Coffee Break: Multi-Pocket Tote
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This bag caught my eye over at Tory Burch — it's so unusual. Apparently it “echoes jackets from the Fall '25 runway collection.” I would think of the pockets on the outside as being a bit more decorative than functional, of course, but I do think it's a cool bag.
It gets interesting with the price — it was $880, but is now marked $619. But! It also says “$527 for Private Sale.” This piqued my curiosity; I wondered if it was an archive/resale portion like you can find on some sites. But according to the offer details from the homepage, it's an online only sale that ends 8/19. Why are there two sale prices on a single product page? Who can say.
In any event, the bag is $527 for now, with free shipping in continental US. It also comes in brown. You can see everything in the sale here.
Sales of note for 8/10:
- Ann Mashburn – Seasonal sale, up to 50% off – we just included them in our updated Top 10 Brands for Comfortable Heels!
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase, $99 dresses, and extra 60% off clearance — readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it's a great separate)
- Anthropologie – Extra 40% off sale!
- Bare Minerals – Free shipping over $50! Love their Love thir OG Mineral Veil setting powder
- The Fold – Up to 50% off, further markdowns (new lines added)
- J.Crew – Up to 30% off
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off sitewide
- J.McLaughlin – Summer sale, up to 50% off
- Lilysilk – Anniversary sale, save up to 70%
- Madewell – Up to 30% off
- Me & Em – Sale! Up to 60% off (new lines just added, exclusively online)
- M.M.LaFleur – End of season sale! (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Nordstrom Rack – Clearance, new markdowns up to 75% off! Nice selection of Vince, Veronica Beard, Reiss and Rag & Bone, a ton of affordable work dresses from Calvin Klein, Maggy London, Eliza J, and Donna Morgan
- Saks Fifth Avenue – Up to $500 off your purchase! Great selection of Veronica Beard, L'Agence, Vince, and more.
- Talbots – Semi-annual red door sale, 50-60% off all markdowns, and free shipping on 150+.
- Theory – End of season sale is on! Love all the colors their best-selling sweater tee comes in, and some colors are on sale.
Has anyone tried Bared Footwear? They’re stalking me online and may have gotten me with Pipilo
Yes, love them.
I don’t get this bag. The card slots look upside down? Obviously the pockets are decorative as Kat noted, but wouldn’t it look more correct if they were right-side up?
Curious where people are buying costume jewelry these days? I have a decent collection of fine jewelry but enjoy some fun pieces mixed in. I just got an order from BaubleBar and it was awful – plasticky trash. I wasn’t expecting amazing quality but I literally have nicer necklaces from Loft! Conversely, I snagged a necklace from Veronica Beard on markdown and it was lovely but $175 for enamel and brass on sale is nuts. Please do not recommend Dorsey, I am aghast at their prices. I bought the ‘Clarette’ necklace when it was under $300 and now it’s $645 for coated brass!
Etsy. Always etsy.
Any particular sellers? I get overwhelmed by the sheer amount on offer.
The real real – they have nice costume brands in addition to gemstones.
I had nicer necklaces from CVS than some of what I received from BaubleBar.
I don’t expect influencers to be 100% honest but I am ready to stop following The Stripe and Grace Atwood at this point. Everything she recommends is either absurdly expensive, or clearly a cheap referral item. She raaaaved about her BaubleBar pieces and they are such trash IRL.
Impulsively and in random places. I’ve always been a fan of costume jewelry having a story about where you found it and that it made you smile when you saw it. Most complimented necklace years ago was found at the checkout of a random nail salon I went to with my sister. Other good finds have been at antique shops, art festivals, museums and a random store I found wandering around on holiday.
Thanks to all the commenters who responded about my shoulder. I called my doctor for a sports PT referral. Fingers crossed.
If you can find a rehab place focused on younger people/athletes, I’ve had the best luck with those PTs. If you’re in NY/NJ/CT, the hospital for special surgery has good rehab options under their brand.