Nordstrom Opens in Canada; Vera Bradley's Floral Home

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National
· The sad state of crop tops [Racked]
· Top models as they rank on Instagram [Racked]
· Nordstrom opens in Canada [Fashion Mag]
· The rise of ballerina Misty Copeland [New Yorker]
· See Cara Delevingne's full Allure October spread [FSR]
· Anna Wintour buries the hatchet with Giorgio Armani [Fashionista]
· Why women's magazines are increasingly embracing Pinterest [NYT]
· Designer Vivienne Westwood reveals abusive relationship [Vogue UK]
· More than half of US shoppers don't want to friend a brand online [WSJ]
· Vera Bradley's NYC apartment decorated like one of her bags [Racked NY]

Local
· How to rock double denim for fall [Allergic to Vanilla]
· This is what happened at the Folsom Street Fair [SFGate]
· Drag queens facing problems with Facebook accounts [The Bold Italic]
· Erin Hiemstra is getting ready to renovate a house [Apartment 34]