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Local
· Custom guitar shop Framus & Warwick to open on E. 7th [VNY]
· Dolce & Gabbana voice-mail hacker publicist no longer employed [WWD]
· West Village gift shop Mxyplyzyk opens kiosk in Time Warner Center [NYT]
National
· A slideshow of designer bicycles [Treehugger]
· London Fog Photoshops Gisele's pregnant belly out of their ad campaign... [The Cut]
· ...but People has a photo of the aforementioned bump [The Cut]
· Tough times make Swimwear Fashion Week much more conservative [WWD, subscription req'd]