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National
· New reality TV show to focus on dressing the shlubby everyman [Racked]
· Kicks that let guys get in on that poppin' spring color thing, too [Brand X]
· The Row sales now up to $12 million a year [Fashionologie]
· Worst toy ever: chemistry set with no chemicals [Boing Boing]
· In NY, buying a counterfeit bag might get criminally expensive [Racked NY]
International
· Is the unknown designer who's a new Gaga fave Alexander McQueen 2.0? [WSJ]
· News flash: Karl Lagerfeld doesn't wash his own hair! [W Magazine]
· Mexico City girl does hunger strike, gets a trip to the Royal Wedding? [NPR]
· ?where they are dishing out some pretty sweet swag [Coco Perez]
· Sandblasted jeans: not just ugly, but possibly fatal, too [Refinery 29]
· Meet Balmain's super hot new designer -- as in, he's a babe [Racked NTL]