Whatever your style, you can wear tortoise. It’s classic, neutral and cool. Here are a few tortoise options in different price ranges.
Corner Office
Cubicle Farm
J.Crew Hinge Clamp Bracelet ($39)
Front Desk
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Before we start today’s reader questions, I wanted to take a moment to talk a bit about mental health. For those who experience mental health challenges — whether occasionally or frequently — talking about our struggles is a double-edged sword.
Sometimes, you just want to wear something pretty to the office. Something that makes you feel good. A dress that makes your whole day better. These are those dresses.
Depending on who you ask, Gen Z has cancelled skinny jeans or perhaps they are back? Trends change, and we should change with them. But what do you do when you have a closet full of skinny jeans in a wide leg world?
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I’m wearing the JCrew clamp bracelet today. It’s so classy and versatile; one of my favorite pieces of jewelry.
As a longtime reader of this blog, I’ve always had my eye out for tortoise shoes – it seems like they’d be a great alternative to plain brown. Any favorite pairs recently?
Yes! I’d love a recommendation for tortoise flats or loafers!
Ditto on the tortoise shoes!
Yes please! I had a pair (from payless, no less- they were so cheap and comfy, but of course didn’t last long) and would love to find another, longer lasting pair!
agree, agree! would love to see some tortoise pumps. I tried a Talbots pair but they hurt and I was so sad to have to return them
No doubt these are beautiful bracelets, but I read once that turtles are killed expressly for their shells to make, among other items, jewelry. I have since backed away from this trend to send a message to industry that cruelty-free practices are my preference over fashion. I see you recommended a lucite version, so hopefully plastic or other materials to create the look of tortoise shell will prevail over genuine tortoise shell.
It appears that the bracelets in the post are “tortoiseshell and marble design” or straight up plastic and resin. I’ll keep an eye out for future posts.
almost all of the “tortoiseshell” fashion jewelry you see is made of plastic or resin since 1973, the trade of tortoiseshell worldwide was banned under CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) so you can hopefully enjoy the look knowing its cruelty free