WSJ Discovers Greenpoint Shopping; Gisele in Balenciaga

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Local
· Greenpoint's Franklin Street shopping strip gets some publicity [WSJ]
· Inside the Japanese fashion exhibit at FIT [Opening Ceremony]
· City cabbies adopt new dress code [NYT]

National
· Gisele and half-naked goblin frolic in Balenciaga's new campaign [Fabsugar]
· Oscar de la Renta criticized Michelle Obama for wearing McQueen [WWD]
· Meanwhile, Barack Obama may have dyed his hair [Daily Mail]
· JWoww: Not just a designer, but also an artist [Gawker]