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Local
· Michelle Obama goes everywhere in DC, shops at Tysons and Target [WaPo]
· D.C. blogger and brutal text dumper regrets nothing [InTheCapital]
· Holiday shopping picks at Crafty Bastards [WaPo]
· Street style at the Virgin Mobile FreeFest [R29 DC]
National
· The lasting appeal of Patagonia fleece [T]
· Six teen bloggers that might be the next Tavi [Fashionista]
· Watch Alec Baldwin help pregnant wife Hilaria stretch [VF]
· Baseball beard count: Brewers are league's most unkempt team [WSJ]
International
· Mountain climber finds box full of precious jewels atop Mont Blanc [Guardian]
· Review: Wang's Balecianga lightens the mood at Paris Fashion Week [The Cut]