A Shoe Guru's Echo Park Studio; This Season's Stylish Slit Pants

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Refinery29: Shoe designer Beatrice Valenzuela's Echo Park home (pictured)
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Thrillist: Spend the day with Thrillist: the Best Day of your Life
WWWD: Skinny slit pants to wear this season
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