, and Lafayette NY as well, but those seem out of your price range. I do have a few Calvin Klein dresses that are long, they are older though — I find the new CK stuff is cut for a different body type than mine (someone with hips, as I have none. literally none. my hips are about 4 inches different than my waist so I’m basically a prepubescent boy)

      1. Thanks! BR fits me ok but I don’t love the quality and they seem to have had a really weak selection of work-appropriate tall dresses the last couple years (same with Ann Taylor). Unfortunately I just placed a huge order with CK and had to return all the dresses because they came about 2-3″ above my knee when standing (they said they were 38″ from shoulder). A year or two ago I’d have kept them because they were cheap and otherwise cute but I’m realizing now (as I very quickly approach 30) that its just too short. The Calvin Klein pencil skirts came to my knees though, so I have a new source for skirts!

        1. I’m 5’9″ and had to return several size 8 dresses for being too short this past winter/spring – I think they’ve substantially shortened their basic dress patterns.

          1. Same. I have a lot of dresses from Talbots from 2011/2012 that are knee length or longer on me, but the ones I ordered recently were several inches above my knee. I think they’re shortening their hemlines in an attempt to appeal to a younger crowd.

      3. +1 on the no-hips body type. I am not nearly as tall as you, LH, but have zero hips. I just went into my local Ann Taylor for suiting – typically I don’t shop there because the fit is off, but a new suit was desperately needed, and Kat posted about the huge sale – and picked up several sheath dresses that are lovely but will have to be taken in quite a bit from the waist down.

        1. Sorry, that was in reply to Moon Moon, not LH. The comment is in the right place on the thread, but I addressed it to the wrong person.

    2. You might want to check the dresses you currently have and see if you can let down the hems, if cost is a concern. Sometimes you can pick it out and let it down an inch or two.

        1. +1 to this. My tailor charges around $10 or $15, and will tell me beforehand how much extra length I’ll get from the alteration. Usually what she does is uses as much of the original fabric as possible, and then attached a neutral strip of fabric to the edge and folds that up to create the new hem.

    3. Have you tried J Crew Factory? I’d never looked there before and was really happy with the prices for a dress and shorts that I got recently.

      2. A warning if you’re newly discovering JC Factory: the quality of their suiting material dresses is awful IMO. I have a couple of the retail Emmaleigh dresses so I recently ordered the factory version and the fabric felt so cheap and stiff. Returned immediately.

    4. I generally always wear 40” dresses. I have had good luck with Boden (tall sizes), Tahari ASL (regular, but they leave a lot of hem to let out) and Eliza J (regular, but again, they leave a lot of room to let out).

      Maggy London has a lot of 40 – 42” dresses, although not sure in suiting fabric.

      In general, Nordstrom is fantastic for this because they always include the length of all of their dresses online.

    5. Maybe not this time of year, but definitely check out Boden. You may have to tailor the torso slightly (they cut a bit boxy), but a few darts from my tailor and their dresses look great on me. Also, you may want to check out LongTallSally if you have a super-long torso.

    7. Hugo boss does fabulous classic sheaths that are 40-41″. Pricey, but I’d rather have one of those than 10 other cheaper ones. You may find them on sale at Nordies.

  3. Thanks all for your suggestions this morning. I was just able to reply to some of your comments. I don’t have a milk supply problem (yet?); I think I have a baby-not-eating-enough problem. Sounds like I need to get to the pediatrician. I guess my real question was: did anyone else have trouble when their baby started daycare? Did your baby eat a little less or sleep a little more? What was the transition like?

    1. I thought questions like this was the point of [thissite] moms? I really think we need a forum instead of a site…

      1. Seconded – you might be better served posting there in terms of useful responses.

      2. Just so you know, many of us have had difficulty using Corpor*tte moms as a forum due to the way it’s set up and the (in)frequency of posts where “current” comments can be posted.

        Also, we have Kat and an editor to regulate subject matter here. We really don’t need your unsolicited hall monitoring.

        1. Totally agree. And, while I was excited about thissite for moms, the animosity towards the whole topic seems strange. it was one post – with one question – looking for support. how is that different from, say, a clerkship question? do we all demand a thissite for lawyers? or, a “I’m visiting this city – what should I do?” Do we hostiley refer the person to thisssite for travel advice? we’re not all. the. same. It’s not excessive. What’s the big deal?

          1. Agreed. Not a mom (yet – hopefully one day) but I’m still interested in those topics. And I don’t wear makeup, so I’m completely disinterested in those posts – I skip right past the questions and comments about lipstick/mascara/nail polish etc. But it doesn’t bother me.

          2. +1. Not a mom yet either and I definitely skip over some of the mom threads (although I sometimes read them and I’ve learned a lot about pregnancy and motherhood from here!) but I also skip over plenty of questions about beauty, dieting, etc. There’s a whole mix of topics on this site and not sure why people get so worked up about pregnancy/motherhood questions but not other off-topic questions.

          3. Totally agree. I don’t understand the animosity towards parenting questions. I thought it might be a sensitive topic problem, but there are plenty of “acceptable” topics that touch on sensitive areas (dating, weight loss/gain, breakups, engagements, etc.) without objection. So I don’t get it.

            (Also, I accidentally clicked Report instead of Reply. I hope that doesn’t get the comment sent to moderation.)

          4. +1 Not a mom yet but love reading about mom/baby issues. I find it really interesting because I think working moms are studs and like to store the information away for future use when I am one!

    2. I just looked at your responses. Good news, your supply looks good. Did baby just start daycare this week? If so, it may take her a little while to adjust. My baby didn’t eat much when we got our nanny for 2 weeks and then she adjusted and started eating again. Your previous figure of 11x/day is much more typical from what I remember at that age. She may want to eat a lot more on the weekends. I might try feeding her twice in the morning also (earlier than normal and then when you arrive at daycare, maybe?). Definitely get a weight check at the dr though to make sure she is still OK on weight.

      I might add another pumping session to your day and just bring big ice packs and store it. I think you can keep milk at room temp for 4 hrs, refrigerated for 10 hrs or so (check kellymom because I am not sure).

      Depending on how far your daycare is from your study location/barbri, I would try to go there and feed her there in the middle of the day. You could also scope out different libraries, etc., at which to study that are closer to the daycare.

    3. Mom-to-be here. The moms version of this site is DEAD. I think this may be the better site on which to address these types of questions.

      1. I posted here bc the moms version of thissite is dead and generally this week seemed to have far fewer posts than normal. Sorry to offend anyone.

        1. Also the mobile version is totally impossible to use. The mobile version of thissite is not perfect but manageable.

          1. The mobile version yet terrible. I checked a couple of days ago and I thought the last post was May 23. I’ve never seen more than the weekend posts. Not sure how I’m missing them.

      3. I posted a comment on thissite moms the other day saying (respectfully, I thought) that I hoped the reassessment would include content actually posted to the site instead of a newsletter, since I don’t like the whole newsletter concept and won’t sign up for one; I don’t want stuff cluttering up my inbox, and for me, a primary value of the site would have been in the comments. I’m sure I’m not the only one. I’m don’t know why, when thissite is so successful, Kat attempted a totally different format. In any event, the comment appears to have been deleted. I’m not sure what’s going on over there, but there are no posts, no discussions, the whole thing looks dead.

        I’m so, so disappointed moms hasn’t panned out. I was really excited for it. I even tried to offer to contribute, but tech problems on their end prevented e-mail delivery and I gave up after a few tries. I really think Kat bit off more than she could chew launching a new site with Baby #2 due imminently; I hope it can be revived when there are time/energy resources to devote to it.

        1. nvm, to be fair, I see the comment now… must have jut been in moderation last time I looked.

    4. I just responded on the other thread, but short answer is that yes, I think it’s normal that some babies respond this way to daycare. She may be napping less there and/or too distracted to eat well. But you probably need to wake her sometime overnight to get her to eat more.

      1. This is a good idea if she is not gaining weight well enough – I would put the additional feeding at midnight or so.

          1. my daughter did this. it turned out that she had to have her milk warmed super warm — just like when it came from me — which, of course, was the opposite of my son, who would drink at any temp, including right out of the fridge.

            She also very much preferred a certain type of bottle — and we literally tried all on the market to figure out which one.

            So, there could be a variety of reasons the babe isnt eating, but its probably worth trying a bunch of different things to see if you can get her to eat.

        2. If baby is sleeping through the night (what a huge blessing!), I would check with your pedi before waking for a feed. If the baby isn’t losing weight, waking isn’t usually necessary. And extra sleep while bar studying is HUGE.

    5. I went back to work about 3 weeks ago and I don’t need to pump very often at work. I pump twice and try to get ~14 to 15 oz per day. The babysitter says that baby eats between 12 and 15 oz per day, but there are times when I pick her up and spy a pretty full bottle, making me think she is not getting the last bottle. I try to nurse her right when we get home. She then sleeps from ~ 7:00 to 10:30. I feed her again before bed (she sleeps with us) and then usually once in the middle of the night / early morning. She will then nurse again quickly before daycare.

      But with daycare, that’s really only 4 feedings at home. And one of them is a quick one as we go out the door. I haven’t necessarily noticed my supply tanking, but I don’t get engorged as much as I used to. She’s gaining weight (I know you said you don’t have an infant scale, but I do the weigh myself and then weigh her trick and I can tell she’s gaining that way) so it may just be that my supply is regulated enough that I don’t get engorged anymore.

      One of the things I read is that adding (even a very quick) a pumping session will definitely increase supply. So, 3 ten minute sessions is better than 2 30 minute sessions.

    6. Corporettemoms is terrible. Can’t you guys just scroll by if you aren’t interested in her post?

  4. I would like these a lot more if it was just the center row of black diamonds on the rose gold.

    Speaking of rose gold, I’d love to find a pair of rose gold flats or flat sandals and none of the Zappos options jumped out at me. Has anyone seen any lately? I’m a 7.5 or 8. Bonus points if they come in wide widths!

      1. Good to know about Corso Como! I did see those but I don’t love narrow straps on the heel. My feet just seem to get ripped up by everything.

        1. Gotcha. They’re pricey but Gentle Souls has a couple of rose gold options on 6pm. I can tell you they are the single most comfortable brand I’ve ever worn and they really are gentle – no breaking in period or anything. I try to buy them on sale and they frequently pop in places like DSW or Saks Off Fifth for under $100. I rarely see them discounted much online, but I have bought their shoes for as little as $30 in stores. So if you have time to shop around, keep an eye out for them – they’re my go-tos for walking miles and miles.

          2. I can attest to the comfort of Gentle Souls. I bought a pair of gladiator style sandals for a recent vacation, which would normally tear up my feet, and they were comfortable from the second I put them on. So comfortable that I’m now going to start actively looking for their shoes as a potential go-to brand.

  5. I have an interview coming up for a clerkship (yay!). It’s been years since I’ve interviewed (I’m a few years out of law school). I generally feel more comfortable in skirt suits and for any occasion requiring a suit that’s almost always what I wear, but I do have pant suits. The issue is that the skirt on my more conservative, just below kneecap skirt suit has ripped :( and the two other skirts I have are a little shorter – 1 inch above the knee while standing – which I’m worried may be too short. Is it? Does it matter whether I wear pants or a skirt? If I wear a skirt suit, should I wear hose? I don’t usually, so it feels awkward for me, but completely happy to do it if that’s the norm. Also, how conservative should my top be? Is a patterned silk blouse (probably sleeveless or short sleeves, but I won’t be taking off my jacket obviously!) okay or should I stick to conservative solid colors? This is for a female federal judge in the Midwest, if that matters.

    Also any other advice for the interview, generally? TIA, hive :)

    1. I would wear the skirt suit (assuming no more than 1 inch above your knee) and hose, I think a patterned silk blouse is fine as long as the colors are muted.

    2. I would wear the skirt suit with hose. I don’t think that is too short, and it’s what you feel more comfortable wearing. I agree, wearing hose sucks, but I would do it anyway. No need to miss out on such a good opportunity for one hour of not wearing hose.

    3. Absolutely you should wear hose.

      As for the patterned blouse, I’d say see how it works with jacket. It might be subdued enough to work.

      I’d say as long as you can sit comfortably in the shorter skirt, go with that because you feel better in it.

    4. I’m a permanent federal trial court clerk in the Midwest. Unless you have specific information that pants would not be appreciated by the particular judge, a conservative pants suit is perfectly acceptable— no less so than a skirt suit. However, I would go with hose if you opt for the skirt suit. I don’t know that bare legs have reached critical mass as business formal, at least among the cohort currently serving as federal judges.

        2. It’s mine, too! It does have its drawbacks, though, like everything else. I’m 3* and feel very OLD next to the whippersnapper term clerks; I also really worry about being “off the track” indefinitely… if I ever did want to get back into litigation, I fear it would be quite difficult. The good outweighs the bad, though, especially because I have no intention of going anywhere anytime soon. You have to have the right personality for the job (i.e. can handle a sort-of-monastic environment) but if you’re suited for it and won’t miss the clients, opposing counsel, etc., it is very dreamy indeed.

  6. I would disagree that these look comfortable for any sort of extended phone call. What makes huggie earrings comfy is the fact that the little lever that goes through your ear gets covered by a rounded back so it’s all one smooth circle (clunky description, I know, but I haven’t foggiest how to explain this better). These jut out so it’s no different from a post earring in that it will just poke you if you have something pressed against your ear.

    I know I have griped about this before on here with other “huggie” recommendations so if this makes me a cranky old man, so be it, but this is a bit of a pet peeve of mine. I love true huggie earrings and hate being pocked by post or post-like earrings….

  7. My boyfriend of a couple of years is about to move to another city for five months to work on a political campaign. I’m really excited for him, and the new city is driving distance, but it is just now hitting me how busy he will be and how little I am likely to see him or hear from him especially as the election gets closer. So, now all our summer plans are out the window and I’m finding myself with a lot of free time. Ideas for hobbies to pick up, etc.?

    2. Join a summer sports league! I don’t know if you city has them, but if it does, they are a great way to meet other young professionals and a fun way to stay active too.

      1. Yes!And classes – foreign language? Read books! Take trips with your girlfriends!

    3. Look at the community education classes at your local community college. Arts, dance, wood shop, upholstery, stained glass, computer programming, writing, music…

  8. I ordered the Stuart Weitzman Playful sandals (link below) in the beige/cork color, and am wondering if they’ll work for what I need. I chose that color because it’s more neutral than black or silver (and I have tan skin, so silver might look off).

    I’m hoping that they can be “dressy casual” sandals. They don’t need to be evening wear, but sometimes in the summer, I’d like to go out to dinner in a cute printed pencil skirt and nice top. The casual slides I have now won’t cut it, and I don’t want to wear close toed pumps. Do you think these will work?

      2. If you think other shoes are too casual, I would think cork would too casual too. But only you can know what is too casual for you. I’d think these would look cute with a sundress, which is pretty much what I wear all summer.

  10. I’m speaking at a workshop at a state major political party convention this month. This is related to my volunteer work, not full time day job, and I am really excited. I am not exactly sure what to wear. I am struggling between more business casual as it is a workshop scheduled for Saturday afternoon, but I am a lawyer, so I feel most confident in a skirt suit.

    Suggestions?

    1. As a presenter you won’t be too out of place in a suit. Could you wear suiting separates?

    2. If you’re speaking, I think it’s appropriate to wear a suit. Wear a more colorful/printed top or necklace to keep it from being too stuffy.

    3. In my Southern state, a suit would be totally out of place at the conventions of either of our political parties. It would come off as stuffy at both. Have you been to this party’s convention before? All the ones I’ve been to, the attendees are often in casual attire and presenters/speakers in no more than business casual.

    4. My experience attending my party’s convention in my Northeast state as a delegate was that the attendees dressed VERY casually, a lot of them in sneakers, jeans, candidate t-shirt and cheap [party color] beads, some with those goofy sparkly antennae thins you can wear around holidays…The few people who dressed up were mostly business casual and they were kind of stood out as gunners? IE, in my unscientific observation, dressiness correlated with obvious sucking up /networking/ angling for senior staff positions on campaigns or in the party.

      Fully disclosure, I was basically one of those gunners.

      So anyway, I think a suit might be overkill, but you can probably find photos from last year’s event to get a sense. As an attorney, I also feel my most competent in a suit, but you have to know our audience.

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