Taylor Swift Ditches the Bangs; Heavy Metal Christmas Sweaters

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Global News—
· See Taylor Swift, bang-less [InStyle]
· Givenchy joins Instagram [Instagram]
· Birkenstock-inspired sandals are here to stay [T]
· Dollar stores beginning to offer wine, beer [Time]
· Nicole Richie shows off various holiday beauty looks [Byrdie]
· Slayer, Metallica selling their own ugly Christmas sweaters [WSJ]
· Meet the 10 best streetwear brands making designer logo parodies [Paper]

Chicago News—
· How Chicago sisters wound up as the faces of Prada's spring 2014 line [Splash]
· Whole Foods in Hyde Park finally happening [DNAinfo]
· Jamie Wolf Jewelry trunk show at Neiman Marcus, December 14th [Racked Inbox]