25 Holiday-Ready Shoes; Taylor Swift's Tribeca Birthday Party

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Local
Inside Taylor Swift's Tribeca Birthday Party [NYDN]
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum staff to wear Theory [WWD]
A primer on Amirah Kassem, owner of fashion bakery Flour Shop [NYT]
Meet the 'Williamsbro' [The Awl]
What's at Noir's sample sale [Smart and Sarcastic with Dashes of Insanity]

National
25 pairs of shoes that just want to party [Racked]
The Snuggie is back [Consumerist]
Kanye to build a life-size statue of Kim Kardashian [Elle UK]
What you need to know about health goths [Globe and Mail]
Speculation over who will replace Frida Giannini at Gucci [Style.com]