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belle by sigerson morrison® felicia wedgesSomething on your mind? Chat about it here. So I was intrigued by Refinery 29's recent roundup of “truly comfortable” heels. My favorite were these Felicia wedges from Belle by Sigerson Morrison — I think they'd look great with dark tights and a swingy dress on the weekend. They must be pretty comfortable because they're available in a variety of places, but mostly lucky sizes. Zappos has them on sale for $259, but everyone else — Madewell, Bloomingdale's, ShopBop, Lord & Taylor — have them at full price. belle by sigerson morrison® felicia wedges (L-all)

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  1. What to wear for 30 th hs reunion in suburban Boston at end of November? Coming from California. Need help!

  2. Report on wide calf boots:
    I ended up returning the boots from WideWidths [dot] com. When I tried them with tights, I could not zip them at the widest part of my calf (and they were supposedly extra wide) and the cuff flapped around. There wasn’t a problem with returning them, although I had to get a return authorization code and insure them. If I had gotten the Tanya boot, I think I would have liked it better, but I didn’t want to try again.

    I got an email from Dillard’s that today is Boot Day so I decided to go and just try boots on and see if anything fit. What I found was that none of the supposedly Wide Calf boots fit me at all. One of them almost cut off the circulation in my leg. I ended up buying two pairs of boots for less then the price of the others and both of them have stretchy panels. For reference, my calves measure 16.5 inches at the largest part. Links to follow…

    2. Nola, I’ve resigned myself to boots with stretch panels, too.

      I’m not sure what the width of my calves is, but my main problem is that I have a tiny foot. I’m 5’8, but I have a size 6 foot. So when I buy my size or even a size up, the boot doesn’t fit my calves and the ones that fit my calves don’t fit my foot.

      1. For what it’s worth, the Alex Marie boots might work for you. There didn’t seem to be a ton of difference in the calf size for the difference foot sizes. And they ran really small. They are a Dillard’s brand.

      1. Well, here’s the thing about Duo. From their website, I cannot see that they sell in the US, although they ship to the US. They do allow you to choose your exact calf circumference, but given that I’ve had such a hard time with fit, I wouldn’t know what to choose for a fit with leggings, etc. I just don’t want to get into a trial and error of international shipping with boots that would be a stretch for me financially. I needed to be able to try boots on.

    1. you and i have the same size calves. I amlacking in heeled black boots. I love these, and have had good luck with me too in the past. You are such an enabler!!!

      1. Sorry! They are a great price, I think. I had almost talked myself out of them, but then the young saleswoman sald to me – “I’m not trying to push you but I can’t believe you’re saying that – your eyes lit up when you tried those on!” And she was right.

  4. Ladies, I am finally ready to get an IUD after hearing so many raves (including here). But of course I waited until I graduated and was off my cushy student health center deal to make up my mind- agh!

    Anyone have recommendations for ob-gyns in NYC taking BC/BS? Bonus points if you’ve gone to them to get an IUD.

    Many thanks!

  5. Perhaps too late in the weekend but anyone have recs for warmer running tights? It’s supposed to be a bad winter here but I’d like to get outside as much as possible. I was walking in the hills this morning and came home with red legs.

    1. I have a lined pair of Nike pants that are fairly warm, but when it gets really cold I have a pair of wind-resistant Brooks tights that are great. I’ll try to find a link.

    2. I wear in Road Runner Sports High-Speed Compression Fitted Tights for my runs after the weather hits the low 40s. They were perfectly fine for some mornings last winter in the mid 20s, but I wasn’t dealing with too much wind or rain on top of that. For crazy wind, rain, and/or temps below 25, I start layering.

      Take a look at Pearl Izumi’s Infinity Thermal Tight or their Alpine Pant, if you can. I tried on the latter and LOVED the feel & overall fit, but had to return them once I admitted to myself that they were an inch or two too short for me.

      (Also, runningwarehouse.com lets you filter by temperature & conditions, and has a great return policy.)

    3. I use Hind Arctic Drylete tights. They have been around a long time and not always easy to find but enordic dot come has them on sale $30 off, down to $49.00. they last forever. They are unisex and are wonderful down to almost zero. After that I wear a pair of goretex pants over them for another layer. The second layer really does help keep the heat in. I think the sporthill 3sp are similar, and probabaly the heavy duty Under Armour.

    4. I really like Polartec’s Powerstretch fabric. Really stretchy and breatheable, keeps you really warm without suffocation ever. I can cross-country ski in it down to 10o no problem, it’s great for cold-weather biking, it wears like iron.

  6. What a crazy mess! I am up so early today and am SO busy lateley that I have to rest today! I completeley forgot about the manageing partner telling us we had to meet at a school in Brooklyn Saturday to clean up and paint. Fooey! So Lynn call’s me at 9:30 in the MORNING from the school to see where I was. I told her I was just leaveing my apartement and would be comeing there soon. Myrna told me that she wanted to go anyway, and David said he would help to, and meet us at this school. The manageing partner was happy we all fineally showed up. He aksed David alot of question’s and we did some painting and left around 2:00 after eateing some pizza! Yay!!!

    David took us on a bus to his apartement. It is very big, but it is dark b/c it is faceing a wall. He call’s it early industreial, but it is not where I would live. He rent’s it with a guy, Adam, who is a musican in heavy metal. Adam was stareing alot at me and also Myrna also, but he need’s a shave and a shower (FOOEY!). Myrna still liked him. Anyway, his apartement is in a big wearhouse and mabye he needs some furniture, but David already has a bed and a desk. So we decided we would NOT go to IKEA, b/c it was late, and I had paint on my shoe. Myrna wanted to go out again with those guy’s but I was to tired, so we agreed we would drink some wine at the apartement and said we would do something after I got back from Saint Louis.

    David was a gentelmen b/c he walked us to the subway. I told my dad he gave me a hug and my dad said he like’s David and want’s me to be nice to him. My dad is usueally right about thing’s so I said I would be nice and Myrna and I will meet him and Adam again. I wish I did NOT have so many thing’s going on. I was suposed to get my hair trimmed today but am just goieing to stay home today watch TV after I pick up my dry cleaneing.

  7. i’m looking for gift suggestion for a mid-level attorney who was visiting my big law office for a significant period of time. her stint at our office is almost over and we’re looking to get her a gift. she’ll be returning to another firm where we’ll have ongoing contact with her but she’ll be in more of a business role rather than a legal role.

    the gift will come from a group of attorneys, including men and women (more men than women though) and ranging from senior associates to senior partners. the budget is really flexible (something on the nicer/more expensive end). i’m leading the gift research, and i’m at a loss for a gift idea that would seem professional yet memorable. she’s established pretty close relationships with some of us, so something formal like a mont blanc pen or something seems too impersonal. but, at the same time, jewelry like a brooch seems a bit unprofessional. fwiw, she’s in her early 30s, married without kids. any suggestions?

    1. I’m just wondering if a small leather item would be less impersonal than a pen – something luxurious she could use every day? Like a sunglass case / lanyard / cosmetic pouch / train pass case, or a coordinated set of several items. Bottega Veneta springs to mind.

  9. Late to the party – hopefully someone’s still reading! I’m headed to Boston for thanksgiving weekend with my boyfriend. Can someone recommend a hotel? We don’t have a particular area in mind. Would like the hotel to be modern and clean- maybe a boutique hotel? Thanks!

    1. My husband stayed at the Eliot Hotel in Back Bay a few years ago and loved it. He got it on one of the deal sites (Hotwire?), but I’m guessing it’s pricey.

  10. I am a longtime Corporette reader, but first time poster. I need help! I am three months pregnant and work in an office where suits are required most days. I have no clue where to even start building a maternity wardrobe. I am even clueless on weekend wear. Any suggestions? I am normally a size 6-8 but am already unable to button my jeans! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

    1. Welcome! Unfortunately, I don’t have any advice but I just wanted to let you know that these weekend open threads really die down (like Saturday afternoon… it’s mostly a Friday night/Saturday morning thing I’ve found). Try posting again tomorrow and you’ll probably get some helpful responses. Congratulations on your pregnancy!

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