Hem, Fab's New Home Store; L.L. Bean's Yankees Duck Boots

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Local
Here are some custom Yankees L.L. Bean duck boots [Esquire]
An interview with the director of Advanced Style [The Hairpin]
Brooklyn designer Samantha Pleet launches a dreamy website [Samantha Pleet]
Historic Diamond District building marketed for "redevelopment" [The Real Deal]

National
All about Hem, Fab's new home store [Racked]
The wardrobe challenges of women in politics [Politico]
Isabel Toledo on latest line for Lane Bryant [Racked Chicago]
Talking with fashion prodigy Olivier Rousteing of Balmain [CNN]
Tom Ford explains why he'll show in LA [WWD]