Clare Vivier's Silver Lake; Cashmere Jeans; Benetton's New Ads

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Local
· Designer Clare Vivier's tour of her neighborhood, Silver Lake [Of A Kind]
· Whetherly's newest lookbook features a Coppola—granddaughter Gia [Elle]
· Upscale pajama jeans? J Brand's newest are made of cashmere [Denimology]
· Project Accessory host Molly Sims reveals her fav LA spots, including Drybar [PopSugar]

National
· Costello Tagliapietra announces lower-priced dress line, C&T [WWD, sub req]
· Benetton courts controversy with ads featuring world leaders kissing [WSJ]
· Gap dips toe into mobile payments, accepting Google wallet at stores in San Fran [Mashable]