Thursday AM Clickage

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Local
· Cirque Berzerk costumes inspired by Rosie the Riviter, Goya [All the Rage]
· A recap of Apartment 3's Night Swim sample sale at the Roosevelt [Trade Talk]
· Are New Yorkers (gasp!) starting to emulate LA style? [BlackBook]

National
· A slideshow of designer bicycles [Treehugger]
· London Fog Photoshops Gisele's pregnant belly out of their ad campaign... [The Cut]
· ...but People has a photo of the aforementioned bump [The Cut]
· Tough times make Swimwear Fashion Week much more conservative [WWD, subscription req'd]
· Unlike most other wars, those in Afghanistan and Iraq have not influenced fashion [HuffPo]

International
· Aussie artists create slipcovers for Ikea's Klippan sofa [Apartment Therapy]