The Coastal Events Center at La Costa Spa and Resort has been nipped and tucked. Be there this Thursday, May 26, 2011 when the bandages come off for the grand opening ceremony to be held from 3:30pm to 6:30p.m.

Todd English maintains a fortified repertoire…four-time James Beard Award-winning chef, restaurateur extraordinaire, television host, author, and now preacher. Preacher?

Elegance in time and craft is what beckoned master watchmaking brand Chopard to sponsor of the celebrated Mille Miglia race. The magnitude of the event inspired them to create the Mille Miglia Chronograph that same year.

Established in 2000, her bold custom prints, brave use of color, and immaculate silhouettes have made her label a name that rolls of the tongues of New York’s select and Hollywood’s fashionistas, attracting a gamut of starlets from Jessica Biel to Cameron Diaz to Kristin Davis.

Asia is not wasting a breath between bankrolls as its world-leading luxury industry continues to steamroll over the recession. Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia is the newest location where Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has decided to park itself.

The stars were gleaming on Tuesday night at the Chelsea Art Museum. It was the scene of the Free Arts NYC annual art auction where art and fashion coalesced to benefit and raise awareness for Free Art’s art education programs.

Long legs and full bodies attracted wine connoisseurs on Tuesday night, May 17, to celebrate 20 years of PONCHO’s International Wine Auction. PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations), an organization geared to support the arts, garnered over $800,000 to benefit their cause through the sales of the featured expressions.

David Beckham has graced numerous pages and billboards in nothing but his skimpie. He has watched his debonair wife sashay about town fashioning her own trends and hatching her own collection, which might have compelled him to follow in her fancy footsteps.

Welcome to the future of hospitality. At first glance it appears to be a collection of small alien pods dotting a large host mother-station. From an aerial perspective the community resembles an amphibious creature creeping its way into sea.