Anna Wintour's Favorite Shoes; Why Couture Is Far from Dead

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Local
· Are the big box stores of Columbus Square good or bad for the UWS? [WSJ]
· City councilman calls for interactive map of summer street fairs [NYP]
· The 127 mobsters arrested last week were all badly dressed [NYP]

National
· Anna Wintour keeps re-wearing the same pair of shoes [FabSugar]
· Diesel appears to have purchased an island [Daily Front Row]

International
· Contrary to assumptions, couture is going strong [Fashionologie]