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Louis Vuitton: Bringing You Art and Fashion In Milan
On February 24, Louis Vuitton and the Cultural Department of the Municipality of Milan will pay homage to the city of Milan and to the Indian artist, Sudarshan Shetty, with the installation of the artwork “Maison of Shades”. The opening event will be one of the most exclusive Italian red carpets, so if you haven’t already received your official invite, don’t fret. We’ll bring you all the photos following the reception.
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Here’s to Your Health at Montage Laguna Beach
Coming up in April, the 20,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor Spa Montage will be the host venue for the Art of Living Raw Retreat with wellness educator Susie Sondag who will serve as your personal guide through a weekend of health and revitalization.
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Here Comes The Bride
Though Spring is not quite in the air yet, it’s right around the corner, which means that hopeful brides-to-be are already in party planning mode. Here to help with all the details large and small, the Union Street Wedding Ring is presenting the Union Street Winter Bridal Walk. If we’re talking weddings then we already know that you have your datebook out, so mark this one down in the calendar for Sunday, Feb. 28.
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Top Honors for Top Luxury Design Group
The Fast Company 50 awarded its title of the world’s “No. 1 Most Innovative Company in Design,” to BMW Group DesignworksUSA. Company president Laurenz Schaffer said, "As an honoree, DesignworksUSA stands shoulder-to-shoulder with rising newcomers and industry legends. We’re thrilled to be honored by The Fast Company 50, and to be included among the ranks of industry leaders whose passion and dedication is clearly evident through the game-changing quality of their work.”
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By Sea or By Land
Mercedes-AMG has teamed up with Cigarette Racing to unveil two beauties in high performance. Mercedes-AMG, the motorsports and performance division of Mercedes-Benz, developed the 2011 SLS AMG that will be available in May. Making waves at the Miami International Boat Show, the new Cigarette 46’ Rider reflects the AMG influence in its exclusive AMG paintwork, but more importantly, in its technology.
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Haute Style: Oscar Worthy
Oscar de la Renta refused to shy away from opulence in his RTW Fall 2010 collection, a decision that made the clothes feel that much more inspirational and dramatic. He dared to dream in vivid and brilliant shades, giving us a line made with luxe fabric and furs like astrakhan, fisher, fox, and chinchilla.
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Haute Eating: 10 Questions for Chef Pichet Ong
Self-taught and influenced by his extensive travels around Asia, Chef Pichet Ong creates desserts that will entertain your palate: a melding of traditional with new, sweet and savory, comforting and surprising. At Spot, consider some of the seasonal dessert tapas: poached persimmon with jasmine rice, a chocolate ganache cake with poached honey pear or the yuzu Eskimo, a unique take on a classic American dessert. Or the salted caramel tart or black forest coffee cake at Village Tart, where the menu changes frequently.
Here, Pichet Ong shares some of his thoughts with us.
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The Bar is Open
Attention all shoppers. The long awaited opening of The Consignment Bar, located on 7418 Biscayne Blvd., has finally taken place, and we have the inside details for all you sexy people looking to get their hands on the latest and greatest designs from some of today's hautest fashion designers.
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ZUMA To Bring London Cool and Japanese Fare to Miami
All you sushi fans out there, it’s time to get excited. Why you ask? Because the upscale London-based Japanese restaurant, Zuma, is coming to the Biscayne Bay area in May, taking over the ground floor of the luxurious Epic Hotel and bringing with it a “sophisticated twist on the traditional Japanese Izakaya style of informal eating and drinking.”
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It’s Simply Complicated for Act 1
The air buzzed with anticipation as the room filled with journalists, photographers, videographers, and friends of the designer.
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“Top Chef” Tom Colicchio and Actress Natalie Portman Hold Fundraiser for National Hunger
Food has always been a passion of renowned chef Tom Colicchio, which is why he was so struck by those who go without it on a daily basis. Colicchio volunteered at an NYC soup kitchen last Thanksgiving. Since then, he has made it his personal vendetta to “change the face of hunger.” And the head judge of Bravo’s hit show Top Chef is currently using his culinary influence to unite several A-list stars behind his cause.
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To Be or Not to Be…Selfish: The Tiger Saga Continues
On February 19, 2010, the “best golfer on the planet” gave a full apology for the “multiple transgressions” he committed against his wife Elin, and his two children. The apology lasted more that ten minutes and was well received by most major media outlets across the country, but did he really need to spend ten minutes highlighting his actions and how they’ve affected everyone...
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Michelle Obama Wants Us To Get Moving: Bill Clinton Backs Her Anti-Obesity Campaign
We’ve all heard the scary stats about our country’s obesity rates. More than 64 percent of the adult population is considered overweight, childhood obesity is threatening one third of American children, $150 billion is spent annually on treating obesity-related conditions, and obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 yrs. Okay, so what are we going to do about it? Michelle Obama has a solution.
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Five Secret Societies of Wealth and Power
In the world of the affluent, membership in elite circles can make or break where ones stands is society. Membership can equate to power, and the relationship between power and money is unarguably closely connected.
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Speed of Sound: Al Copeland’s Phenomenon Debuts at the Miami Boat Show
Thanks to its four turbine engines and 12,000 horsepower, the world’s fastest speedboat can accelerate to speeds that surpass the world water record of 220.5 mph. That is some serious speed considering that the average Boeing 737 airplane travels at a cruising altitude of 500 mph!
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Calling All Racers
Readers, before diving into the bulk of this blog, a question. Have you ever dreamt what it would be like to competitively race some of the world's most sophisticated race cars? If your answer is no, think back to the time you’ve spent cruising on a freeway
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