Waist-Whittling Skirt; Everything You Need to Plan a Wild Weekend; Over-the-Top Toppers

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Best Bets Daily: This skirt is a cinch for slimming style
Charles & Marie: Gizmo helps you massage like a pro
DailyCandy: This weekend: don sweatpants, eat ramen, visit the new TenOverSix
Delight Daily: Extra-fancy salt and spice storage
I Heart Daily: The sweetly quirky lass behind An Aesthetic Feast
Refinery29: If fall ever gets here?you'll want these coats
The Rundown: This weekend: Matt & Kim, Rob Zombie, lots of beer at B.A.M. Fest
Thrillist: Low-tech and old-school: 8 Bit Wood's pixel art
WWWD: Get obsessed with Ferragamo bags, YSL pumps, Gucci perfume
The Zoe Report: Rachel dispenses fashion advice for dudes