Why There's a Giant Rat Outside Vera Wang; MTV Awards Fashion

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Local
· Union official explains the protest outside Vera Wang's office [NYO]
· Charity polo match on Governor's Island attracted Marc Jacobs [DNAinfo]
· Scenes from the Lady Gaga Lookalike contest on Orchard [Bowery Boogie]

National
· Here's a gallery of looks from last night's MTV Movie Awards [HuffPo]
· World's oldest working model turns 80 [HuffPo]
· Camper launches a curvy new collab [Refinery29]
· The business of pet pampering is doing just fine [NYT]
· Tips on buying shapewear [WSJ]

International
· Cadbury apologizes to Naomi Cambpell over controversial ad [Gothamist]