New Bling for the Yankees; Heels with Detachable Socks

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Local
· Balfour will design diamond-studded jewelry for the Yankees [WWD]
· Jennifer Convertibles has left the Upper West Side [MyUpperWest]

National
· Look! Platforms with built-in socks! [Style File]
· Store sued for giving girl Tourette's by scan-gunning her head [Post-Gazette]
· Charting a selection of clogs on a cute/comfortable matrix [The Gloss]
· The iPad turns out to be the world's most expensive cat toy [Gizmodo]
· The Kardashians promote their Miami store by posing nude [US]

International
· Valentino flip-flops: Travesty or sort of cute? [Hot Bisexual Model]
· Lady Gaga drew all over her white Birkin [Daily Mail]