Taylor Swift's New Kitten; Estée Lauder's Social Strategy

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Local
· Pier 1 Imports' profits fall [DMN]
· TI integrated chip is up for auction today [NBCdfw.com]
· Men's Wearhouse/Jos. A. Bank merger is done [WWD]

National
· Tie dye is a big resort 2015 trend [StyleFile]
· Inside Rebecca Minkoff's Brooklyn baby shower [InStyle]
· Meet Taylor Swift's new kitten, Olivia Benson [VF]
· Estée Lauder's carefully-planned social media strategy [WSJ]
· Urban Outfitters salon Hairroin feature hypodermic needle pens [Consumerist]
· Amazon's new Fire phone rates only so-so as a fashion accessory [NYT]
· Jude Law's son tries his hand at modeling [HuffPo]
· Adriana Lima reprises her role for Maybelline [Vogue UK]
· Photogs take to the sea to try to get pics of Kourtney Kardashian in the Hamptons [Page Six]