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Local
· East Village sex shop might replace plans for a "sexier Balthazar" [Village Voice]
· The Antiques Garage in Chelsea will close at the end of August [JVNY]
· In the window: Meatpacking's DVF to Christian Louboutin [Mizhattan]
National
· The White House's National Design Awards is during Fashion Week [WWD]
· The Times warns against opening up your own store [NYT]
International
· Charlotte Casiraghi's French Vogue cover [Fashionista]