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The week in Racked: In The Window: Marc's Got a Crush on Obama; Storecasting: Ralph Lauren Purple Bleaches Bleecker; Pop Ups: Brooklyn Industries Arrives on Broadway; Collabs: Comme for H&M is Dark and Moody; What's Underneath the Juicy Couture Tracksuits?; In the Window: Halloween Adventure's Sexy Freddy; Storecasting: Following A.P.C.'s Lead, Paul Smith Will Open in Williamsburg; Street Scenes: Valentine and Her Dad on 13th Street; Breast Cancer Awareness Month: The Many, Many Ways You Can Help; Shopping The Personals: I Lined Up Next to You at Whole Foods; Marshalls Goes Gossip Girl in Union Square; Now Open: Pimps & Pinups Shines on Stanton; New Stock: Kiosk Gets Patriotic in Soho; Now (Almost) Open: Juicy Buffs Its Gilded Flagship; and Above the Fray: Built By Wendy Samples Are Cute, Seasonal, Going Fast