Suit of the Week: Mixed Tweed Suit

Suit of the Week: Mixed Tweed Suit

For busy working women, the suit is often the easiest outfit to throw on in the morning. In general, this feature is not about interview suits for women, which should be as classic and basic as you get — instead, this feature is about the slightly different suit that is fashionable, yet professional. Here’s my…

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Coffee Break: Ruby Flat

Coffee Break: Ruby Flat

Ooh: I’m always excited to see a sleek but comfortable flat, and this keyhole flat from Sam Edelman looks fabulous — and it’s on sale. Of course the sapphire blue caught my eye, but it comes in a zillion colors at Amazon (with some lucky sizes as low as $44!), Zappos, and Nordstrom. The pictured…

Coffee Break: Grid-It! Organizer

Coffee Break: Grid-It! Organizer

I think a reader recommended this — it’s a Grid-It! organizer with lots of little straps that hold things in place. I can see this as being helpful in a number of ways — if you’re the kind of person who carries a Mary Poppins–type of tote bag with a ton of space inside but…

Weekend Open Thread

Weekend Open Thread

Something on your mind? Chat about it here. I’m sure I’ve mentioned this cardigan before, but if the national events (and international events) of the past couple of weeks make you want to cook some recipes from McSweeney’s Blue Apron parody while you hunker down to order emergency preparedness supplies recommended by The Sweethome, I must say…