Factory LA's Model Casting Call; Claire Pettibone Headed to BH?

Racked is no longer publishing. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. The archives will remain available here; for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.

Local
· A chat with JC Penney Culver City's GM [Patch]
· EM Productions is using Tumblr for first online sample sale [EM]
· Larchmont is getting a new look with green-scaped medians [LB]
· Factory LA is looking for models for its Made in LA photo shoot [Instagram]
· Rumor has it that Claire Pettibone is opening a shop in Beverly Hills [C Mag]

National
· Bieber's bowtie blamed for nightclub brawl [Racked Nat'l]
· Why Nicola Formichetti quit styling Lady Gaga [E!]
· Take a tour of Thom Browne's enviable NYC abode [AD]
· A Lacoste employee got fired for Instagramming his paycheck [The Cut]

International
· This Prada coat costs more than a house [Fashionistsa]
· Opening Ceremony celebrates Belgium for fall [Style]
· J.Crew is opening three stores in London this fall [Telegraph]