Racked LA: Tinsletown Gets a New Mall, Celebrities Still Pimping Themselves, Fanciest Coffee Shop on the Planet

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It's time once again to check in and see what's the what with Racked LA, our sister on the West Coast.

1) LA gets a new mall today, as Americana at Brand revealed itself in Glendale. Freebies at Urban Outfitters, random taping of customers at Kate Spade; your basic mall shitshow.

2) In another installment of Sellebrity, Racked LA's regular report on celebrities pimping their own lines of star-dipped paraphanalia, Heidi Klum launches a line for Jordache and Michelle Trachtenberg uses the opportunity of her guesting on Gossip Girl to launch a line of baubles.

3) So you think you've seen a fancy coffee shop? You may want to have a look at LA MILL's new retail boutique.