Sherri Balefsky

After 18 years growing up in the suburbs of Philly, Sherri Balefsky decided to travel out west for college at the University of Southern California where she majored in communication. In addition to attending dozens of football games, Sherri dabbled in entertainment at MTV, fashion at Yaya Aflalo, and marketing at Equinox Fitness before realizing that writing was her true passion. After spending a year in New York City, she found her way to Florida for more permanent warm weather. When she’s not writing or researching all things luxury for Haute Living, Sherri can usually be found doing crossword puzzles, watching reruns of Friends, or simply out and about exploring Miami, her new home city.

Posts by Sherri Balefsky

Haute Secrets Miami: Dr. Cory M. Lessner

Dr. Cory M. Lessner is a board-certified ophthalmologist who focuses exclusively on refractive surgery. He is a highly skilled surgeon who has performed more than 20,000 vision correction procedures in his career.

Haute Event: Gilt Groupe’s Art Basel Dinner

On Friday Dec. 3, Andrew Black, Euan Rellie, Stefan Pepe, John Auerbach, and artist Olaf Breuning, hosted an intimate evening of cocktails and dinner at Soho Beach House to celebrate Gilt Groupe’s Art Basel-inspired sale, curated by Art & Advisory.

Haute Art Basel Event: Corum Hosts Reception for Armory Show Co-Founder Paul Morris

On Friday, Dec. 3, luxury Swiss watchmaker Corum hosted an intimate reception and cocktail party at the Raleigh Hotel in honor of Paul Morris, the art gallery owner and co-founder of the Armory Show. As a respected artist and art dealer in New York City, Morris founded The Gramercy International Contemporary Art Fair back in 1994 at the Gramercy Park Hotel.

Shop ’Til You Drop: The Top 5 Places to Shop in Miami

Shopping and South Florida are almost synonymous with one another. The Miami area in particular is now on par with the shopping of Fifth Avenue and Beverly Hills. Visitors come in from all over the world to take in some of the stores that we have to offer. (Many of my friends from South and Central America tell me that they make special trips to Miami JUST to go shopping!) We’ve narrowed it down the top five shopping destinations in South Florida…just don’t forget your Black AmEx.

Haute Event: Prada Launches Customizable Sunglasses

Nothing is sleeker than donning a pair of Prada sunglasses…except donning a pair of customized Prada sunglasses.

Revolutionary in style and design, Prada has recently launched the PradaPrivate collection. The new glasses, which will be available exclusively at Sunglass Hut locations nationwide, feature uniquely removable “plaques” on the sides of the frames. These plaques that include letters, numbers, and a variety of symbols can be easily interchanged and customized for each individual customer.

Haute Event: Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project Benefit at The Darby

On Monday, Dec. 6, Charlize Theron hosted her annual Africa Outreach Project Benefit at The Darby restaurant in New York City.

Haute Event: Sarah Silverman Celebrates Her Birthday at SL

On Thursday, Dec. 2, Sarah Silverman celebrated her birthday at the new hot spot SL lounge in New York City.

Miami Gears Up for Soul Cycle South Beach at The Mondrian

Anyone who knows me well knows about my obsession with spinning. But since living in Miami I’ve had trouble finding anywhere that would compare to classes I took at Soul Cycle in New York City. But now, my prayers have been answered. The haute fitness gurus of Soul Cycle have just announced that at the end of this month, they will be opening Soul Cycle South Beach.

Haute Art Basel Event: The Arts of Seduction Dinner Featuring Isabella Rossellini

On Wednesday, Dec. 1, The Wolfsonian-FIU hosted “The Arts of Seduction,” an exclusive gala benefit as a part of Art Basel. Guests joined the legendary Isabella Rossellini and Margrit Mondavi at the museum for an intimate dinner featuring the cuisine of renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten and the rare wines of Robert Mondavi Winery to celebrate Rossellini’s art exhibit “Seduce Me.”

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