I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Sherri Falk, owner and founder of Basiques, a wardrobe company based on the concepts of simplicity and classicism. Basiques, which recently opened up a Boston showroom and studio, demonstrates the importance of fit, while remaining sophisticated and functional for the workplace, travel, and nightlife.

David LaChapelle’s Untitled Photographer David LaChapelle’s collages are a sudden departure, conceived as fully fledged works in their own right, and contribute significantly to the discourse surrounding contemporary collage. Using his own photographs and rudimentary materials–corrugated cardboard, oil sticks, ink–LaChapelle has found a short circuit to the primal visual immediacy and lucidity he so desires. Three archival […]

Instead of spending your weekend deciding what to do, we've rounded up the best places to see and be seen this weekend leaving you the task of enjoying it all.

Luxury brands are looking forward to a multi-billion raise in sales thanks to the ‘Kate Middleton’ effect a new study has revealed. Premium fashion brands such as Louis Vitton, Chanel and Dior are expected to enjoy the strongest growth in the clothing sector, increasing 29 percent over the next three years.

Caroline Stanbury Habib is CEO of Gift-Library.com, a luxury, exclusive and bespoke gift service. She has built a successful and flourishing personal styling business over ten years, developed a large and loyal clientele, and made personal connections with renowned designers and artisans across the globe. We get the low down on her Haute Secrets to London....

I'm back in NYC! Earlier this week I headed to Soul Cycle in the morning before grabbing lunch at Cipriani Uptown wiith Annabelle Murphy, Daniella Rich and Nicole Mellon. Then later that evening, I was dragged to a charity event at the Pierre Hotel for my friend's children's school, The Birch Wathen Lenox School. It actually ended up being a fun evening.

Once reserved for royalty, caviar is now readily accessible to patricians and plebeians alike - albeit at a hefty price tag. But for the denizens of Miami looking to indulge we've compiled a list of the top five places to satiate your craving for this truly haute cuisine.

Regally positioned on a glorious 2-acre site, this magnificent gated estate was built with uncompromising quality and detail. 5 bedroom suites, grand foyer, banquet room & spectacular salon with soaring ceiling.

"My Little Secret" is a treasure that I must share with my Haute Living readers who I appreciate and love always!! Carla Lee, ARNP, and beauty expert elegantly and graciously says her mission is to address the whole person’s state of being using customized complementary therapies to produce the best results. When discussing how she founded this gem, Carla with a bright beautiful smile said that she sat down and starting thinking of names and, "...it just came to me one day. Furthermore, a lot of my clients don't want other people to know what they do to look so good; so voila, 'My Little Secret' came to be...and is located at Citrus Salon and Spa owned by Tina Hardman from Palm Beach."

After being passed from one assistant to the next and finally ending up in your stylist’s chair for a 15 minute session with a round brush, getting your weekly blowout can sometimes feel like checking another chore from your to do list. For those of us not into being treated to an assembly line approach to hair care, Selden Beylouni’s Buckhead salon is the ultimate refuge for our weary tresses

In preparation for Mother's Day, the St. John boutique at Scottsdale Fashion Square will host an open house event on Saturday, April 30, from 2 to 8 p.m. Customers are invited to stop by to enjoy champagne and treats, as well as shop the Pre Fall 2011 Collection. Certain shoppers will even be eligible to take home a special free gift.

As the countdown to the royal wedding nears its end, London’s iconic Harrods department store commemorates the event with a lavish display of 18 extravagant, multi-tiered wedding cakes in their famous Brompton Road windows. With illustrious names from the worlds of fashion, fine jewelry, food, and interiors such as Van Cleef & Arpels, Montblanc, Estée Lauder, Escada, Lalique, Jo Malone, and more, the stunning confectionaries will be displayed until Saturday, April 30.

Opening next Monday at Artspace is an exhibition featuring works by various artists from the Middle East including Kamel Yahiaoui, Hani Zurob, George Bahgory, Ayad Alkhadi, and photographer Harriet Logan. The exhibit takes place in conjunction with Art Night, the an evening of art-related events in DIFC's Gate Village.

Some of the biggest names in gourmet cooking – from three-starred Michelin chef Bruno Menard to Korea’s first celebrity chef Edward Kwon – have gathered for Singapore’s annual World Gourmet Summit, which runs from April 25 to May 8, with events held at some of the city’s most prestigious addresses, including the Marina Bay Sands and the Capella Hotel. The event showcases the skills of top chefs via master classes and also hosts a series of vintner and celebrity dinners for attendees who want to taste rather than learn. The World Gourmet Summit also has its own awards, the Asian Gastronomic Awards of Excellence, with the Nespresso Restaurant of the Year going to Absinthe, a Singapore-based restaurant, this year. Tonight, the summit will hold a charity dinner at the St. Regis Singapore for the Community Chest project with Edward Kwon and Michelin-starred chefs David Munoz and Ramon Freixia manning the kitchens, and there are plenty more events to look forward to, including the World Gourmet Summit 15th Anniversary Gala Dinner on April 30 with Dietmar Sawyere of the Berowra Waters Inn in Sydney. There is also a champagne dinner on May 5 with Michael Ginor, co-founder of Hudson Valley Foie Gras and owner of Lola in New York and an evening of British gastronomy with chef Andrew Turner of Wilton’s on May 6. For more information on the event, visit www.worldgourmetsummit.com

The inimitable luxury of the House of Dior was recreated within the halls the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. The retrospective of Dior history is set out to bring back the fashion house's magic after John Galliano debacle. The display dwells on the very beginning, when on February 12, 1947 Paris witnessed a legendary event – the debut fashion show of the young Christian Dior. That day marked the birth of the “new look”, that made the fashion house and its founder a celebrity worldwide.

He is widely known for his sartorial t-shirts emblazoned with naughty phrases and now can add the title of 'Awards Show Host' to his resume. Fashion designer Henry Holland has been confirmed as this year's guest host for the highly anticipated Grazia Style Awards taking place at the new Ritz-Carlton in DIFC on May 4th 2011.