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		<title>BURBERRY FW12</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s Monday&#8217;s Burberry show in London, a terrific presentation by Christopher Bailey. There is a small dose of menswear, with 7 looks included. Burberry is the undisputed leader in utilizing the internet to promote itself and the production of this massive and sometimes plodding show (is it the music?) brings up memories of the Victoria [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MILAN FASHION WARMS UP FOR FROSTY AUTUMN/WINTER 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MILAN FASHION WARMS UP FOR FROSTY AUTUMN/WINTER 2012. Gucci will kick off Wednesday, with Giorgio Armani and Prada also among the 72 catwalk shows drawing thousands of buyers and the fashion press. All will be hoping 2012 will not be a repeat of the 2009 financial markets meltdown which hit the luxury industry hard. [REUTERS]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/milan-fashion-warms-up-for-frosty-autumnwinter-2012</link>
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		<title>FISKER KARMA: THE WORLD&#8217;S MOST INTERESTING CAR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FISKER KARMA: THE WORLD&#8217;S MOST INTERESTING CAR. The $100,000 Fisker Karma luxury plug-in hybrid isn&#8217;t perfect, but it&#8217;s perfectly fascinating in its ambition and execution. [WSJ]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/fisker-karma-the-worlds-most-interesting-car</link>
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		<title>HOME DEPOT 4th QUARTER BEATS ESTIMATES</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HOME DEPOT 4th QUARTER BEATS ESTIMATES. The world’s largest home-improvement retailer, reported fourth-quarter profit that exceeded analysts’ estimates as warmer weather helped spur an increase in residential spending. [BLOOMBERG]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/home-depot-4th-quarter-beats-estimates</link>
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		<title>HONG KONG INVESTORS BUYING SONIA RYKIEL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG INVESTORS BUYING SONIA RYKIEL. Fung Brands, a luxury investment firm backed by two Hong Kong billionaires, is acquiring 80% of Rykiel, one of the last remaining independent fashion houses in France. [NYT]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/hong-kong-investors-buying-sonia-rykiel</link>
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		<title>AD OF THE DAY: LEXUS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AD OF THE DAY: LEXUS. The automaker builds a racetrack in the shape of &#8216;SI&#8217; swimsuit model Tori Praver. [ADWEEK]]]></description>
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		<title>PRADA UOMO SPRING SUMMER 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Pitt stars in the new Prada campaign rolling out this week across the bigger March issues. Shot by photographer David Sims, the images are designed to look like portraits from the 1950&#8242;s. They work seamlessly with the women&#8217;s campaign and it&#8217;s good to see Pitt recast as a bright-eyed, young heart throb after his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/blog/fashion/prada-uomo-spring-summer-2012</link>
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		<title>PRADA DONNA SPRING SUMMER 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Another perfect short film from Prada for the women&#8217;s spring collection.]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/blog/fashion/prada-spring-summer-2012</link>
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		<title>MACY&#8217;S TO HIRE 4,000 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES IN 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MACY&#8217;S TO HIRE 4,000 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES IN 2012. Macy&#8217;s needs more buyers for its fast-growing online business and more store managers, among other positions it wants to fill. Online sales rose 39.6 percent last fiscal year and should top $2 billion this year. [REUTERS]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/macys-to-hire-4000-full-time-employees-in-2012</link>
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		<title>WHERE GEN Y WILL SHOP IN 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WHERE GEN Y WILL SHOP IN 2012. Men’s apparel sales are expected to rise nearly 8.3 percent in the first quarter, far outpacing other retail categories And they’re not just buying jeans and t-shirts, guys are investing in accessories like bracelets and bags. The category’s sales grew 14 percent in the last half of 2011, to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/where-gen-y-will-shop-in-2012</link>
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		<title>THE GREAT DAVID MCCULLOUGH</title>
		<description><![CDATA[David McCullough is a Pulitzer Prize winning American historian who&#8217;s books are required reading, especially on President&#8217;s Day. He deftly captures the greatest moments and leaders in our nation&#8217;s history; quite remarkably, while still using a vintage &#8220;Royal&#8221; typewriter. Reading non-fiction history can be a laborious task, but not with McCullough, a compelling storyteller. Read [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/blog/books/the-great-david-mccullough</link>
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		<title>WEEKEND PRESIDENTIAL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Take a cue from one of the best dressed presidents in history who knew how to relax in style. The Kennedy&#8217;s perfected the effortless, windswept weekend look. But if you cared to notice, there was no questioning their immense wealth and hold on the American aristocracy: inexpensive khaki&#8217;s &#8211; worn on a luxury yacht, a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/blog/fashion/weekend-presidential</link>
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		<title>MENS INTEREST IN FASHION GROWING</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MEN&#8217;S INTEREST IN FASHION GROWING. With the luxury menswear market growing at about 14 percent a year, or nearly double that of luxury womenswear, according to consultancy Bain &#38; Co., the financial stakes are high. [GMANEWS]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/mens-interest-in-fashion-growing</link>
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		<title>CABELA&#8217;S 4th QUARTER SHINES</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CABELA&#8217;S BIG 4th QUARTER. Outdoor-gear retailer Cabela&#8217;s Inc posted quarterly results above Wall Street estimates, helped by improved gross margins. Shares of the company were up 7 percent at $30.40 in premarket trading on Thursday. Revenue rose 5.4 percent to $983.7 million. [REUTERS]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/cabelas-4th-quarter-shines</link>
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		<title>LOOK OUT FOR APPLE AIRPLAY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOOK OUT FOR APPLE AIRPLAY. ﻿Apple is going to anger a lot of big media companies with AirPlay on the Mac.﻿ ﻿[BUSINESSINSIDER]]]></description>
		<link>http://styleledger.com/news/look-out-for-apple-airplay</link>
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