The Ballet Fitness Craze; Why Pearl Paint Had to Close

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Local
Pearl Paint has filed for bankruptcy [Tribeca Citizen]
U.S. Polo Assn. sponsoring arena polo in Central Park [WWD]
What Not to Wear hairstylist gets Brooklyn location [TRD]
Inside Tomas Meier's midtown office [NYT]

National
Mary Helen Bowers on turning ballet into a fitness frenzy [Racked]
TOMS debuts first winter boot line [Fashion Beans]
The 50 most stylish New Yorkers [Stylecaster]
Cara Delevingne on Topshop, being famous and tattoos [Elle]
Neiman Marcus group has acquired shopping site MyTheresa [Forbes]