Laurence Kirwan (MD FRCS FACS ) is a pioneering aesthetic plastic surgeon with practices in Harley Street, where he spends up to two weeks each month, and on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan. Dr Kirwan has been named in numerous magazines including Tatler’s Top Docs Supplement for several years running and has also been rated as one of the 1,000 most influential Londoners by the Evening Standard for the last three years. .

Catherine is a cashmere knitwear designer currently working for the luxury Eric Bompard brand. She is the first British designer to join the all-French design team adding a quintessentially English flair to the collection and to the most recent Autumn-Winter 2010/11 line. Catherine spends the majority of her time in the East End of London Check out Catherine Crowther's favorite haute spots in London at Haute Secrets.

Regarded as one of the premier Art Basel design shows with unprecedented cultural programming, the Design Miami fair will make the much anticipated move to Miami Beach this December. Known as the global forum for design, Design Miami also introduced another significant change by appointing Wava Carpenter as acting director of the relatively young five-year-old fair. Carpenter will lead the sixth edition of the fair and its move is said to make the show “a more streamlined, seamless experience for the collectors, exhibitors, sponsors, general public that attend both fairs.”

On Thursday, Sept. 23, fashion and design enthusiasts gathered at High Line Park for the opening of the second installation of the Building Fashion series. The ongoing series presents unique collaborations between globally celebrated fashion designers and local architect and design firms. These installations take place at HL23, New York City's most innovative rotating pop-up shop.

Last week, 43 island nations and other countries gathered in New York for the United Nations Summit on the Millennium Development Goals. As part of this, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and UN member states conducted the five-year review of the Mauritius Strategy for Implementation, which focuses international attention on island development. AOSIS is currently celebrating 20 years of being at the forefront of the clarion call for urgent international action on Climate Change.

On Thursday, Sept. 16, HBO celebrated the premiere of its much-anticipated show, “Boardwalk Empire” at Caesars Atlantic City. The new series, which is produced by Martin Scorsese, takes place in the 1920s during the Prohibition-era in Atlantic City.

It's not easy to establish an old money, old world feeling in a new property, but somehow The Grand Del Mar has done just that. Set back in the hills so green and luscious in Del Mar, that you start conjuring up images of Jane Austen novels, The Grand Del Mar is the pinnacle of resort living and understated elegance.

Famous French perfumer Frédéric Malle, who previously consulted for Christian Lacroix, Chaumet and Hermès before establishing his own brand, will be at Barneys New York at Scottsdale Fashion Square on Friday, Oct. 1. Come celebrate the launch of Malle's new Home Fragrances collection, and allow the perfumer himself to assist you in selecting your ideal personal fragrance.

The crown jewel of Mystic Hills, an architecturally stunning, 9500-sq-foot home, auspiciously and prominently situated atop the most prestigious ridge in central Laguna, with breathtaking 270-degree ocean panoramas.

Coffee…it’s an obsession with New Yorkers. We seek out coffee shops in search of the next best cup, and we marvel at outrageous espresso machines (like the $18,000 slayer at RBC NYC in Tribeca) or on-site coffee roasters (housed at The Roasting Plant) — whatever it takes to keep our senses amused and our adrenalin high. And if there’s anyone who’s on board with our penchant for a spectacular coffee experience, it’s John Moore. Moore, the vice president of Dallis Coffee in Queens, is one of the rare few Q Graders, i.e. top-tier coffee experts in the world. His knowledge of coffee, from agriculture through roasting and tasting, is encyclopedic. He is trained to detect more than 300 different aromatics in any cup of coffee — blindfolded! — in order to properly grade the coffees, detect defects and profile beans for different roasting qualities.

Restaurant weeks are more than trendy right now, but who are we to complain? Great dining rooms, delish menus and enough left over to jusify that Fall bag binge at KOP the next day. Win/win!

Las Vegas is the ultimate destination for some high-stakes blackjack, and our nearby buddy Atlantic City is always good for a midnight drive and some Texas Hold-Em. But when you are in the city and have some cash you need to burn, it's all about SugarHouse Casino. Philadelphia's first is just opened this week and has all the card games, slots and entertainment to keep you from traveling elsewhere.

My favorite time of year with my dog is during the holiday season, the endless festive parties, food and of course costumes. Halloween involves all of these things and the creativity that pet owners put into their animal’s costume is a welcomed delight. I speak from experience, as my dog Jules had the great distinction of placing 3rd in an annual Halloween costume contest that she enters every year. Atlanta has a special fondness for dogs and the first holiday of the autumn season, evident by the vast number of fun events on tap all month long. On Saturday October 2, Brook Run Park in Dunwoody hosts HowlOWeenie 2010. Grab your fur babies and a showstopping costume and see who will take top prize!

Oh does Fred's at Barneys New York in Scottsdale have a treat for you. On Friday, Oct. 1, the eatery will be introducing a brand-new, scrumptious special, involving wine and one of everyone's favorite round foods: gourmet pizza.

The fashion world continues its search for the young talents who will surely hold top ranks in coming years; preparing for a proverbial changing of the fashion guards, if you will. And in an effort to make sure that the spotlights shine on the most promising subjects, programs have been set in motion that utilize the expertise of existing industry heavy hitters to select who will be, On Next.

Jessica Lucas, star of "Melrose Place" and the upcoming NBC series "Friends With Benefits," celebrated her 25th birthday at the Palazzo with a large group of friends Friday and Saturday.