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		<title>INVESTORS AWAIT FACEBOOK DEBUT ON WALL STREET</title>
		<description><![CDATA[INVESTORS AWAIT FACEBOOK DEBUT. Investors are bracing for Facebook&#8217;s Wall Street debut on Friday after the pioneering online social network raised about $16 billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings in U.S. history. [REUTERS]]]></description>
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		<title>GAP SALES BOOST TURN AROUND STRATEGY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GAP SALES BOOST TURN AROUND STRATEGY. Shares in the retailer have rallied more than 40% since the start of the year – the fourth-best performing stock on the S&#38;P 500. [FINANCIALTIMES]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/gap-sales-boost-turn-around-strategy</link>
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		<title>A BRAZILIAN PLAYLIST</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few songs, including &#8220;Towa Tei&#8221; by Technova, courtesy of our DJ who spun old-school Bossa Nova at last night&#8217;s Havaiana&#8217;s party at The Webster in Miami Beach. Mentira by Marcos Valle Utopia by Alex Malheiros Havana 2am by Thomas Blondet &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/blog/music/a-brazilian-playlist</link>
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		<title>THE WEBSTER MIAMI LIBRARY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You can tell a lot about a retail store by simply perusing their collection of magazines and books for sale, and this certainly holds true for the eternally chic Webster in Miami Beach. I&#8217;m in town for a store event tonight and had a few moments to flip through their impressive lobby library, curated with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/blog/fashion/the-webster-miami-library</link>
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		<title>TODD SNYDER: MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME POST-J.CREW</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TODD SNYDER: MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME POST-J.CREW. Todd Snyder had no worry lines or bags under his eyes Tuesday night during a beertail party at menswear store Odin to launch a pop-up shop selling his tailored clothing. [WSJ]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/todd-snyder-making-up-for-lost-time-post-j-crew</link>
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		<title>ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE IS DREAM FOR INNOCENTS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE IS DREAM FOR INNOCENTS. &#8220;My pal Jake has ridden in the latest Nissan GT-R, a Porsche 911 and BMW 3 Series. He now says he would gladly trade all those cars for the Aston Martin Vantage V-8 roadster.&#8221; [BLOOMBERG]]]></description>
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		<title>PENNEY POSTS BIG LOSS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PENNEY POSTS BIG LOSS. While retailers including Home Depot, Saks Fifth Avenue and TJX Companies reported solid profits on Tuesday, J. C. Penney, in the midst of an ambitious turnaround plan, posted a big loss and said its quarterly sales had dropped 20 percent. [NYT]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/penney-posts-big-loss</link>
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		<title>DOLCE &amp; GABBANA &amp; YOUTUBE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of the best uses of a YouTube channel, particularly for a luxury fashion house. Dolce &#38; Gabbana&#8217;s recently relaunched YouTube page opens with a cheeky 60&#8242;s inspired video montage &#8220;Italiana,&#8221; directed by Luca Finotti, starring Bianca Balti &#38; Anna Orso as a chic mother-daughter tandem cruising along the Italian Riviera. You have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/blog/fashion/the-dolce-gabbana-youtube-channel</link>
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		<title>CHANEL BREAKS THROUGH CLUTTER WITH BRAD PITT AS NEW FACE OF NO.5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHANEL BREAKS THROUGH CLUTTER WITH BRAD PITT AS NEW FACE OF NO.5 Past models for the famous women’s fragrance have included movie stars Nicole Kidman, Audrey Tautou, and Vanessa Paradis. But a man? [BUSINESSWEEK]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/chanel-breaks-through-clutter-with-brad-pitt-as-new-face-of-no-5</link>
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		<title>BOMBER JACKET SALES SURGE AS LONDON OLYMPICS BOOST SPORTY FASHION</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BOMBER JACKET SALES SURGE AS LONDON OLYMPICS BOOST SPORTY FASHION. Luxury retailers and the high street have seen major interest from consumers despite the squeeze on personal finances, with styles in leather, jersey and technical fabrics all selling well. [GUARDIANUK]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/bomber-jacket-sales-surge-as-london-olympics-boost-sporty-fashion</link>
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		<title>ADIDAS ORIGINAL PROJECTION VIDEO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Super creative, great kicks. Buy them here, in perhaps the best color ever: &#8220;pool.&#8221; Adidas Adistar Racer Shoes, $65, available at Adidas.]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/blog/shoes-2/adidas-original-adistar-projection-video</link>
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		<title>THE APRIL RETAIL SALES REPORT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Underwhelming is the best way to describe the April retail sales report released today. Coming off a torrid 0.8% increase in March, April&#8217;s 0.1% wasn&#8217;t totally unexpected. After unseasonably warm weather brought in customers earlier in the season, a let down was inevitable. For the full report: Businessweek. &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/retail/store-reports/the-april-retail-sales-report</link>
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		<title>FAIRCHILD FASHION MEDIA ACQUIRES BLOGGER NETWORK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FAIRCHILD FASHION MEDIA ACQUIRES BLOGGER NETWORK. Fairchild Fashion Media has acquired Fashion Networks International, best known for NowManifest, a curated blog portal with 1.2 million unique visitors a month that showcases some of the biggest names in the fashion blogosphere. [WWD]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/fairchild-fashion-media-acquires-blogger-network</link>
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		<title>THE BROOKLYN OF FASHION INSIDERS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE BROOKLYN OF FASHION INSIDERS. After the fashion community embraced her “private and friendly” guides to Paris and Manhattan, Carole Sabas, a reporter in French Vogue’s New York bureau, set her sights on Brooklyn. [NYT]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/the-brooklyn-of-fashion-insiders</link>
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		<title>TOP SUMMER SUNGLASSES</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new &#8220;Nelson&#8221; sunglasses by Gant Rugger have a silhouette favored by Paul Newman during his blazing hot, iconic career. It&#8217;s the classic tortoise shell frame and subtle green lenses that makes them cool. Bling them up with gold accents and big logos and the charm is lost &#8211; unless you like hanging out with [...]]]></description>
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