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Coffee Break: Amalie Cable Knit Winter Hat

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The “large pom pom beanie trend” is still going strong, and this gorgeous one from Soia & Kyo looks lovely — and to see a nice brown option is nice, also. (And the pom is removeable, both so you can wash it as well as if you prefer a different style — love.) The secret to the trend, IMHO, is the size of the pom — the larger the pom the better and more lux it looks. This one is $65 and comes in five colors at Soia & Kyo. Amalie Cable Knit Hat Looking for something more affordable? This $10 version comes in a zillion colors and has more than 1000 solid reviews. This post contains affiliate links and Corporette® may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. For more details see here. Thank you so much for your support!

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  1. Anonymous

    Oh yes, definitely “gorgeous” for an animal to be skinned alive just to end up as a pom on a hat. Eyeroll.

    • Anonymous

      Thanks for pointing that out — that’s disgusting and disappointing. Definitely not going to order one of those.

  2. Anon

    I have accumulated so many beanies over the years; I have WAY too many. I like a good pom pom. I think I look best in the ones that fold up at the bottom. Honestly, the one I wear the most often in the winter was a free promotional hat from an event I went to a couple years back.

    • Ellen

      My dad has alot of my caps and hats, but I like the frilly white ones with the white pom pom on top, even tho my hair is blonde, men seem to melt when they see the white cap with the rabbit fur white pom pom. Dad says men fantacize over cute women who dress like that, and view us as inattainable, so when I am friendly right there in the flesh, it is all they can do to restrain themselves. I wish I would able to get one of those guys to marry me, but that has not yet happened, but I am forever hopeful. YAY!!!!

    • Anon

      Free promotional hat — what a great idea! So much better than most other swag I see.

  3. Anon

    I actually am in the market for one of these that has the fleece band inside. It’s the only thing that keeps my ears warm, but I lost the last hat I had like this and haven’t been able to find a replacement. Any recs?

    • Anonymous

      perhaps a dumb question: but what do you do if you wear makeup? I have an oily forehead (a source of soil on any hat) and often wear something like tinted bare minerals to reduce the shine. Just accept that the hat will need to be washed often? Buy 2 so you always have a clean one? And how bad is the hat hair?

      Cute girls always seem to wear these but I suspect that I’d be a hot mess, but at least I’d have a warm head.

      • Monday

        For the hat hair issue–particularly if you’re trying to preserve natural texture and avoid flatness–I recommend a satin-lined hat. I actually found someone through Etsy who sews satin linings into any hat you send her! Can’t remember the store since it was long ago though.

        • Carrots

          To avoid flatness, I’ve also flipped my part the other way before I put my hat on and then flipped it right when i take the hat off and get to work. Not perfect, but if I’m not trying to have an amazing hair day, it works.

      • Coach Laura

        I had a knit hat that I loved that was too itchy so I sewed a plain fleece headband inside. Took about 5 minutes. Getting fabric from a store would have worked too but would have been 100X the effort.

  4. LittleBigLaw

    I’d like to switch from carrying everything in an overfilled and way too heavy tote bag to a purse and briefcase combo but don’t want to look old fashioned. Can this be done? I regularly carry a laptop and several files back and forth each day and commute by car. Any recommendations for a lightweight and court-appropriate case that won’t make me look like I’m channeling the 80s? Budget under $700

    • Anonymous

      I carry a black tote with my files and laptop (currently an open top but structured Kate Spade tote with a flat bottom and feet) and whatever purse I’m carrying at the moment.

    • Coach Laura

      I like the Lodis Audrey Jana or Audrey Brera. They coordinate with other purses or you can get Lodis purses that would coordinate/match. They are lovely and long-wearing.

    • Anonymous

      Try the Victorinox Divine. It’s a great brief-tote that has all the pockets and fits all the things. I love it.

  5. Soia & Kyo

    I need a beautiful wool coat that will be warm and I’m hoping that S&K will be it. I will have to order. How do they run? If I am a pear, are they pear-friendly? I have gotten LE wool coats before and I’m looking for something sleeker. And I need to be able to drive in it, so if the arms are remotely tight (parking garage), it likely won’t be for me. But they are so pretty and I can now justify the $$$ after dreaming of them for years.

    • Anonymous

      I’m probably responding too late BUT those coats are beautiful, but I don’t think they will be warm. The ones I clicked on were only 55% wool at best, the rest polyester. I recommend looking at Aritzia, their Babaton and Wilfred lines are high quality. Personally I was in the store yesterday and found the Wilfred coats warmer/more substantial than Babaton, but they both will be warmer than S&K (cheaper too!)

  6. Vicky Austin

    I didn’t know “large pom-pom beanie” was a trend, but I am fully on board and will probably cling to it like I do my tall boots now.

      • Vicky Austin

        Oh, for me too (opposite of NYC, lol). I meant more like that I didn’t know it was a “trend” because I thought it was just how lots of hats are.

  7. Where to find shirts for LONG armed men?

    My boyfriend needs a sleeve that is 36 or 37 inches long but he is also slim/athletic. Where to shop for this body type?

    Even the thought of shopping nearly moves him to tears at this point. He says he has the body of a freak, where in fact he has the body of a former special forces operator…and he looks downright slovenly/ridiculous because nothing fits.

    Nordstrom?

    • AZCPA

      What kind of shirts does he need – dress, casual? American tall is a good option for casual, and Nordstrom stocks slim sizes in a 36/37 sleeve.

      • Ellen

        I concur about Nordstrom. He sounds like his arms are a little to long, but they have shirts for everyone. My ex, Alan, had very long arms, almost like an ape, but I was able to get him nice shirts there (he was a 15 1/2″ x 38″ on a good day). I say go there, or go on line and ask about their dress shirts, which come in many colors, and stripes. Good luck to you with your long-armed boyfreind. YAY!!!!

    • Anonymous

      My husband wears a 37 in shirts – I don’t think it’s actually that hard to find. Lands End and oddly Costco Kirkland brand (though sometimes you have to dig) are both good options for no-iron button downs.

    • ER

      I might start with Nordstrom or Boss. But if it’s this much of an issue, custom tailoring?

    • BT

      Try Express – they have Tall sizes online, but should also have slim cuts. It could also be that he buys from Big & tall and then get tailoring – as long as it fits thru the shoulders/chest/sleeves, tailoring can fix thru the waist.

      Also, seriously think about custom made dress shirts. or shopping where athletes (basketball players?) shop. But custom made/tailoring is going to work best.

      • Small Law Partner

        Custom might actually be cheaper than buying off the rack and paying for extensive tailoring that doesn’t even work that well. I have very odd proportions (similar to your husband – rangy and slim/athletic), and have all of my suits and my long sleeve blouses/dresses made. Cannot buy pants or jeans off the rack anywhere, so have no dress pants except suit pants and 2 pairs of jeans that I had made. Shopping definitely used to make me cry until I gave up on trying to find stuff and just had stuff made.

        • BT

          Tailoring for men is usually easier than for women- less topography at issue so the fixes are usually easier. But yes, building it right the first time is usually a cleaner product.

      • Anon

        This. There’s some great automated custom button up shirt designers out there, for a reasonable price. I haven’t tried any so I can’t recommend one specifically, but they are out there and they look like they may be useful.

    • Anonymous

      My monkey-armed husband buys dress shirts from Brooks Brothers, where you can select the sleeve length, etc. My giant brother has his dress shirts custom made. Expensive but not prohibitively.

    • anon

      Indochino is a decent source for made to measure men’s suiting and shirts. The price isn’t eye-popping and it sounds like your guy could use it.

      • Anon

        Yeah my son had a suit made at Indochine for about what he would have paid for same quality off the rack at BR or similar and altered and it fit much, much better. I would definitely give their shirts a try.

    • Picky-picky

      My husband is tall and very skinny, and the only way he could get collared shirts that fit him properly was via brooks bros bespoke service. He got the machine-washable type, set of maybe 6 in various colors/patterns (white, blue, windowpane, etc), and they last him through a year or two of weekly wear before needing to be replaced.

    • T

      Is he a former special forces operator? That’s an oddly specific comparison.

      Try Proper Cloth, or if you happen to be in NYC or Houston go see Matt at Imparali.

  8. MJ

    I love Sh_t that I Knit hats–they’re a local Boston brand, have great marketing, faux fur, provide knitting kits to cancer patients and provide a lot of Peruvian women jobs. And their beanies are adorable and soft!

  9. Anonymous

    Does anyone else tune out when they realize all the allegedly positive reviews are on amazon? Online reviews are so hard to trust (esp on amazon) that it almost feels like as much of a leap as buying something with zero reviews since they’re so unreliable.

    • Anonymous

      Made with Asian raccoon. So a lot like a dog. This would be A HUGE no from me and shocked no one else seems the least disgusted.

  11. Anonymous

    Does anyone have any great cabbage recipes? I seem to have a surplus. Thank you!

    • Vicky Austin

      Do you mind sharing where you got yours? I love that style so much and have been hunting for one in navy.

      • Anon

        It was a present, but I think it came from Amazon.

        Check out the “Melton Asymmetrical Cloche Hat” and the “Giovannio Taffeta Flower Detail Felt Cloche Dress Hat” at Dillard’s.

  13. Anonymous

    Late in the day, so I may try tomorrow, but here goes. Is there such a place that cleans your nice clothes (dry clean only or otherwise) that is not a dry cleaner ? Like, I have a bunch of things that should really be hand washed with Woolite or something (are probably technically dry-clean only, but the dry cleaner won’t get stink out), and subsequently pressed, but I never actually find time to do it, so I have like 5 semi-stinky dresses and blazers sitting in my closet at any given time. Am I the only one with this problem??

    • Anonymous

      Following with interest. I’m afraid to give this stuff to a wash and fold but also too lazy to hand wash and iron.

    • midtown anon

      i run it through my washing machine on delicate with wool wash/de-stink wash, then drop it off for pressing.

      also, PSA, if your bra and workout clothes retain sweat smell, “de-funkify” works great!

    • Anonymous

      There are people who offer these sorts of services around me as an add-on to traditional house keeping. But I’ve never seen it as a stand alone thing.

    • BT

      did you ask your dry cleaner if they also wet-wash delicate products? They may offer other laundry services.

      • Anon

        Yes, dry cleaners can also do regular or hand-washing. They launder men’s shirts, after all. Just be specific with what you want.

  14. Anonymous

    The link doesn’t work properly so I can’t confirm, but if that’s real fur I’m disappointed to see it promoted.

  15. Anonymous

    hive mind, I am madly in love with this dress. Can I wear it in black with tights and a matching jacket to work at a law office? I am a lawyer. I would not wear it to court. Calvin Klein Womens Sleeveless Round Neck Fit and Flare Dress with Sheer Inserts Dress

    • Anon

      No.

      That’s an evening dress. The sheer panels at the bottom are not work appropriate, IMHO.

      • Anonymous

        Really? I would totally wear that to work, with a jacket. The sheer panels don’t look in any way scandalous or evening to me, especially with black tights.

      • Anon

        Different Anon here – I don’t think the sheer panels are scandalous, but I think the combination of the sheer panels and the fuller, flouncier skirt make this more of a bridal shower/graduation dress (in the non-black colors, obviously) than a work dress. It probably depends on your region, your career stage (partners have more leeway in what they wear than associates do) and your personality (as someone who tends to be more reserved, I like my clothes to project authority, which this does not), but I would not wear this to work personally. If you do get it, definitely check the length carefully. On the models it looks like the solid part of the skirt ends more than 6″ above the knee, which is awfully short. Tights will hide that to some degree, but I would still want it to be significantly longer on me than on the model.

    • The Good Wife

      I totally disagree, I am also a lawyer, and I would wear it with tights and a blazer. I think it is fine. I wouldn’t wear it with bare legs or something similar where the sheer panels become more obvious.

      • Winter

        For what it’s worth, I have this dress and love it. But, I wear it to the opera/theatre/etc. and wouldn’t consider it an office dress, even with a blazer. The flouncy skirt reads “party” to me.

  16. Anonymous

    Please be gentle, I am trying to understand something here and I swear that I love my sister greatly and I try to be a compassionate person. I am a lawyer and my younger sister is also a lawyer. There is a significant age difference and we don’t live close to eachother. We reside in Canada, (she’s in a much larger urban area and I live in a smaller center). She is not out of the closet as a lesbian but is hyper sensitive about certain comments on her appearance, behavior and wardrobe and people making assumptions about her sexuality. She complains regularly about these issues and is adamant that she needs to remain closeted (I’ve tried hard to avoid expressing any opinion on this). I had a number of relationships with women before, during and after law school before marrying a man (now married ten years). I don’t identify as straight (the question doesn’t come up often) but I acknowledge that most people probably assume I am other than those who knew men when I was dating women. I realize this sounds insensitive, particularly since I’ve been married ten years now to a man, but as someone who was involved in gay relationships and as someone who was openly dating women in law school and while applying for jobs (in a far more conservative area than where my sister resides) I don’t feel like it was a huge deal? Younger sibling always feels like I am belittling her experience (which I don’t entirely understand since she is very much closeted and to my knowledge has faced no discrimination for being a lesbian). There are a number of supports, networking opportunities and mentoring opportunities for gay young professionals and lawyers specifically where she lives (none of which exist where I live). I basically know she feels I am not as supportive as I should be and that I’m ignorant about her issues and I’d like some more insight. Would appreciate any comments or resources.

    • Coach Laura

      I have no personal experience with this kind of discrimination but I think perhaps she just has fear around the exposure of details of her personal life, of being judged. The fact that you didn’t and/or got away with no discrimination may make her mad. If she is complaining about discrimination or slights that you don’t feel are slights or don’t feel rise to the level of discrimination, I would just agree with her that it’s bad to be discriminated against. That is, if you want to keep the peace. Perhaps you are trying to help her not feel like she “has” to be closeted while on the other hand, she just wants your support. Whenever an advice-giver tries to “fix” a situation that the give doesn’t want fixed, this is often the result. (I speak from hard experience here.) And it may be exacerbated by being the “big” sister, from one big sis to another.

    • eertmeert

      I hear you. It’s hard to be supportive in just the right way for our family members sometimes. Especially as an older sibling – it is easy to go overboard on the advice/judgement without realizing it!

      My suggestion is to switch your thinking to “my experience is my experience, and it may look similar from the outside but from the inside it is different. It doesn’t matter why or how, it just is. I don’t need to be right about what she is going through. What is important is I love my sister and want her to be happy.”

      With this mindset you can be there for your sister as a listener while she figures out how to live her life. I suggest saying to her, “I know I haven’t been a good listener about this in the past, and I want to do better.”

      Then, when she speaks use your “It is unfair” “that’s got to be frustrating” “I wish I had a magic wand to wave for you” “i can’t believe they said that!” “you deserve to be happy” “it’s got to be hard to hide that part of yourself.” phrases – anything designed to help her feel listened to. you can ask “do you want my advice?” or “I dealt with that a couple times when I was with ex-gf. Do you want to hear about it?” but respect her wishes if she isn’t in a place to hear it. Just listening and supporting is hard, but it is a gift we can give those we love.

      Tell her you trust her to know her own environment and you are trying not to second guess her.

      Hopefully she is able to get to a place where she can live her life openly. It won’t be forced, and you risk driving a wedge between the two of you if you push. Good luck!

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