On 25 April, CHANEL celebrated the opening of the exhibition The Little Black Jacket, a show highlighting the timelessness and modernity and the CHANEL jacket. Presented at The Venue just a walk away from the Burj Khalifa in Downtown Dubai, on display were over 100 photographs of celebrities and other personalities wearing the iconic piece, selected from the book The Little Black Jacket: CHANEL’s classic revisited by Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld.

The popular Beirut cafe now has two locations in Dubai – the most recent which is conveniently located in downtown Dubai on Emaar Boulevard. Throughout the day and well into the evening the outdoor terrace and indoor seating area are well filled with happy diners.

Surrounded by the Arabian sea, fish has been one of the staple foods in the Emirati diet for decades. Most Dubians love seafood and it’s hard not to see why: The city has some delicious fish restaurants with elegant and sophisticated surroundings coupled with marvelous sea views. Try the following five for the best seafood restaurants in Dubai.

With an al fresco setting overlooking the Dubai skyline from The Palm Jumeirah, Turkish chain Rixos’s latest restaurant Salt is a charming restaurant away from the hub bub of downtown Dubai. With an obvious specialty in Turkish cuisine, Salt also features a creative and fascinating relationship to the ingredient which serves as its name – salt.

Closing Fashion Forward’s second day was a show by acclaimed Dubai-based Philippino fashion designer Michael Cinco. A whirl of glitter clad outfits boasting bold architectural forms emerged on the runway and spelled out a determined and refined character.

A Mediterranean abode of health and wellness situated on The Palm Jumeirah, Rixos Royal Spa offers an ambiance which recalls the pristine and natural atmosphere of the Turkish coast. The Turkish chain’s first hotel in the UAE, the relaxing Palm Jumeirah is a quick and easy escapade from the traffic-driven streets of Dubai. The Royal Spa’s Turkish hammam couldn’t be a more signature treatment as well as effective way to relax and revitalize.

A hidden treasure of calmness within the busy Dubai Mall, I visited Sisters Beauty Lounge to experience their new Warm Lava Shell massage. This new and innovative treatment claims to relieve clients of their deep aches, pains, stress and tension through natural means.

On 23 April, Bobbie Lloyd, Magnolia’s Chief Baking Officer, returned to Dubai for the first time since the store’s initial opening in Bloomingdale’s The Dubai Mall for an exclusive cooking demonstration cooking demonstration with Executive pastry chef, Kiran Shivaram Shetty.

Everyone with a passion for beauty will have heard of YSL’s touch éclat, a concept developed by former international marketing and creative director of YSL beauty Terry de Gunzburg. The award-wining concealer-highlighter revolutionized the industry when it launched in 1992. Twenty years later de Gunzburg is still busy. The beauty guru has now launched her exclusive eponymous signature fragrance collection. We catch up with the inspiring beauty entrepreneur and learn of the inspiration behind her new label.