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· Retail sales were way up in July [Reuters]
· Three reasons why swimsuits are so expensive [Slate]
· Britney Spears loves to shop 99 Cent stores [TMZ via]
· Phillip Lim x Target: video of the preview [A Bullseye View]
· Manolo Blahnik stores 30,000 Manolo prototypes in his UK homes [VF]
· Austin restaurant angles for most stylishly-dressed waitstaff [Bon Appetit]