Van Cleef & Arpels, Tashkeel and Design Days Dubai announced today Ivan Parati as the winner of this year’s The Middle East Emergent Artist Prize. Parati’s winning piece ‘TileTable’ is a modular coffee table with traditional Islamic elements.

On 27 February, the Starlight Room at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, one of the world's preeminent luxury hotels, was buzzing with anticipation. Critics, reporters, restaurant luminaries, editors, hotel chiefs of staff and chefs mingled beneath the Art Deco designed ceiling among the white high tables set to perfection and held court at the low leather banquettes around the dance floor. Yet this was no ordinary five-star Waldorf event for the rich and famous.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer proposed to his girlfriend Bristol Palin during the Rascal Flatts Vegas Riot! show at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel on Friday night.

Three-time Grammy Award-winning rapper and actor Ludacris performed at Surrender Nightclub at Encore Las Vegas to a sold out crowd who sang along to almost every song on Friday night.

Israeli-born American designer Elie Tahari is marking his expansion into European territory with the opening of an exclusive shop-in-shop concept in London's luxury department store, Harrods.

What to do (and where to drink green-dyed brew) on St. Patrick's Day in Los Angeles.

Saks Fifth Avenue held a small event in celebration of the menswear department's introduction of both heritage French fashion houses Kenzo, Dior and Givenchy and also newer brands Ami, Kooples, Maison Kitsuné and Melinda Gloss.

Fashion's daily bible WWD is becoming a daily and has fell victim to the changing media landscape. The institution's last daily paper will cease on April 24 ending its 105 year history. In its place will be a weekly digest magazine. " In a media age where algorithims, aggregation and native content have reshaped and destroyed many news organizations, WWD's core values and mission remains. Get the story first, be right and be fair." was the statement released. It's interesting to note that Feb 28, 2015 marked the death of the founder,87 year old John Fairchild. It is not known if he had an inkling that this would occur.

Haute 100 SF: Tim Cook offered Steve Jobs a liver, Travis Kalanick promises 1 million female jobs and Dick Costolo fights back against revenge porn

See what happens when a big-time developer turns 40.

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson announce the sequel to their 2001 fashion comedy Zoolander at Valentino's Paris Fashion Week Show.

A lifetime achievement honor for our Haute 100 member Clint Eastwood, a look at the five hautest restaurants in Healdsburg, a peek inside the chic events surrounding the opening of High Style: The Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection, and 10 haute events you'll want to put on your spring calendar were just a few of the news and notes we shared with you during the last week. To make things easy for you, we've wrapped it all up here in our Week in Review.