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Local
· Will Beyonce be at Michelle Obama's birthday party? [WaPo]
· Lavender Retreat Wellness Club opens Capitol Hill spa [PoPville]
· Is Dalton Pratt upper Georgetown's quintessential shop? [ITC]
· Clothing manufacturer relocating from New York to Maryland [WTOP]
· Looks like Michelle Obama hung out at Oprah's manse in Maui [WaPo]
· The last holdout at Landover Mall, Sears, to close in March [WaPo]
· The cool couple behind Everard's Clothing [ITC]
· Ann Taylor Loft in Dupont closes for two-month renovation [PoPville]
· Where to get fit in Eastern Market [ITC]
National/International
· Does your personal trainer suck? [Deadspin]
· Manolo Blahnik will present at NYFW [WWD]
· Carole Middleton shows off 'shapely' legs [Daily Mail]
· Inside designer Anine Bing's airy LA studio [Racked LA]
· Model Claudia Schiffer launches hair care line [Vogue UK]
· Nicki Minaj's new perfume is called Minajesty [Fashion Monitor]
· Katie Couric interviewed Sarah Jessica Parker for InStyle [InStyle]
· Ralph Lauren's niece removed from plane in drunken rage [Stylelist]
· Former Miss Venezuela falls victim to country's crime epidemic [NYP]