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saw something said something May 15, 2026Please, Met: Don’t Touch the Neue Galerie Design Shop Will the only store in New York where you can buy Lobmeyr cognac snifters and a Klimt painting smock stay the same?
wedding and anniversary gifts May 14, 2026The Wedding Registry Hall of Fame One hundred items to fill your home — whether you’ve been living together for a decade or are just getting set up.
store openings Apr. 6, 2026A Spring Guide to Shopping in New York City Here’s what’s new, and forthcoming, from Italian tweenwear to banned Russian books.
strategist hunt Apr. 3, 2026My Hunt for Straight-Leg, Actually Opaque White Jeans “My annual yen for white jeans started in college after I spilled a bottle of Essie Clambake on a pair of white Helmut Lang skinny jeans.”
The Best Hairbrushes, According to Hairstylists “It’s a great scalp massage and scalp stimulator, which can possibly encourage hair growth.”strategist brain Feb. 11, 2026
women’s apparel Dec. 26, 2025The Madewell Jeans 4 Strategist Staffers Own Are Just $70 Today “The wash is convincingly vintage enough that people never even clock them as Madewell, so I get asked about them all the time.”
How Waris Ahluwalia Gifts “Many years ago, as a thank you, I sent a friend a large hand-carved wooden elephant.”How Graydon Carter Gifts “I impulse gift-buy all the time. Too many to remember, but most at flea markets.”124 Carefully Selected, Unusually Special Gifts Under $200 The category for custom kids’ pajamas, cult perfume, and designer egg holders.moisturizers Sept. 30, 2025I’m on My 3rd Jar of Sofie Pavitt’s Nonclogging Cream “This cream absolutely feels like something that would clog your pores, and it simply doesn’t.”
women’s apparel Sept. 25, 2025The 11 Very Best White T-shirts for Women “These are the retail equivalent of no-makeup makeup.”
neighborhood news Sept. 24, 2025The Bag-Charm Boom Labubus were only the beginning. Lately, even our bag charms have bag charms.
the strategist 100 Sept. 12, 2025The Strategist Fall 100 The coats, sweaters, and loafers we’re eyeing this fall.
fall preview 2025 Sept. 8, 2025New York Stores Are Fun Again A refreshingly strange group of shops open this fall.
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store openings July 15, 2025Shopping’s Gilded Age Has Arrived Stark white boxes with industrial lighting these New York stores are not.
the strategist 100 July 1, 2025The Strategist Summer 100 An obsessively chosen collection of appealing seasonal items.
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store openings Apr. 22, 2025A Much Younger Madison Avenue A sprightly new batch of stores opens along a 12-block stretch of the Upper East Side.
store openings Mar. 12, 2025Printemps Is Here The French department store now has a pied-à-terre in the Financial District.
strategist brain Dec. 11, 2024
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I Can’t Stop Buying Linen Napkins “I always tumble-dry my napkins, and I don’t press them. Those are my rules.”men’s apparel Apr. 24, 2024I Only Packed One Outfit for My Weeklong Vacation “Whenever I go anywhere, I end up bonding with one thing — that thing you wear the most on a trip.”
who ate where Apr. 24, 2024Café Loup Was Where Writers Went for Gossip and Affairs A literary haunt where it seemed everyone “knew” one another.
What’s the Best Actually Nice-Looking Judaica? Seder plates, matzo covers, mezuzahs, and more you’ll proudly want to display.spring fashion Feb. 14, 2024Would You Spend $860 on These Stretchy Pants? How High Sport made something so basic so coveted.
compulsive shopping Feb. 12, 2024Linda Rodin Can’t Stop Buying Bandages “If I have to look at a bandage all day, I may as well look at something sweet.”
The 13 Very Best Bike Helmets There’s a helmet for every head.hair treatments Aug. 2, 2023All the Best Curly-Hair Products We’ve Ever Written About “I’ve had curly hair all my life, and this is the best thing I’ve used.”
men’s fashion July 28, 2023What Are the Best Slides for Men and Women? Including a pair so comfortable that wearing them feels like “walking on foam packaging.”
women’s fashion June 29, 2023What Are the Best Shorts for Women? “They are perfect for every summer activity: running errands, walking the dog, lounging at home.”
The 12 Very Best Jewelry Cleaners “I’ve renewed pieces that have turned to dark gray back to shiny with these cloths.”best of new york Mar. 31, 2022The Best Homeware Stores in New York Affordable vintage furniture, Japanese gifts, Brimfield-quality quilts, and more.
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food pantry essentials Sept. 24, 2021The 52 Canned Goods (From Cockles to Corn) Chefs Keep in Their Pantries As recommended by the chefs of The Odeon, Cervo’s, King, Sofreh, and more.
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The Best Treatments for Sunburn, According to Dermatologists Including gels, lotions, creams — and some products you probably already have in your pantry.celebrity shopping Mar. 1, 2021What Fashion Designer Scott Sternberg Can’t Live Without “I wear them until they have holes and are falling apart.”
insider goods Feb. 17, 2021The Items Flight Attendants Have Used Most During COVID “This little gem has been in the bags of flight attendants for years.”
the online thrifter Feb. 3, 2021How to Shop for Furniture on Instagram Business is booming for the city’s vintage-store owners and amateur thrifters who are using their Instagram accounts to sell secondhand housewares.
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