Cute Flats; LGBT Barber; Etsy in NY; Hostess Gifts; Chain Bolero

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We scan the inbox so you don't have to. Today, five items of note:

Best Bets Daily: Bejeweled velvet flats from Boden
Brooklyn Based: Trans-friendly Bushwick barber Khane Kutzwell
DailyCandy: A guide to foliage-stalking in Vermont
DailyCandy Kids: Not updated
I Heart Daily: Recycling Zychal, a company that repurposes old umbrellas
MUG: What NY-based Etsy vendors are selling right now (pictured)
Refinery29: 12 cute housewarming gifts
The Skint: James Franco reading at Barnes & Noble Tribeca
Thrillist: Furniture company Barrely Made It
UrbanBaby Daily: Not updated
VSL: Ben Greenman's book Celebrity Chekhov
WWWD: How to dress like Blake Lively
The Zoe Report: Cornelia Webb’s draped chain bolero