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Best Bets Daily: Pour la Victoire Marcelle Bag
Brooklyn Based: Arifact in Greenpoint
DailyCandy: How to get toned arms, the ballet way
I Heart Daily: Five velvet pieces (pictured)
MUG: A hot dog diet
Refinery29: Studio stalking Sea NY
The Skint: Dr. Martens Union Square opening party
Thrillist: Lobster Joint on the LES
WWWD: Wearing tunics over pants
The Zoe Report: Stella McCartney flare jeans