When the social calendar is jam packed with holiday dinner parties, and festive soiree's, a new frock keeps the celebration fresh. The object of the game is to be drop-dead gorgeous right? So leave experimentation to the trend-oids and fashion freaks and go for ravishing. Purchasing a gown is akin to buying a diamond. Its a purchase that will last through many years of champagne toasts. Hand-embroidery, silk taffeta and French lace, are some of the lavish materials used to create the Cinderella confections. Below are Haute's favorites from red-carpet veterans like Oscar de la Renta, J. Mendel, Reem Acra, Marchesa and Naeem Khan. Any one of these will turn heads

We picked out some truly exquisite models to display our picks for most beautiful designer jewelry of the season.

When Karl Lagerfeld asks, usually celebrities say yes please. This is the case with grammy winner and current pop-culture icon, Pharrel Williams. He and model Cara Delevingne are the main actors in a short film directed and created by the Chanel designer, called "Reincarnation". The release date is December 2, 2014 a day before the presentation of the Metiers d'art show or pre-fall presentation.

Read our exclusive interview with Colin Hunter, the adorable man behind SF's newest custom suite experience.

To celebrate the recent launch of online shopping at wilkesbashford.com, we asked the man himself, style arbiter Wilkes Bashford, to tell us what fall fashion trends are hot at his eponymous luxury clothing store that launched in 1966 and is now part of the Mitchell Family of Stores.

It's officially sweater weather in Miami, and that means that the city's style set have already broken out their fur, leather and layers. Even if on most days, it's still 80 degrees out. Fall dressing in Miami may sound like an oxymoron, but stepping out well-heeled and on-trend during the season is much easier than you think. And who better to teach us a thing or two about embracing cold weather garb than Vogue Mexico's Editor in Chief, Kelly Talamas. Here, the ever-stylish Miami native gives us a 101 on embracing fall trends, explains the keys to investment shopping and selects her top fall must-haves.

For the first time since 2011, Carolina Herrera brought her collection to San Francisco. The iconic fashion designer flaunted her Spring 2015 Collection before more than 250 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco patrons, Saks Fifth Avenue clients and Carolina Herrera enthusiasts at The Art of Fashion: Runway Show and Luncheon, benefitting the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and presented by Saks Fifth Avenue at the de Young on Nov. 4. Herrera showed 46 looks on the runway in Wilsey Court with the Richter mural as the backdrop. The event raised almost $200,000 which will help support future fashion exhibitions including "High Style: The Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection in March 2015." Here are just 10 of the looks we loved:

It had become known as "The Oscar Show," Saks Fifth Avenue's and the League to Save Lake Tahoe's annual luncheon and fashion show with iconic fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, who presented his Collection under sun-drenched skies in a spectacular Lake Tahoe setting. Deemed the highlight of Tahoe's summer season, the show will go on Aug. 1, 2015, when a special tribute will be paid to de la Renta, who lost his graceful battle to cancer on Oct. 20. Haute Living asked a few Bay Area women (and men) to share their thoughts on the gifted man who created frocks for fashionistas worldwide.

As all New Yorkers know, the best time to prepare for winter is right about now... So we rounded up some of the best winter boots that you need to get your hands on ASAP.

San Francisco fashion is getting personal these days with bespoke offerings from Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin and Edie Parker. The custom services by those designers and pretty Persolé Chic Shades to keep you stylishly protected from the sun and rain are among the fashion items for men and women that we're loving these days.

There's no need to panic when you're unexpectedly invited to a gala—because a lady is always prepared. A mere reach in your wardrobe or in your locked box of jewels and you are ready for fun and fancy. Haute Living reveals our picks for investment regalia that will never go out of style.

Fashion doesn't stand still for baseball. Not even the San Francisco Giants. While many of you cheered on the orange and black on Oct. 7, more than 120 fashion-forward folks flocked to Union Square for a bash celebrating the grand re-opening of Burberry's flagship store. DJ Zen Freeman performed a live set while guests sipped champagne and cocktails and checked out the dazzling new space. Here are some of the haute looks we saw: