Ambar Pardilla

New York

Writer at The Strategist

Writer at New York Magazine

writer at @strategist / proud @nymagunion / once upon a time @nbcnews / @huffpost ghost

Articles

Clip-on Earrings Are Nice Enough for People With Pierced Ears Now

5 days ago | nymag.com | Ambar Pardilla

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers The words clip-on earrings might bring to mind your mother’s door knockers or chandeliers. But over the past few years, we’ve seen the return of Dynasty-era styles (say, those from Heaven Mayhem), and lately there seem to be even more clip-ons in every style (from the referential to the irreverent, like Shrimp’s shrimp) on the scene.
New Stuff Alert: Ikea Ceiling Fans and Dansko for Madewell

1 week ago | nymag.com | Ambar Pardilla

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers For this week’s Don’t Dillydally, we’ve rounded up a range of newly released products we’re particularly excited about, including Madewell x Dansko denim clogs, cheap Ikea ceiling fans, and tin windup toys at Salter House.
Some On-Sale Jewelry That Would Make A Nice Mother’s Day Gift

1 week ago | nymag.com | Ambar Pardilla

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers Here’s your almost final reminder: Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 11. It’s last-minute shopping time, and if you (still) don’t know what to get, you can’t go wrong with a nice piece of jewelry, which is practically guaranteed to get more of an ah! than that orchid you might’ve been considering. As the Strategist staffer who writes about jewelry regularly, I searched for pieces that make mom-worthy gifts and happen to be on sale.
Radish is the New Tomato Trend

2 weeks ago | nymag.com | Ambar Pardilla

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers Almost every year there crops up a produce du jour. A recent timeline: 2019’s cherry, 2020’s strawberry, 2022’s lemon, 2023’s tomato. Since then there’s been a competition to be the next tomato; some short-lived, like rainbow chard and radicchio. But growing now is perhaps the unlikeliest root vegetable of all: the radish.
The 14 Best Strategist-Approved Deals at Brooklinen’s Anniversary Sale

4 weeks ago | nymag.com | Alexandra Polk |Ambar Pardilla

14 items in this article 14 items on sale! Brooklinen’s Anniversary Sale is back, and this year, it’s better than normal. Normally, the bedding brand takes 20 percent off sitewide, but this year, everything is 25 percent off, and bundles are up to 50 percent off with the code ANNIVERSARY. The discount applies to sale items, too, meaning some items are as much as 55 percent off.
The Best Going-out Bag Is Not an Actual Going-out Bag

4 weeks ago | nymag.com | Ambar Pardilla

36 items in this article 10 items on sale! It started off as a joke in the Strategist-staff Slack channel: Marni Kids purses, which are often marked down on Ssense, might actually be better than Marni purses for adults (in no small part because they have a much lower price tag). That led us to look at other retailers’ kids’-purse sections, where we found that J.Crew Crewcuts offers plenty of coin purses that could double as clutches.
34 Rather Attractive Jewelry Boxes for All Sorts of Tastes

1 month ago | nymag.com | Ambar Pardilla

34 items in this article 1 item on sale! 34 items in this article 1 item on sale! As a jewelry collector, I want to know where every one of my necklaces, bracelets, and rings is at all times. The solution: a good jewelry box. Truly, a jewelry box is one of the most important investments you can make (beyond a chain) — not only does it help you keep your costume “diamonds” from your real diamonds, it sits prettily on your dresser, too.
The Actually Cute, Super-Comfortable Shoes I Wore When I Broke My Kneecap

1 month ago | nymag.com | Elizabeth Tamkin |Ambar Pardilla

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Elizabeth Cardinal Tamkin Elizabeth Cardinal Tamkin is the content director at Kule, author of the newsletter The Corner Booth, and a former market editor at Man Repeller. I’m not going to say that it wouldn’t have happened soberly. I had had two glasses of wine with a friend at Lodi and was going to take a car home, but then my friend said, “Don’t be wasteful.
A Jewelry Collector on the Best Chains Under $1,000

1 month ago | nymag.com | Ambar Pardilla

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers In this article Under $250 Under $500 Under $1,000 If you were to ask almost any jewelry collector — including me — they’d say a chain is the type of piece everyone should buy (it’s higher on the list than diamond-solitaire studs, for sure). Here’s why: A chain gives you a real return on your investment. It’s extremely versatile in that it can be a place to add pendants and charms or it can shine on its own.
Ask the Strategist: All Your Jeans Questions, Answered

1 month ago | nymag.com | Ambar Pardilla

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers Welcome to Jeans Month on the Strategist, where we’re obsessively vetting denim — from trying on every pair at the Gap to asking dozens of stylish people about their favorite fits. For more, head to our Jeans Month hub. In our semi-regular advice column “Ask the Strategist,” we answer your most burning shopping questions by surveying friends, calling up experts, and drawing on our personal experience.