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Haute Living Publisher Seth Semilof got an exclusive sneak peak of the new Ulysse Nardin diamond phone during the After School All-Stars Gala at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City last night.

What's a Saturday morning without a slight champagne hangover and blistered tootsies? There's plenty of haute clubs in the Big D to shake and shimmy your week away. So step through the velvet rope and find your dance dreamland.

About 15 months ago, I got a Friend Request from Bill Paley on Facebook. The next day, Bill Paley was following me on Twitter. A few days later, I had a phone message on my desk from Bill Paley's assistant asking if I'd be available to have lunch with Bill Paley. But, WHO THE HELL IS BILL PALEY!?!... I thought to myself. Well, over lunch at New York's famous "21 Club" I found out.

This is something we can wrap our heads around. And something we will definitely spend a little dough on. Kenneth Cole has launched an online T-shirt store today in support of the Gulf oil cleanup

Fashion and carnivals usually don't mix, unless you're into all that face paint and over sized polka dot pants (sooo early 90's). Luckily, the theme managed to go over at a recent party here in the Big D, all, funny enough, in the name of high fashion. Dallas designer Abi Ferrin premiered her collection for the upcoming fall this past weekend at Southside on Lamar, where she also has her design studio.

When Aston Martin announced a few years back that they were aiming to stretch their signature sports car design into a full blown four-door sedan, reactions ranged from intrigued curiosity to pure horror. Having not produced such a car since the singularly boxy and oft reviled Lagonda of the 80s, Aston hardly qualifies as an expert in luxury sedan production, but the possibility that the new car would turn the marque’s sleek and purposeful design language into a bloated train wreck was the real cause for concern.

I’m not really sure when it started to become socially acceptable to not brush your teeth, but apparently I missed the memo and will definitely have to sit this one out. When a certain blonde that was once a pop star turned reality star turned entrepreneur admits out loud that she cleans her pearly whites every three days,

Remember when nabbing your aunt's Benson & Hedges and downing the cooking brandy was the height of social sophistication? All right, I may be alone on that one, but the truth is our tastes have evolved when it comes to cocktails and cigarettes. We have come to appreciate the finer things, which, come to think of it, usually come in the finer venues. So here's the hottest of the haute local bars to get you in the spirit of things.

As we all learn to be a little more eco-conscious in our daily lives, it is always nice to hear of our favorite brands doing their part to aid the environment. In 2005, when Bono—one of the world’s greatest champions for diversity, change, and reform—and his equally “active” wife Ali Hewson founded the ethical clothing company EDUN, the fashion world cheered.

The Squadron lineup from Fairline Boats has caught on around the world for a variety of reasons. From the flying-bridge driving and relaxation areas to the large windows spilling light into the saloons, owners appreciate the layout and styling.

For thousands of years beautiful jewelry has been enhanced with, or modeled after, animals. A feline fetish exists in the watch world, especially when it comes to haute joaillerie. Cats, big and small, timid and wild, have found a place on luxury timepieces.

Sometimes less is more. And while we have all indulged in some over-the-top jewels in recent seasons, who’s to say we can’t scale it back a notch and stick with something a little more, er, classic?