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Racked is reminding you as you plan your shopping weekend to visit independently owned stores as opposed to only hitting big chains like J. Crew.

Viacom brands MTV, VH1, CMT, BET, Logo, TV Land, TeenNick and Paramount Pictures will join the hosts of Good Morning America, the cast of Days of Our Lives, Dianna Agron, Chaz Bono, Pauly D, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Jenni "JWoww" Farley, Fran Drescher, Paris Hilton, Jimmy Kimmel, Joel McHale, Reba McEntire, Sir Ian McKellen, Maria Menounos, the New York Stock Exchange, hosts of CNBC, Facebook and millions of Americans in 'going purple' for Spirit Day on October 19 in a stand against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth, GLAAD announced today. The National Basketball Association (NBA), NASCAR Diversity, Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer and Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) will also participate through social media.

Georgina Bloomberg, Prince Lorenzo Borghese, Brad Walsh, Justin Silver (Dogs in the City), Broadway actress Montego Glover, designer Christopher Collins, actor Eric West, Lisa Howard (Breaking Dawn Part 2), Kara Laricks (NBC Fashion Star), artist Domingo Zapata, and Martha Stewart Radio's Greg Kleva showed their support last night to the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) by attending its 2012 Young Friends Benefit "Lucky Dog," an event created to support the ASPCA's mission to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States.

September in New York is synonymous with fashion and now as the Official Cosmetics Sponsor of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week for the seventh straight season, so is Maybelline New York. This season the iconic beauty brand is continuing its successful collaboration with top designers and makeup artists, lending its backstage talent and vision to Cushnie et Ochs, Lacoste, Mara Hoffman, Victoria Beckham, DKNY, Custo Barcelona, Wes Gordon, Carlos Miele, Betsey Johnson, Bibhu Mohapatra and Rachel Zoe.

Just last night, GLAAD, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, hosted GLAAD Manhattan, presented by Bravo, Ketel One and Miller 64 at the Eventi Hotel. GLAAD's annual summer event featured hors d'oeuvres, hosted cocktails, and special performances to celebrate and highlight GLAAD's work to build support for equality. BroadwayWorld was there for the star-studded festivities, and we bring you full photo coverage below!

NBC's popular reality competition series FASHION STAR is kicking-off its search for the 12 best innovative designers for its second season. Casting calls will begin in seven major U.S. cities

NBC's FASHION STAR named Kara Laricks as America's first 'Fashion Star' winner in tonight's season finale, earning Laricks the prize of a lifetime - $6 million in orders for capsule collections in Macy's, H&M and Saks Fifth Avenue stores.

Four designers were successful in expanding their brand and America's top three retailers: Macy's, H&M and Saks Fifth Avenue purchased seven garments.

Four designers were successful in formulating their brand and America's top three retailers: Macy's, H&M and Saks Fifth Avenue purchased four of the most comprehensive designs.

Last night on NBC's FASHION STAR, the remaining designers were paired off with celebrity mentors Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos who then chose what each of them would construct for the week. Four designers were successful in creating garments that America's top three retailers: Macy's, H&M and Saks Fifth Avenue were interested in purchasing.

Last night on NBC's FASHION STAR, the remaining designers were challenged to expand their brands by creating clothes outside of their comfort zones. Five of the designers' garments were successful in pushing the boundaries and were purchased by three of America's top retailers: Macy's, H&M and Saks Fifth Avenue.

NBC's 'FASHION STAR revealed today the 14 designers competing to become America's next big Fashion Star and a chance to win the multi-million dollar prize of launching their collections in three of America's largest retailers: Macy's, H&M and Saks Fifth Avenue. The new series, hosted and executive-produced by Elle Macpherson, and featuring celebrity mentors Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos will premiere on Tuesday, March 13