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1 month ago | 
nymag.com | Hilary Reid |Kitty Guo
Although “not a department store” is spray-painted across its façade, the new 55,000-square-foot Printemps, the first from the 160-year-old French chain to be opened in the U.S., is, for all purposes, a department store (just one that hired a graffiti artist to indicate otherwise). It’s no surprise Printemps wants to avoid the D-word, but opening anything of this magnitude is a big bet.
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1 month ago | 
nymag.com | Emma Wartzman |Chris Black |Hilary Reid
I asked several small-space experts for their best tips on serving a festive sit-down meal if you lack an obvious place to do so. –Emma Wartzman To put it bluntly: “There’s no room for arms in small spaces,” says Alison Mazurek of the blog 600sqftandababy. This still gives you many options. “Thankfully, folding chairs have come a long way,” says Shamika Lynch from Maximizing Tiny Interiors.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
nymag.com | Hilary Reid
Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers, Joe McKendry Have you ever spent an entire weekend … shopping? I did exactly that this past weekend. On Saturday, I met up with friends for breakfast and then went to a holiday antiques market hosted at Tanner Fletcher’s very charming studio, where they had lots of just-kitschy-enough gifts and lace-adorned leather gloves. From there, we went uptown to the Extreme Cashmere pop-up and tried on extremely soft scarves in earthy colors.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
nymag.com | Hilary Reid |Winnie Yang
Illustration: Clara Kirkpatrick Oft associated with designer pears, artisanal cheeses, and high-end chocolates, holiday gift baskets can be a handy, one-size-fits-all present to check multiple people off your list. But what if holiday gift baskets were tailored exactly to your recipient’s taste and interests? That was the question we posed to the Strategist team as we set out to create 76 hyperspecific gift baskets.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
asesorianupcial.es | Hilary Reid |Emma Wartzman |Erica Werink
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
nymag.com | Hilary Reid |Emma Wartzman
Photo: Courtesy the vendor An all-over-the-place assortment of stood-behind products culled from this very website that appears in the most recent October issue of New York Magazine. Best in Class The Makeup Brushes the Professionals Use Bdellium Tools Maestro Series Complete Brush Set - 12 pc.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
nymag.com | Sam Daly |Brenley Goertzen |Kitty Guo |Hilary Reid
Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers I’ve spent most of this week hunting for actually good early October Prime Day deals. There aren’t many (much of what is on sale is random or not deeply discounted), but I’ve rounded up a handful that are worth your time. Luckily, there are plenty of very good sales elsewhere right now. Madewell’s biannual Insider sale is on, and some products are an extra 40 percent off, making them veritable steals.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
nymag.com | Hilary Reid
Photo: Hilary Reid Around two years ago, I set out to find a pair of mary-jane flats that I could walk many, many blocks in. Basically, I wanted to find the mary-jane equivalent of sneakers. The hunt started with a pair that had a promising square toe and an adjustable buckle, which were undeniably nice looking but also undeniably tore up my feet upon the first wear. First, I ordered this blister balm, thinking I could apply it prophylactically and continue wearing the shoes.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
nymag.com | Ambar Pardilla |Hilary Reid |Arielle Avila |Latifah Miles
Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers In this article Best overall Best for petites Best for tall women Best curve-fit Best super-high-waisted Best low-slung Best longline No pair of shorts is as polarizing as jean shorts. For some, they’re dreadfully uncomfortable (“Abolish Jean Shorts” reads a recent headline from our friends over at the Cut), while for others, they’re as essential to summer dressing as a pair of sandals.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
nymag.com | Hilary Reid
Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers, Getty Sometimes, we like to think about the Strategist as a “department store.” There’s the bedding and linens department, where you’ll find crisp percale sheets, already-broken-in-feeling linen duvets, and pillows for all kinds of sleepers. There’s the kitchen department, stocked with everyday items like Pyrex measuring cups and sturdy box graters alongside handy appliances like rice cookers and stand mixers.
