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Simone Kitchens

Senior Editor, the Strategist

Simone Kitchens is a senior editor at the Strategist. She previously worked at Goop, Glamour, and The Huffington Post.

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    Secret Strategist: An Argument for LinoleumAnd some more Facebook Marketplace finds.
  2. baby sleep
    Our Favorite Swaddles (of the 29 We’ve Tried)“I purchased many a sleep sack at 3 a.m., and time and time again, nothing was able to beat the Halo.”
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    Secret Strategist: Some Underwear, Some Weekend BagsAnd a really rare chair…
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    Secret Strategist: Some New Tiny White ShortsAnd a red shagreen mirror
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    Secret Strategist: Clog-Specific SaleAnd a minor couch mystery.
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    Secret Strategist: Happy Birthday to UsSandals, sweaters, and standing lamps.
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    Secret Strategist: A Leopard-Print Bikini and a Leopard-Print ChairThen just a lot of aluminum.
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    Secret Strategist: Hollywood Regency Mirrored Trash Cans on the MindTasteful items.
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    Secret Strategist: West Elm Has Some Really Good Things Right NowPlus: soccer shorts, an “antique early-18th-century gilt-framed Spanish mirror,” and raw silk pants for men.
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    Secret Strategist: A Bag Around TownAnd some summery carpenter pants.
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    Secret Strategist: An Intriguing Pair of AdidasPlus: some Nikes by way of Dakota Johnson, rug news, and two purple sweaters.
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    Secret Strategist: A Good Summer UniformAnd some colorful $25 slides.
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    2024 NBA Playoffs - Indiana Pacers v New York Knicks
    Secret Strategist: A Popular Pair of Oval GlassesAnd a favorite frog planter.
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    Secret Strategist: It Was a Big Week for KnobsPlus some pink pants.
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    Secret Strategist: Striped Rug, Striped ShirtAnd oval glasses.
  16. bedding
    The Strategist Guide to Making a BedColorful sheets are in; tucked-in sheets are out.
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    Secret Strategist: Sandal CityA roundup of really good warm-weather shoe recommendations.
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    Secret Strategist: Men Tell All… their favorite basics.
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    Secret Strategist: Prints, Posters, and PaintingsThe best things for your wall, according to Garrett Colton.
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    Secret Strategist: All the Non-Noguchi Lamps We Could FindPlus a few non-lamp things.
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    The Secret Strategist’s Big List of Solid-Color RugsCracking an impossible-to-crack category.
  22. strategist round table
    7 Strategist Editors Discuss the Gifts They’re Getting Their KidsWe infiltrated the brain trust to find the best children’s gifts.
  23. celebrity shopping
    What Artist Marcus Leslie Singleton Can’t Live Without“I wanted boots that were stylish enough for outside the studio, but also if I dropped a wood panel on my foot I wouldn’t have to get it amputated.”
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    What Simon Rex Can’t Live WithoutLet me pull up my morning playlist; it’s called “Amazing Morning Vibes.”
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    Secret Strategist: Paint Swatches and Swatch WatchesAlso, a $35 paper-flower sculpture.
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    Secret Strategist: A Trove of Weirdly Cheap British DressesAlso, Bad Bunny’s ovular sunglasses.
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    Secret Strategist: A Bright-Red Trash Can, Transition Lenses, and 17 More ThingsIncluding hot-pink silk baby bloomers.
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    Secret Strategist: Our First 12 FindsA simple black bikini, Breuer merch, and more.
  29. bedding
    Nancy Meyers’s Family Has Been Buying These Lands’ End Sheets for Years“They’re really delicious. That would be the best way to describe them.”
  30. strategist chats
    How Our Editors Found 41 Impassioned Noguchi OwnersBehind our status lamp investigation.
  31. women’s shoes
    Mary-Kate Olsen and I Both Own a Pair of Rather Nice-Looking TevasThey’re strangely delicate looking, and feel like wearing no shoes at all.
  32. now that i know better
    How I’d Redo My Baby Registry: With a Changing-Table Desk and a Diaper Dopp Kit“The idea of carrying bags for the toddler, the baby, yourself — it’s just too much.”
  33. baby gear
    I’ve Been a Doula at Over 100 Births. Here’s the Stuff My Clients Love.Including alternative registries, a better nursing pillow, and the leggings she sees at almost every prenatal visit.
  34. strategist hive mind
    71 Summer Shopping TipsAn accumulation of proclamations and well-sourced recommendations from the Strategist staff.
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    How I’d Redo My Baby Registry: With a Recovery Belly Band, Lots of Coconut OilIf you’re nursing on demand, those bras with the hooks and the flaps are way too much fuss.
  36. women’s apparel
    My Soffe Shorts Are First Cousins of Patagonia Baggies (and Cost Just $9)Ideal for straightening up the house, cooking breakfast (or dinner), lounging on the couch, or surviving steamy summer days.
  37. celebrity shopping
    What Kourtney Kardashian Can’t Live Without“I always sleep on a silk pillowcase. I’ve done it since high school.”
  38. women’s shoes
    Are These Italian Surgeon Clogs the Next Danskos?“I generally feel like this type of shoe is just too hideous for me, but for some reason, these are very aesthetically pleasing.”
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    What Michael Imperioli Can’t Live Without“I think people are less surprised when they find out that I’m Buddhist than when they find out that I’m not, like, from the Jersey Shore.”
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    What Stephen Curry Can’t Live Without“A weird series we watch is Schitt’s Creek, but no one in my circle really knows about it.”
  41. style
    My Wrangler Jeans Look Like ’70s Deadstock but Cost $40 OnlineThey fit me perfectly right off the rack.
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    What Esperanza Spalding Can’t Live WithoutThis hand-rolled incense smells like a slightly sweaty man, but I kind of like that smell.
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    What Ty Haney of Outdoor Voices Can’t Live WithoutMy fiancé, Mark, introduced me to this bronzer — now we both wear it daily.
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    What Mixed-ish’s Arica Himmel Can’t Live Without“I recently wore my Air Force 1s with an African skirt, and you know, it looked really great.”
  45. gallery
    The Look Book Goes to Corona ParkOn a recent Saturday, picnickers gathered in the largest park in Queens.
  46. decor
    31 Home Upgrades for Under $100People with excellent taste on the tips and tricks they use to make a drab apartment look like a charming prewar or a perfectly sparse loft.
  47. prime day 2019
    If You Buy One Thing on Prime Day, Make It These Bose Noise-Masking Sleepbuds“They function a bit like emergency melatonin.”
  48. celebrity shopping
    What Shaq Can’t Live Without“With a regular suitcase, I can’t even fit two pairs of shoes in it. With a Tumi, I can fit six, seven pairs of shoes, underwear, other things.”
  49. exercise
    The New World of Highly Focused Micro-WorkoutsThe city is suddenly full of studios and regimens that promise to get ears, toes, butts, and even mouths firmed, stretched, and generally tuned up.
  50. best of new york 2019
    The Best of New York Home and Help 2019Monstera maintenance, not-hideous babyproofing, and banjo tune-ups.
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