Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. Tom Gores, founder of Platinum Equity LCC, has joined forces with brother Alec Gores, who founded Gores Group LLC, to acquire Alliance Entertainment LLC from its parent company Source Interlink Co., marking the close of their first investment together.

Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. Mark Hurd has a friend, tennis partner, and now boss in Larry Ellison, who welcomed the former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO as Oracle president and board member as the company counters its combined hardware and software offerings against IBM.

Right on time for its anniversary, Lustre Precious Gems has become the authorized retailer for seven Swiss watch brands: Buccellati, Hermès, Bedat & Co., Franc Vila, Linde Werdelin, Marvin and GlamRock. The company welcomes its new collections spanning entry-level, mid-level and connoisseur-level timepieces. Customers can shop a spectacular range of materials, such as exotic leathers, stainless steel, 18-karat white, yellow and rose gold and platinum, as well as decorative accents, including mother-of-pearl dials, colored gemstones and alluring diamonds.

A true Georgia peach living in Los Angeles, Heather Roop is happy to call the City of Angels her home-away-from-home. The talented actress first moved to LA after graduating from college, and has since taken her passions for singing and dancing on the road, performing in numerous musical theater tours, including Camelot with Robert Goulet and South Pacific with John Cullum.

Can you do the Hi-Can? Avant Gallery’s contemporary take on the classic canopy bed recreates the most intimate space inside the bedroom with a futuristic and innovative design. The Hi-Can, high fidelity canopy, is entirely Italian-made by designer Edoardo Carlino, and brings together exclusive partnerships with leading global companies across a variety of sectors. Hi-Can’s cutting-edge technological advancements make it a unique product of its kind, incorporating regal elegance for a brand new concept of comfort and relaxation.

Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. Sometimes, we want rumors to be true; Michael Bay is baring his humanitarian side by reportedly offering $50,000 to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest and prosecution of a young woman who was filmed performing a heinous act of animal cruelty.

When Hollywood’s A-listers need to get red carpet ready they turn to master-colorist Kim Vo. From New York to Beverly Hills, Vo serves celebrity clientele, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, Britney Spears, Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson and Pamela Anderson with the best of the beauty industry. His artistry with hair and beauty has pioneered now universal techniques such as “American Tailoring,” hair “dusting” and “smudging.”

A beachy breeze wafts botanical scents evocative of Old World charm through Brownes & Co., an exotic mecca catering beauty for the body and soul at its popular Lincoln Road and Miami Design District spin-off locations. A local favorite equally as appealing to visiting celebs, Brownes is a rarity in the beauty industry. The Miami Beach beauty landmark has moved to the second floor of its ever-present location at 841 Lincoln Road.

Simple and iconic, the way a shoe should be and remains with Ferragamo’s latest launch, My Ferragamo. The line includes a ballet flat, velvet slipper, medium-height pump and suede boot, all clad in classic Ferragamo. Whether on-the-go in the city, in the country or at the beach, My Ferragamo bears color and comfort for the contemporary woman with a playful side.