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Uh oh. The New York Times is calling for the word "fashionista" to be retired—along with a bunch of other overused fashion vocabulary including "concept store," "geek chic," "heritage," and "pop-up." No word yet on how our friends over at Fashionista.com feel about this. Ladies? [NYTimes]