Ashley Olsen Joins CFDA Board; Ann Romney's Boldest Blouse

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Local
· Bluemercury's Marla Beck says Dupont shop sells most candles [Express]
· R29 DC editor wishes D.C. had more shops like Redeem and Wink [ITC]
· Jennifer Garner prepped for Hill visit at Erwin Gomez's Karma Salon [ITC]
· A leading VP of leasing talks D.C. retail trends [WaPo]
· Michelle Obama will tape an episode of BET's "106 & Park" [The Hill]
· Photos from the Nanette Lepore Childhelp fundraiser at Saks Tysons [WaPo]
· Why doesn't Georgetown have specialty food shops? [Georgetown Metropolitan]

National
· Ashley Olsen elected to CFDA board [Vogue UK]
· Ann Romney debuts cookbook and wildest blouse of all [The Cut]
· Gisele, Tom Brady's bodyguards jailed for attempted murder [Gawker]
· How North Face maintains its quiet cool among so many demos [NYT]
· Did designer Antonio Berardi lend two pieces to the Victoria's Secret show? [TFS]

International
· In Iran, an obsession with style and makeup [WSJ]
· Daria Werbowy takes over for Miranda Kerr as face of Mango [WWD]