Lauren Ro

1 week ago | nymag.com | Lauren Ro

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers While doing my monthly price-stock check on our roundup of the best comforters this morning, I noticed that several products went up in price. Price increases do happen from time to time, of course — I keep a running spreadsheet that tracks such changes — but to have three out of ten items get more expensive over the course of just two and a half weeks is something else. You can probably chalk it up to the tariff news.

2 weeks ago | nymag.com | Lauren Ro

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers In this article Electronics Kitchen Beauty & Self-Care Hobbies Mother’s Day is a month away, but it’s not too early to start thinking about what you’ll be getting for mom. Import tariffs will soon kick in, so here are some gift ideas to consider — pulled from our best-sellers list — before they get more expensive.

2 weeks ago | nymag.com | Lauren Ro

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers While we won’t know the full impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports right away, the Strategist will be tracking prices on some of the site’s best-selling items in an attempt to make some sense of the chaos. I’ve put together a list of our readers’ favorite products across categories to keep a close eye on price changes in bedding, electronics, skin care, fashion, and everyday household items.

3 weeks ago | nymag.com | Simone Kitchens |Lauren Ro |Erin Schwartz

Photo: Retailer This roundup of things we liked this week originally appeared in the April 3, 2025 edition of the Secret Strategist newsletter, a weekly email where we share the stuff our staff — plus a rotating cast of writers, design-world people, and various others with very good taste — would otherwise keep to themselves. If you want to get our picks straight to your inbox each week, sign up here.

4 weeks ago | nymag.com | Lauren Ro

I Tried All The … A series in which we test every version of a particular product from a single brand, to see what stands above the rest. Read more here. The Mid-Rise’90s Baggy, Sailor Wide-Leg, and High-Rise Curved Leg jeans from Target. Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos Lauren Ro 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.