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NYC's Fashion School Boom; Rihanna Wants Her Own Label

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New York
· Enrollment in NYC fashion schools is up 34% [NYDN]
· The very social lives of Cynthia Rowley and Bill Powers [NYT]
· New York Wellness Week includes a stiletto-wearing class [DNAinfo]

National
· Next up for Rihanna: Her own label [Elle]
· Jonathan Adler launched handbags [WWD]
· 50% of models exposed to cocaine at work [Fashionista]
· Simon Spurr is out at Simon Spurr [Styleite]

International
· Congrats: Converse is the top fashion brand on Facebook [Elle UK]
· New, upscale Coach line for him and her arriving this fall [WWD]
· Did Kate Middleton borrow her mom's Reiss dress? [Grazia]