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The weather outside may be frightful, but the holiday display at Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens is certainly delightful.

It's hard to believe that Quince in San Francisco could get any better but Michael and Lindsay Tusk's cherished, two-Michelin starred restaurant in Jackson Square did just that. After a two-month closure for renovations wonderfully done by noted local designer Douglas Durkin, Quince recently re-opened to reveal a more intimate and comfortable space. The Tusks responded to the nostalgia their guests felt for Quince's original location on Octavia Street but managed to still embrace the architecture of the historic 1907 building at Pacific Avenue and Montgomery they moved into five years ago.

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The stars always come out for Aby Rosen and Samantha Boardman's annual dinner. This year Baz Luhrmann, Peter Marino, Owen Wilson and Tommy Hilfiger showed up and partied on at Wall with Dom Pérignon.

December is well and truly here and no festive season would be complete without a peek at some of London's most dazzling window displays. This year, our favourite department stores have pulled out all the stops, drawing on a variety of influences to create spectacles of colour and imagination that will definitely add that magic touch to your Christmas shopping. Here is our roundup of the best offerings from the capital.

Haute Living kicked their week of events for Art Basel off right with Dwayne Wade's grand reveal of his sneaker collab with Alejandro Ingelmo and Li-Ning. The event was with The Webster and took place at the stylish Ritz-Carlton Residences on Miami Beach.

When it comes to Dede Wilsey, San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley said it best when he told an intimate group gathered to toast the philanthropic force of nature, "It's often said that fundraising is an extreme sport, which would qualify our Dede as an Olympic athlete." The occasion was "A Paris Holiday, Dinner on the Opera Stage," which honored Wilsey in the lavish manner to which she is accustomed at the War Memorial Opera House on Dec. 1.

Russell and Danny Simmons, Marc Leder and Miami's finest raised more than $250K for inner-city youth at this week's Art for Life Auction in South Beach.

Every year Karl Lagerfeld takes the pre-fall show on the road in order to spread the gospel of Chanel throughout the land -- not that anyone needs convincing. The double c's still hold immense allure with the designer as an awesome creative force, and cheerleader for the brand. The grouping of clothing called pre-fall, which is available for purchase in June is called Metier d'art. The latest installment drops the red pin on Salzberg, Austria. Lagerfeld uses each destination as a source of inspiration, this one delving into the history and traditions of the region. The festivities were kicked off with the film, "Reincarnation" in which Pharrell Williams and the model Cara Delevigne play historical characters in a passion play. This set the tone for the following day's fashion show at a castle where the models walked through room after room of gilded interiors.

Wynn Las Vegas and Encore recently unveiled holiday display windows worthy of the famed Fifth Avenue retail district in New York City.

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