Natalie Dormer's Shaved Head; The Truth About Black Friday

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National
· Are Black Friday sales worth the hype? [Racked]
· A very Free People holiday [Racked]
· Natalie Dormer poses in the new issue of Cosmo [FGR]
· Model Kristy Hume plots her return [Vogue UK]
· What it's like to freeze the fat off your thighs [Elle]
· Gap launches new holiday site that lets shoppers make music [FastCo]
· Angelina Jolie opens up about possible political ambitions [VF]
· Designer Rosie Assoulin discusses food and growing up in Brooklyn [TNP]
· A.P.C.'s Jean Touitou talks Nike, hates on yoga pants [HypeBeast]
· How Tanya Taylor went from unknown to dressing the first lady [Fashionista]

Local
· Outfit inspo from Fall Fashion Week [Fashion School Daily]
· What Market Street needs is a really fancy fog machine [The Bold Italic]
· Levi's gave a West Oakland skate park a makeover [7x7]
· Six must-have pieces for fall [Apartment 34]
· Larry Baer wants SF to host the 2024 Olympics [Chronicle]
· The techie costumes you missed last week [ReadWrite]