50 Shades of Grey, the Makeup Line; DVF Seeks Successor

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National
· Sleep tech might be messing up the very thing it's trying to help [Racked]
· 25 pretty pics of Dolce Vita's best new shoes [Racked]
· Valentino will take its couture show to NYC [NYT]
· Health Goths attempt to set the record straight [Vice]
· Designer Chris Benz takes over at Bill Blass [Style.com]
· Etsy competitor Minted raises $38 million to expand [CNet]
· How Hello Giggles has turned positivity into media success [FastCo]
· Make Up For Ever creating a 50 Shades of Grey collection [Styleite]
· Diane von Furstenberg may be seeking a successor [The Cut]
· Lanvin's Alber Elbaz releases a book of his favorite shop windows [Telegraph]

Local
· Giants win the World Series, San Francisco wins a parade [The Bold Italic]
· Explained: Why Kurt Geiger closed the Union Square store [WWD]
· Halloween + Critical Mass + Rain = major delays today [SFist]
· Decoding Silicon Valley slang [Refinery 29]
· Get your MadBum Jockey undies at the Giants victory parade [SFGate]