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Local
· Laura Bush hopes First Gentleman's weight, hair, and wardrobe will be scrutinized [WaPo]
· Peep an interior designer's Brooklyn-esque townhouse in Bloomingdale [AT]
· Man crashed car through doors of CVS in Northeast to steal ATM [WCP]
· After 45 years, O'Rourke Jewelers is closing in Bethesda [Robert Dyer]
· The CrossFit craze is big business in Washington [WaPo]
· Shop Around picks their favorite recent MObama looks [Washingtonian]
· D.C. interior designers on how to create a totally unique closet [Express]
· Inside Morgan West's spare and lovely studio [Mornings Like These]
· Local accessory options for D.C.'s well-suited gentleman [ATF]
National/International
· Rules of men's jewelry [WSJ]
· Miley Cyrus does inevitable, poses in pasties [Marie Claire]
· Kim Kardashian cozies up to Azzedine Alaïa in Paris [Daily Mail]
· Americans increasingly buying insurance for their weddings [NBC]
· Peek at Emerson Fry's chic, understated spring offerings [Fashionista]
· Johnson & Johnson removes formaldehyde from baby shampoo [NYT]
· Target experiments with small store format, TargetExpress [A Bullseye View]
· Kanye West admits to fashion learning curve at second A.P.C. capsule [WWD]
· Behind the scenes with Lupita Nyong'o's glam squad at the SAG Awards [Beauty Counter]