Kate Upton Beautifies Fort Greene Park; Jason Wu x La Perla

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Local
· Kate Upton raked leaves in Fort Greene Park [DNAinfo]
· Hal Rubenstein is stepping down as fashion director at InStyle [P6]
· Dumbo's powerHouse Books to open in Park Slope [Brooklyn Paper]

National
· Jason Wu collabs with La Perla for spring [Style.com]
· Mickey Drexler on J.Crew's customer service
· Word of the Day: "Vajazzle" added to Oxford Dictionaries Online [The Cut]

International
· Garance Doré lands a spot in Net-a-Porter's fall campaign [GaranceDore]
· Condé Nast now presenting: Allure Russia [WWD]