Spinning With Miss America; Yohji Yamamoto Turns 70

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Global News:
· Going spinning with the new Miss America [Elle]
· Renderings of Amazon's soap-bubble-like Seattle HQ [Curbed]
· Starbucks offering braille gift cards year-round [Consumerist via]
· Designer Yohji Yamamoto turned 70 yesterday [CR Fashion Book]
· Former design director of DVF has jumped to Roberto Cavalli [Telegraph]
· Morgan Saylor, Homeland's Dana, lands a fashion mag spread [Interview]

Local News:
· Mark Ellwood, author of Bargain Fever: How to Shop in a Discounted World, is a featured speaker at Chicago Ideas Week [The Chicago Sun Times]
· Jayson Home hosts its Flea Market today through Sunday, offering vintage and antique furniture, lighting, rugs, artwork—and treats from Doughnut Vault [Racked Inbox]
· Field and Florist invites flower lovers into its Andersonville studio this Sunday for Open Studio Sundays [Field and Florist]