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Here's a handy guide to becoming friends with Rebecca Minkoff. MTV FORA has determined five rules that will help you get on the Cali-raised handbag designer's good side. Gems include "Don't be afraid to seize your sartorial cravings and thrust the tackiest of trends" (in other words, learn how to man repel like Minkoff's BFF Leandra Medine), become a nightlife fixture like the New Yorker-turned-Angeleno DJ Becka Diamond, and become friends with well-connected folks, such as local celeb stylist and Confederacy boutique owner Ilaria Urbinati. [MTV; Previously; Previously]