By Mary Mullaj Testing the waters of the Russian art market, the first major auctions of Russian art since the financial crisis will take place this week. Four London auction houses will seek to sell more than $133.8 million worth of paintings, Faberge items, Orthodox icons, silver and porcelein. Unusual items include a silver beer […]

The new Resort at Pelican Hill, covering 500 acres of Newport Coast, is self-declared to be luxurious and not pretentious. The resort’s inimitable style features Tuscan marble fireplaces, columns in the form of Italy, a perfectly circular “Coliseum” pool inlaid with a million tiles, and a restaurant imported from just outside Milan. The overarching idea was […]

  By: Beth Brody It has been recently revealed that this coming March, renowned timepiece maker Rolex will be hosting an exclusive auction in Milan, Italy offering a variety of rare vintage and classic watches. Collector Davide Blei has accumulated the finest Rolex collection in the world, and consequently is the possessor of some of […]

  Last week saw the Lamborghini dev team and engineers from Pirelli put the Gallardo Super Trofeo through its paces on the Vallelunga Race Track outside Rome. This marked the first tests under simulated race conditions, with Lamborghini test driver Giorgio Sanna behind the wheel. From the very outset, the lap times achieved were faster […]

By: Beth Brody What is your signature style? Famed musician Eric Clapton has found his with help from Hermès. When choosing which accessory to sport from the luxury designer, he appropriately settled on an ultra-luxurious custom-made crocodile guitar case.  Clapton’s personalized case is specially fitted to hold his signature Martin 00028 EC acoustic guitar, an […]

By Mary Mullaj The oil money in the Persian Gulf is turning into art. Having stashed away more than a trillion dollars, the ruling families are racing to see who can built the best museums with the coolest collections. The scale and number of projects are impressive, and will turn the string of city-states into […]

By Mary Mullaj The Haute Blog has been keeping an eye on the Queen Elizabeth 2 as she prepared to make her final sea voyage. The ship sailed for 16 days, going by way of Lisbon, Rome, and the Egyptian port of Alexandria.  Today Britain’s most famous cruise ship docked for the last time, in […]

Yacht interior design specialist Dee Robinson put her distinctive mark on Lady Michelle, an impressive 161-foot Trinity Yacht masterpiece.

Whether you are in town for the art fairs or the beaches-or if you are lucky enough to call South Florida home-each of these locales will treat you like a local VIP.