American Apparel's New Direction; More 50 Shades to Come

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National
· Grammys 2015 red carpet [Racked]
· Eau de Gaga: it's great, so why haven't you heard more about it? [Racked]
· All hail the return of flares [WSJ]
· Miami's best lingerie stores [Racked Miami]
· Under new leadership, American Apparel shifts focus [NYT]
· The best bits from a new supermodel tell-all [Guardian]
· 50 Shades of Grey 2 and 3 are happening [CinemaBlend]
· Entering a senior beauty pageant at age 68 [HuffPo]
· Why Paramus, NJ has the toughest blue laws in the country [New Yorker]
· Target workers in tears as 'unruly mob' descends on Canadian stores [Ottawa Citizen]

Local
· Silicon Valley Season 2 is almost here [The Bold Italic]
· The best wine country spas [7x7]
· Maria Shriver is working with Jennifer Siebel Newsom on a documentary [Haute Living]
· An argument in favor of white vegan leather pants [KatWalkSF]
· Watch a 13-year-old girl outshoot Stephen Curry [SFMag]
· What to wear when you casually bump into Aziz Ansari at Trick Dog [IG/Kate Ogata]