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Currently in the zodiac sign of the Cancer, let’s take a lesson from their book and exude sophistication and unleash our wicked sense of style for this edition of the weekender. Here are your Haute weekend pics because we heart Chi summers.

Alan Rubin is a relative newcomer to the Premium Cigar industry when you compare him to folks who’ve grown up in the business generation after generation. Naming the company after his two sons, Alec Bradley has become one of the most significant brands of the last 5 years, slowly and deliberately launching great new products that are well made, well aged and absolutely ready to be enjoyed. The Alec Bradley Prensado is no exception.

What do kissing, laughing, and talking all have in common? Any takers? Do you remember that little rumor in junior high about how they all burn calories? Although this rumor is borderline old wives tale, it is very true.

Timepiece aficionados Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey of Greubel Forsey have announced that the masterful tourbillon that sprung them into a respectable brand will soon be discontinued. In honor of the news, the pair will be releasing a final limited edition of the Double Tourbillon 30 Degrees. The exclusive edition of the timepiece, named The Double Tourbillon 30° Edition Historique, will include only 11 pieces in 5N red gold, and 11 pieces in platinum.

If there’s one thing you don’t mess with it’s your hair. Whether you believe real men prefer blondes or brunettes, your stylist is your #1 savior, confidant and escape from reality. Whether it’s color, cut, style or shape, here are the haute five salons you can trust with your luxurious locks. Have a grand ‘ole hair affair.

As the icon who graced both Haute Living's most recent covers for the New York and Los Angeles editions, Quincy Jones is celebrated as a legendary producer, musician, composer, and overall man of style. Though best known for his impact in the music world, Jones’ friendship with the 135-year-old Swiss watch company Audemars Piguet has always been a strong one due in part to the company’s attention to detail in their manufacturing of timepieces.

Virginia Wagner knows the waters of the Grenadines like the back of her hand. The captain of the 75-foot catamaran Matau, Wagner has been cruising the region since 1986, spending nearly all of the last two years there. While plenty of yachtsmen frequent the Caribbean, few venture down to the Grenadines, the last island chain before South America. And that’s exactly why Wagner and the yacht-charter guests who have cruised with her love it so much.

The relationship between fine cars and fine watches has manifested itself as a curious borrowing of traits, where both items have equally borrowed from one another. Cars perhaps have taken the polished good looks and legibility of watch dials, while watches have borrowed “performance feel” from automobiles in terms of design and character. At the same time, each want to borrow personality traits from one another, resulting in cars and watches that feel to the consumers as they have been looking over each other’s shoulders for decades on the design bench.

Recently on the market is the five-bedroom, six-bathroom house of Sharon “Shea” Vaughn, mother of actor Vince Vaughn. The 6,000 square foot Lake Forest estate is priced at $2.395 million. Momma V has recently embarked on her own acting venture including a series of fitness and wellness videos entitled SheaNetics. The property overlooks the Mellody Farm Nature Preserve. the perfect spot for Shea to align her chi.

Hotel Missoni Kuwait City is set to open in early fall 2010 with Missoni's signature color-laden zig zags branding luxury hotels in South Africa, Brazil, and Oman soon thereafter. Combining the unique style of the iconic Italian fashion and interiors house with the expertise of The Rezidor Hotel Group, Hotel Missoni will redefine the design hotel.

The Roman Empire conjures images of power, authority and military prowess (think Russell Crow in Gladiator), but what most do not know, is that the Romans are single-handedly responsible for democratizing wine. With a black and white checkered flag in plain sight, Randy Lynch, entrepreneur, marketing guru and NASCAR race car driver, decidedly set his sights on "turning beer guzzlers in to wine drinkers one race at a time."

Not many people can rock a volcano on their wrist, but when you’re packing as much heat as LeBron James is, it only seems natural. The NBA superstar wore the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Volcano watch to his highly anticipated press conference last night, where he announced he’d be leaving Cleveland and joining the Miami Heat.