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•What are the Victoria Secret Angels resolving to do in 2012? Find out (that, and what color panties they'll be wearing on New Year's Eve) in the video above [YouTube]
•Will these two just get together, already? Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt sing a New Year's Eve duet, make a video [HelloGiggles]
•You may want to hide your credit card (from yourself) if you're planning to imbibe this New Year's Eve—drunk shopping is totally a thing. [NYT]
•The "Kate Effect" is still, well, in effect. UK retailer Reiss saw profits increase in 2011, and credit goes to the princess [Grazia Daily]
•Keep shopping, everyone! We're about to break a record for holiday sales [WWD]