Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is a powerhouse group of luxury hotels and amazing restaurants. I have already talked about the incredible Hotel Monaco and South Water Kitchen, now allow me to introduce you to the Hotel Allegro (171 West Randolph). It’s another Chicago Boutique-Style hotel with exceptional amenities and impressive service and hospitality. Near the […]

Ever wonder what the most powerful leaders, business execs and celebrities keep on their desks? Well, we’re about to tell you. Our biweekly “What’s on My Desk” feature will take a look inside the offices and at the desks of the world’s most influential power players.

Jonathan Kleinman is a wine specialist for Zachys Wine Auctions, a worldwide leader in fine and rare wine auctions. In his current role, Jonathan travels all over the world assessing and appraising some of the world’s finest wines and helps clients navigate the sale of their collections at auction. Here’s what he keeps on his […]

The Pacific Symphony has released the 2013-13 classical concert lineup, which features several continuing projects and a return of music director Carl St. Clair who will conduct eight programs for the orchestra’s 35th season.

The Hard Rock Hotel welcomed Andrew Dice Clay to his new home at Vinyl with a memorabilia case dedication on Tuesday.

A little over a decade ago, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez were just getting their start. The design duo, who were given special dispensation by Parsons to work as a team, had their award-winning joint senior collection snapped up by the fashion director of Barneys New York. Shortly afterwards McCollough and Hernandez went into business together […]

High-end department store Nordstrom has announced they are rebranding their Savvy department with fashionable brands priced for a less affluent shopper following the company’s successful collaboration with British fashion retailer Topshop.

Fortune International President and Founder, Edgardo Defortuna launched the the firm in 1983. Since then, Fortune has become recognized as a leader in high-end luxury real estate in Miami, and more recently, Latin America and Europe. Defortuna is recognized for helping shape Miami’s international real estate landscape into what it is today. Here is what […]

Supermodel Cheryl Tiegs has listed her long time home in the East Gate Bel Air region of Los Angeles for $12 million. Tiegs purchased the home in 1996 for an undisclosed amount.

If you're dying to try Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's first wine, you better act fast: the bottles are going like hotcakes. After selling out its first 6,000 bottles in five hours last week, their 2012 Chateau Miraval Rose is available for pre-sale in LA.

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine is not only a prolific playwright and an award-winning actor, recently coming off of HBO’s Treme, he also a photographer whose work has graced the pages of Vanity Fair and the halls of the United Nations. Haute Living’s Gloria Huwiler recently sat down with Mwine, who spoke to us about his early […]

Find out Lori Guzzard's favorite places in Las Vegas in our latest Haute Secrets guide to the city.

It's only fitting that Victoria's Secret Angels Candice Swanepoel, Karlie Kloss and Alessandra Ambrosio would look divine as they descended upon the City of Angels. After a heavy day of promotion for the new VS swimwear collection, the ladies attended a party for the brand at a private residence in Beverly Hills.

Jessica Anderson and Jillian Posner hosted a ladies luncheon at Neiman Marcus to view the 2013 Spring Herve Leger collection. Ladies checked out the new dresses, which included the label’s signature body hugging designs with some new elements, including geometric and applique details. Lunch was served and a runway show was presented on the second […]

Roy and Lea Black’s ‘The Blacks’ Annual Gala’ will be taking place this year at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach on April 13th,. The glitzy event, which attracts Miami’s most charitable VIPs every year, will see chart-topper Flo Rida as the headlining performer with DJ Irie and DJ Trouble providing the soundtrack for the rest of […]

Nike has unveiled Kobe Bryant's new candy-colored sneakers just in time for Easter. The shoes, which will be available for retail on March 29 “drew on the tradition of painting, dying and decorating Easter eggs,” according to a company release.

Lady Gaga may not be able to rock her signature sky-high heels due to a recent hip surgery, but the 26-year-old pop sensation isn’t letting her injury compromise her style. According to the New York Post, Gaga recently commissioned Ken Borochov of the luxury brand Mordekai to create a one-of-a-kind wheelchair to aid with her […]

Porsche Design will be debuting their first woman’s handbag this Thursday. The bag is called the “Twin Bag,” for its clever design that allows one convertible purse to act as both shoulder and handbag. Crafted in Florence of fine Italian leather, the bag is of the most premium quality with fittings made with precious metals […]