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According to Forrester Research, the average American plans to spend over $700 on Christmas gifts this year with approximately a quarter of that spent on shipping cost, but thanks to a local designer swimwear company, customers can buy all they want and not pay shipping.

Wrangler Tough Enough To Wear Pink (TETWP), the grassroots cowboy campaign fighting breast cancer since 2004, celebrated its eighth anniversary this year by surpassing the $14.5 million mark in funds raised since its inception. Hundreds of volunteers and regional rodeos across the U.S. and Canada made this achievement possible. The top 2012 fundraising rodeo events included Cattleman's Day in Gunnison, Colo, Missoula Stampede, Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo, Minot Y's Men's Rodeo, Red Bluff Round-Up and the bell ringer event, Cowboys for Cancer, Las Cruces, NM.

Gussying up for the holidays, the mere thought is enough to make most men wish it was July, or any other month but December. Fortunately, there are plenty of stylish options for men to look their best during the holiday season.

Target announced plans to open a new store in Alameda, Calif., in October 2013. The new store will be located at the Alameda Landing Shopping Center at the intersection of Mariner Square Loop and Stargell Avenue. To date, Target has announced plans to open fifteen Target stores in 2013.

Hair accessory brand Goody announced its support of the 19th annual Today Show Holiday Gift Drive, through a donation of more than $200,000 of best-selling hairstyling accessories to benefit children, teens and their families across the country this holiday season. The donation was made on The Today Show, airing today.

Eddie Bauer LLC, the active outdoor brand, announced that Steve Venegas has accepted the position of Vice President, Distribution, North America. Mr. Venegas is a seasoned outdoor industry executive, most recently holding the position of Vice President Distribution for VF Outdoor, Inc., which includes brands such as The North Face, Reef, Lucy, Eagle Creek and JanSport.

Veet, a leader in the world of depilatories, celebrated Beauty and Confidence at 'VEET Be The Diva' beauty contest grand finale held at Mumbai. 16 finalists of 'VEET Be The Diva' contest walked the ramp with the first runners-up Miss India Earth 2012 Prachi Mishra and Miss India International Rochelle Maria Rao. Dimple Paul was adjudged the winner of Veet 'Be The Diva' 2012 contest and crowned by Ms. Vanya Mishra , Pantaloon Femina Miss India - World, 2012. Dimple Paul, the final winning 'Diva' will enjoy her portfolio being managed by Nandini Mehta, a leading fashion photographer.

Freya create a wide selection of lingerie, swimwear,sports bras and loungewear, all aimed at young style-savvy women. Rare London is a boutique women's online fashion brand, with a choice of looks influenced by catwalks and celebrities. One lucky winner of this joint competition will receive £100-worth of clothing from Rare London's current collection and three sets of lingerie from Freya Lingerie's Autumn Winter 2012 range.

While many people look to January 1 as the perfect time to start a health and fitness regimen, there are things that you can do now to get a jumpstart and also minimize the damage that you do to your waistline in the next few weeks. Anytime Fitness experts are offering the 12 Ways of Weight Loss to get people thinking about making 2013 the year they get fit.

Jewelry, handbags, shoes already on the pipeline, and now a fragrance. Is there anything Ivanka Trump can't do?

HMX, parent company of Hickey Freeman suits, has filed for bankruptcy. This is the second time the New York based company has filed for Chapter 11, the first time being in 2009.

Gilt is featuring iconic bags from Judith Leiber and her new Overture line. The new line is way for the younger generation to buy a Judith Leiber and then grow into her classic clutches. I remember looking at all of the sparkling bags as a young girl in the glass cases at Saks Fifth Avenue in awe. I loved all fun shapes and colors!

Lea Michele takes you behind the scenes on her very first shoot for L'Oréal Paris Advanced Haircare. Watch and enjoy!

Take a look at Lea Michele's Loreal ad! Michele reveals her latest hair secret: Total Repair 5 treatments from L'Oréal Paris Advanced Haircare.

Proenza Schouler opened their Madison Avenue boutique last July. It was a logical move. The ladies of the Upper East Side have the incomes to shop shop shop. Now designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez told WWD that they are eyeing spaces downtown.

Apparently director Joe Wright was just as confused as the rest of us regarding Brad Pitt's Chanel No. 5 ads.

The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York has a new exhibition titled "Shoe Obsession" that runs Feb. 8 to April 13, 2013.

WWD published its list of the 100 most consumer-recognized brands. The survey was sent out to women aged 13 to 64 with an average household income above $50,000, according to WWD. Respondents were asked to rate how familiar they were with the 1,008 pre-selected brands, with the options being "very familiar," "somewhat familiar" or "not at all familiar."

Gemvara, an online retailer of customizable fine jewelry, announces "Winter Hues", a contest on Pinterest.com that captures the sparkle of winter. Entrants are invited to create a board with inspirational winter-hued images that reflect the beauty of the season. The boards will be judged on overall aesthetic and cohesive theme, and the grand prize winner will be awarded a $1,000 gift card to Gemvara.com.