Joan Collins at the CFDA Awards; Lady Gaga's Studded Birkin

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Local
· Alexis Bittar is taking Joan Collins to the CFDA Awards [Page Six]
· Newish candle store NY Wax Boutique closes on Orchard [Bowery Boogie]
· Reincarnated Skyline Books now has a sign [Lost City]

National
· Lady Gaga's latest Birkin has studs [Fashin]
· Facebook group wants Dolly Parton on the cover of French Vogue [The Gloss]
· The era of the showpiece designer is over in fashion [NYT]
· Ten summertime hats to keep the sun off your head [FabSugar]
· Weirdly fascinating profile of the inventor of the bra [NYP]