DVF on Orange County; Karl Lagerfeld Designs Helicopters

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Local
· LA paper and plastic bag ban is happening [LAist]
· Diane von Furstenberg opens up about her new OC store [OCR]
· LA designer Gregory Parkinson tapped for Anthropologie line [All the Rage]

National
· Store sales are up for spring [NYT]
· Breaking: High heels are still bad for you [WSJ]
· Chris Benz dresses Presidential Barbie [Styleite]
· Fab.com and Glamour to launch beauty pop-up [WWD]
· Banana Republic's latest Mad Men line is super modern [Racked N'tl]
· What Obama's Made in the USA campaign means for designers [FWD]

International
· Next in Karl Lagerfeld collabs: VIP helicopters [WWD]
· Charlize Theron flashes her ankle tattoo on Vogue UK's cover [Vogue UK]