Today we have been all about announcing the most luxurious and latest items out on the market. If you’re an avid chess player and want to show off your skills, and the size of your wallet, brag a little with this unique chess set that will put your opponents to shame. Sure, it’s enough to show how sophisticated you are by loving the game itself

Haute Living is no stranger to blinged out, well, anything. However, we have yet to see one of these. Sure, we’re used to the usual blinged out cellular phones with Swarovsky crystals, diamond-studded pens, etc, but here’s something interesting for you photography buffs. Feast your eyes on the Olympus Pen E-P1 digital camera designed by Crystal Roc.

This Alexander McQueen shoe is not only haute, it’s epic-ly innovative. The Titanic Ballerina pump is from McQueen’s Spring/Summer 2010 shoe collection. He combined masculine and feminine ideas with utilitarian hardware and soft pink leather. The platform trend will stay strong through next year, and we’re glad.

Someone call the Doctor! Louis Vuitton and Damien Hirst have teamed up to create two twin trunks for surgical instruments. Beautiful stainless steel surgical instruments caught his eye in Cronenburg’s flick Dead Ringers, and Damien Hirst was automatically inspired, and wanted to create a luxurious leather piece using his signature butterflies on the outside.

Restaurant Michael Mina has announced a new executive pastry chef: Catherine Schimenti, who was last seen at Craft LA. She has also reportedly worked at NYC heavyweights like Craftsteak and Per Se. and was named “Pastry Chef of the Year” by Angeleno Magazine last year, which means she’s definately not an amateur.

Like the old saying goes, “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” Well here’s a chance to gain a new best friend this holiday season. Leading auction house Christie’s will be presenting a rare find for collectors in New York City: the Evening Star Diamond, a pear-shaped 39 carat, D colour diamond.

On December 2, 2009, Jewels, by Jewels will be hosting a private reception at the Colonial Arts Gallery. The new men’s line will debut showcasing the skillfully crafted designs. Celebrities such as Ali MacGraw, Candice Bergen and Sheryl Crow have all collected her work and this time around she will debut her men’s collection.

Artcurial, a French based auction house, is the only auction house to dedicate two sales annually to the Hermes brand. Recently, it pulled in over 1 million dollars on Nov. 10th! Some items, including a Birkin bag (duh) sold for way more than the original retail price.

The time has come again, when winter birds flock down to Miami and art lovers around the world come to experience the culture and fun that is Art Basel Miami Beach. This year the turn out is expected to be more grandiose then past years.