On 15 November, Dubai's Caffe Florian hosted the launch of world­ renowned designer Paloma Picasso's Venezia Collection amidst a crowd of imminent guests, press and personalities from the Dubai social scene. Known for creating distinctively bold and captivating jewelry, the Venezia Collection is inspired by Venice, one of the world’s most beautiful and intriguing cities.

Tao Nightclub at the Venetian celebrated Thanksgiving with a special edition of Worship Thursday, the sixth annual Terminate the Turkey party.

As part of the Winter in Venice celebrations at the Venetian and the Palazzo, world-renowned chef Mario Batali put together a live cooking demo Friday outside the Venetian by the outdoor gondolas.

Iconic Italian water company, San Pellegrino, celebrated its collaboration with the house of Bulgari with a beautiful limited edition bottle designed by the jeweler at an exclusive VIP dinner at the Magnolia restaurant in Dubai. The occasion was further marked by the attendance of celebrity Michelin star chef, Davide Oldani, who was flown to Dubai to prepare his delectable creations for fortunate guests. The five course masterpiece used the precious and semi-precious stones of the Bulgari necklace on the bottle as inspiration. Imminent guests were led to the water’s edge where they witnessed the master chef arrive by boat to the venue.

Riva, Dubai's first standalone beach concept, has launched offering an innovative and unique new dimension to Dubai’s beach scene by being the first independent destination to provide a chilled out, stylish and relaxing atmosphere in addition to giving guests à la carte facilities.

The night before Thanksgiving, fans drove in the massive traffic from Miami and the ladies took out their most comfortable shoes to be ready for the 7 hours music marathon for the last Black Eyed Peas concert: the group said they're taking a break - for now.

The Holidays have officially begun and the task of shopping officially begins today. Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday are all excellent oportunities to secure the gift of a lifetime with a personalized experience from VIP-LA for that special someone in your life!

Step into Marble Lane, Steak Joint & Bar, located on the lobby-floor of Dream Downtown, an exclusive member of The Haute Hotel Network. Choose from an array of steaks, seafood and delectable cocktails.

Everything Apple related is highly-anticipated, but the opening of an Apple store in Grand Central station has everyone on the edge of their seats. Expected to be the largest retail space in Grand Central, the Apple store is inching closer to its opening date.

Pop sensation Lady Gaga unveiled her holiday workshop in Barneys flagship store on Madison Avenue in New York City. Lady Gaga’s Workshop is filled to the brim with chocolates, toys and other items related to her childhood, career and her life as a whole.

International fashion brand Hugo Boss and Samsung have renewed their partnership with the release of the new Hugo Boss Samsung Galaxy Ace.

New luxury watch company Vangarde has introduced the Vangarde Tempo Theorie Watch, which boats 29 jewels and a multitude of spinning gears.

On Wednesday November 23rd, NBA Star Chris Bosh and his non-profit organization Team Tomorrow joined Chapman Partnership in Miami to sponsor and serve a Thanksgiving Dinner to 456 residents including 132 children.

Kerry Hotel Pudong, an exclusive member of The Haute Hotel Network, has recently opened The BREW, a craft brewery, which is the first of its kind in a five star hotel in Shanghai.

The renowned actor has put his mansion in Hailey, Idaho up for sale for $15 million.Sitting on 20 acres, the 8,403 square-foot home is a combination of rustic wood furniture and elegant, sophisticated design.

In anticipation of the Marni Creative Director Consuela Castiglione's visit to Dubai on 29 November, the designer has created a limited edition dress of which only five pieces will be stocked worldwide only at the Mall of Emirates boutique. The dress is a sleeveless shift shape with a tulip formed hem which ends at the knee. Grey and gold floral designs are scattered across the dress while a bejeweled detailing along the collar frames the piece and relays a sense of regality.

On 17 November, after much anticipation, the Versace collection for H&M launched worldwide. The collection is now available at the Dubai Mall, Mall of the Emirates, on-line and at around 300 stores across the globe. The line debuted at a major fashion show in New York on 8 November and was attended by several celebrities, along with performances by Prince and Nicky Minaj.

Top retailers like Barneys, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom are gearing up for Black Friday. However by developing a relationship with your sales associate, skip the lines, the shoving and bickering and just head on in to pick up the items you've pre-sold with them, hassle free. Click through for the deals of each store.