Test-Driving a Corset; At the Studio With Cold Picnic

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National
· Inside the $7 billion business of Halloween costume shopping [Racked]
· Under Armour spring is full of innovations sweaty girls will love [Racked]
· At the studio with Cold Picnic [Racked NY]
· Dolce & Gabbana cleared of tax evasion [Forbes]
· Gucci and Abercrombie's shared problem [WaPo]
· Attempting to train your waist with a corset [The Cut]
· The North Face encourages urbanites to get out of the city [NYT]
· Head of Timberland to become the CEO of Aldo [Retail Gazette]
· Step away from the Indian costume for Halloween [Native Appropriations]
· Prime minister David Cameron refuses to wear feminist T-shirt [Guardian]
· New exhibit, "Women Fashion Power," examines how clothes have boosted careers [WSJ]

Local
· SF-inspired Halloween costume ideas [The Bold Italic]
· And a few more last-minute Halloween ideas [Refinery 29]
· In non-Halloween news: What to wear for Off the Grid [7x7]
· Fan watching at the World Series [SFGate]