Best Bay Area Services; The Year in Instagram; What the Fiscal Cliff Means for Fashion

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Local
· Best local services of 2012 [Daily Candy]
· Bay area winter date ideas and outfits to match [Refinery 29]

National
· Pitchfork launches new culture and fashion site [Pitchfork]
· What the fiscal cliff means for fashion [Fashionista]
· Patricia Field accuses Madonna of copying "Vogue" hats [The Cut]

International
· Retrospectives: the year in Instagram [Fashionologie]
· The Miss Universe franchise is getting a perfume [WWD]
· Kate Middleton's nose sparks plastic surgery craze [R29]