New Yorker Says SF Is Prettiest; Katie Holmes' Beauty Essentials

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· New Yorker admits SF is the prettiest city [SFist]
· Surf in SF without a wetsuit, without freezing [7x7]
· How Rue mag's art director changed her life [SF Girl by Bay]
· How brands can actively baby a millennial: four crucial tips [Racked]
· Mansur Gavriel launches an e-shop [Racked]
· The story of Halston [VF]
· Katie Holmes' beauty tips [Byrdie]
· Olsens add logos to The Row [Stylelist]
· 70 years of Ikea as told by apartment furnishings [Curbed]
· Olivia Palermo had a secret, quickie wedding [Page Six]
· Official World Cup watch a nod to soccer timers of the 1970s [MJ]
· Italian fashion blogger The Blonde Salad moving to LA [Racked LA]
· JackThreads turns Google hangouts into virtual try-on rooms [Re/Code]
· "Brad Pitt" of Republican Congress dons pink heels to woo women [Politico]
· Americans and Europeans care the least about products from socially-responsible companies [FastCo]