Hong Kong is expanding its palette as the city in the lead for chief fine wine buyers, spending $200 million at auctions in the first half of 2011. The numbers of 2011 nearly double the amount for the same period last year, which is leaving auction houses such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s more than pleased.

Goldie Hawn and her long-time mate Kurt Russell have put their Malibu mansion on the market. The couple’s asking price is $14,749,000, according to the MLS. Typically, the Hawn and Russell rent the house during the summer to patrons who spend $80,000 to $95,000 per season.

Miami Fashion Week is a trendy hotbed for celebrity events, glamorous parties and of course all things fashion. The week of stars and runways has sadly come to a close but people are still talking about the fabulous Fall/Winter collection preview hosted by leading fashion jewelry brand lia sophia at the Soho Beach House Lounge.

Louis Vuitton’s Fall/Winter 2011-2012 women’s campaign, photographed by Steven Meisel, channels 1940s bourgeoisie. Stunning young models relax in the back seat of vintage cars lined in sleek black leather. The women, styled by Karl Templer, wore bellhop hats and animal skin jackets with oversized covered black patent leather buttons.

Los Angeles is a metropolis for millionaires, according to the Capgemini survey that is. A new study now allows the City of Angels to boast the second largest amount of millionaires in the United States as well as the second-highest rate of millionaire growth.

With ten locations from New York to Miami to Los Angeles, Rosa Mexicano is now coming to San Francisco’s One Market building. The high-end restaurant chain anticipates opening in the first half of 2012

World renowned Swiss luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet launched the new Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph collection in Hong Kong Thursday by hosting a summer-themed party at Island Shangri-La Hotel’s Waterside Terrace.

Apparently an imposing presence here on Earth was simply not enough for Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan. His name “Hamad” is now visible from space in the form of a two mile-long and kilometer high etching in the sand.

Celebrated chef Charles Phan’s new restaurant, Wo Hing General Store, got the final approval it needed to be transformed into reality.