Meredith Kaplan hosted a celebrity-filled soiree at her Holmby Hills mansion with around 240 handbags from 200 designers for the 10th annual bag lunch to benefit P.S. Arts.

The Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art (LACMA) will unveil a new design by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor on June 9. Museum Director Michael Govan and Zumthor have been working to create a new building along Wilshire Boulevard.

Beautiful Brazilian Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima is selling her New York City apartment with Central Park views for $5.5M. Lima and husband Mark Jaric have owned the midtown property since 2003 and have since had their two children, Valentina and Sienna. According to AOL, the 2,200 sq. ft. space is beautifully renovated with floor-to-ceiling […]

SF 49er Offensive Tackle Joe Staley talked it up with Haute Living as he prepared for his role as ambassador of the Electric Run, an exhilarating 5K race that benefits Smile Train.

I told you it was coming, and I said I would keep you up to date. Allow me to keep my promise by announcing that Sumi Robata Bar, the acclaimed robata grilling concept from Chef/Owner Gene Kato, has the opened their brand-new outdoor patio, today, June 3. Alfresco dining will be available on a first-come, […]

Overlooking downtown Los Angeles, the Wilshire Boulevard Temple, also known as the ‘Temple to the Stars,’ will be receiving a $150 million reboot. The city’s oldest synagogue will reopen just in time for the summer.

David Beckham’s exploration into bringing a Major League Soccer team has generated so much excitement that Mayor Carlos Gimenez gave Becks the key to the county during a tour of Florida International University. At a meeting at the university, officials urged Beckham to help bring a new sports franchise to Miami, leaving him feeling positive […]

The ever-expanding Paligroup opened another luxury boutique hotel over the weekend with the June 1 arrival of its Palihouse Santa Monica location. Avi Brosh’s new space by the sea hosts 36 rooms in a Spanish Colonial Revival-style building. Its lobby features al fresco ceilings, Malibu Tile floors, a grand wood-burning fireplace and blown glass doors that open onto a private outdoor patio.

There are not many purses that universally set women’s hearts a flutter, but the Hermès Birkin bag is definitely one. This classic bag named after Jane Birkin, the famously chic English actress, has been having a rather extended moment and is showing no signs of slowing down. So if you are looking for a unique […]

The hautest event of the weekend was easily Friday evening's Natural Resources Defense Council dinner. The event, held at art dealer Larry Gagosian's Holmby Hills home, was sponsored by Chanel and drew a glittering crowd of Hollywood's hautest faces.

The 114’ eco-ship, PlanetSolar, has just made its way to Miami Beach’s Sunset Harbor marina. Miami is a stop on the PlanetSolar’s Deepwater Expidition world tour, which is sponsored by Université de Geneve. The all-solar powered boat looks unlike any other, with the top flat completely covered in solar panels with 29,124 cells. While the […]

49ers owner Jed York described the new stadium as “software-driven" during his talk at the D11 tech conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON HAUTE100.COM

Last week at Pier 57 in the Hudson River Park in New York City, guests gathered to take in artist Garson Yu’s T.I.N.Y and a special performance by DJ Spooky. Yu has previously made creative motion graphics design for TV shows (including The Walking Dead), video games and films (including Life of Pi, Oz the […]

Angelina Jolie has finally made her first appearance post-double mastectomy. She stepped out at the the world premiere of partner Brad Pitt's new film World War Z in London last night.

Hillary Clinton will reunite with her favorite fashion designer at tonight’s CFDA Awards. The former Secretary of State will present the CFDA Founder’s Award to her pal Oscar de la Renta. Clinton has donned De la Renta’s designs numerous times over the past several decades, including her 1997 inaugural ball, her 1998 Vogue cover, her […]

The past few months have been a whirlwind, but they’ve been fun! The school year ended today with RJ’s graduation and awards ceremony at Ransom. RJ is truly blessed to be part of such an amazing school with some of the finest teachers and most accomplished students. Later I had my favorite salad in the […]

Musician Emilio Estefan Jr. made a surprise appearance onstage at House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay with Carlos Santana during “An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live – Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow” on Saturday night.

Rumors didn’t keep Scott Weiland from tearing up the stage Saturday night at the Pearl at the Palms on Saturday night.