April 01, 2025

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Jeremy Rellosa

The big-pants trend never quite worked for Strategist writer Jeremy Rellosa. “The wider silhouettes of the pants I’d see in ads looked tastefully flowy and voluminous on models, but were often disappointing on me. I looked like a little kid trying on my dad’s clothes,” he says. So Rellosa embarked on a quest to find the perfect pair that have a fuller leg and some structure, yet aren’t too roomy. Read his (years-in-the-making!) pants-sourcing journey here.

Also on the site: Maddy DeVita, the private chef behind the TikTok account Hand Me the Fork, told us about the face mask she uses as a hand cream (“I hate, with a burning passion, the feeling of dry hands when going to bed,” she says) and the yoga mat she’s been using for seven years; New York has a new collaboration with the Canal Street–based apparel line Knickerbocker; and here are the best STEM toys for kids, according to experts.

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Have been seeing some on-the-ground reports of co-workers spotting Christmas trees through neighbors’ windows already. So, if you too are in need of some cheer, just a reminder that it's prime fake-Christmas-tree-buying season: This classic one from Balsam Hill is 30 percent off, and if you’re looking for something nontraditional, here's a tiny pink one (you can read about one contributor’s love for pink trees here) or this one that hangs on your wall.