With Porsche’s new Panamera S Hybrid, eco-friendly drivers can drive green without having to sacrifice sportiness or elegance. This second production hybrid model is an environmentally conscious continuation of the already ultra-sleek Panamera sport sedan. According to Automotive Rhythms, this new model is not only the most fuel-efficient Porsche of all time, but has leapt past all of the full hybrid production vehicles in the luxury class.

Celebrate a new season, and stock up on one of a kind art by emerging talents, while enjoying a night of intriguing entertainment, this Saturday at the 16th Annual Hambidge Art Auction and Performance Gala.

Beauty and utility combine in Ralph Lauren’s newly curated collection of classic high-profile sports cars. The collection, curated by Rodolphe Rapetti, showcases 17 rare and prestigious sports cars manufactured and designed between the 1930s and 1990s.

Splendid South facing Emery Roth Classic 6 with magical views of The Rose Planetarium and The Museum of Natural History. Truly Elegant with grand scale rooms: 24' x 9' reception gallery which opens onto a dramatic 27' x 16' Living room with three windows overlooking West 81st Street as well as a spacious 20' x 14' Formal Dining room.

Have you ever wanted to launch a lemon basket on Sunset Boulevard? The entrepreneurial duo that founded Dolce Group, responsible for such bigwig joints as Dolce Enoteca and Geisha House just did. According to Eater L.A., The hospitality group, laden with celebrity investors including Aston Kutcher, Wilmer Valderrama, and Jaime Kennedy, chucked the location's former haute spot Ketchup for a fresh new Lemon Basket.

Never one to miss out on a golden opportunity, Ivanka Trump has announced plans to expand Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry, her line of gorgeous accessories that has seen great reception in the U.S., into Asia. As China continues to witness growth in newly wealthy citizens with a penchant for luxury, Trump plans to launch her line through Hong Kong-based Studio 1601.

I recently attended the Thomas Pink Winter 2011 Preview at the Crosby Street Hotel. I was sold on the venue alone, and the decor that so appropriately coordinated with the shirting fabric and patterns was nothing short of impressive.

Ephemeral, evanescent, transient, temporary, whichever word is appropriate to describe the new trend in retail pop-up boutiques. Tommy Hilfiger recently popped up a store in The Meat Packing District of New York City and now Chanel has launched what they refer to, as an ephemeral outpost in Cannes, presenting selections from the Spring-Summer 2011 Ready-to-Wear and elaborately bejeweled Paris-Byzance Collections in conjunction with the International Film Festival.

Tennis court and swimming pool. Maximum privacy and security with double gated access to Estate. Adjoining 20 acres also may be available for purchase.

Fashion heads to the Shops at Mayfair this weekend. Are you ready to shop for a good cause? The stylish group kicked off the event back in April at the Ornare showroom in the Design District. In case you missed it, images from that event can be seen in The Miami Scene section of our blog. Since the kickoff event, thousands of designer items have been donated by many of the city’s top players and socialites like Alicia Cervera, Debra Scholl, Kim Wood, Daniela Swaebe and Nick D’Annunzio. The pop-up fundraiser store will feature such designer brands like Carolina Herrera, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs and Chanel.

Led by one of the few CEOs in the buttoned-down world of fine watchmaking to be a household name, the mercurial and fiercely energetic Jean-Claude Biver, ("JCB" to his fans) Hublot has become the powerhouse it is today by making powerfully designed, broad-shouldered watches that unapologetically advertise the alpha-maleness of their wearers.

On Friday night, Jen Raines, Natasha Silver, Jonathan Cheeban, Inga Rubenstein and I all went to Beauty & Essex for a fun dinner. I love the fake pawnshop in the front and the two-level restaurant. Then we were off to Provocateur.

When Bruna Stude opened the doors to her galerie 103 on Kauai in 2009 Hawaii’s contemporary art scene was suddenly a lot more exciting, according to world acclaimed – and collected – artist Tom Lieber. Stude, a petite powerhouse whose work hangs in the permanent collections of the Honolulu Academy of Art and the Contemporary Museum of Art on Oahu, is the creative genius and curator of galerie 103’s museum-quality exhibition space.

Last week was the glittering opening party of London’s most hautely anticipated luxury hotel restoration, the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London at King’s Cross St. Pancras station (from where jet-setters can board the Eurostar train to Paris, Lille and Brussels). The building took years to restore to the tune of £150 million ($250 million), making it one of London’s most iconic hotels.

Tracy Ferrer Presents $3 Million Miami House

A picture of young Macauley Culkin, jaw dropped, hands to face draws an instant image from a scene in the 1990 blockbuster hit Home Alone. The movie focused on a mischievous boy left behind and forced to thwart two inept burglars from pillaging his parent’s home.

Native New Yorker Tommy Hilfiger recently sold his famous apparel company to Phillips-Van Heusen for a reported $3 billion and immediately got an itch to splurge.

Shanghai's haute dining scene has welcomed a new addition to, Shook!, an eclectic eatery with four chefs at the helm, serving up Chinese, Japanese, South-East Asian and modern Western cuisine from an open kitchen. Located inside the SwatchArt Peace Hotel, a Renaissance-style building located on Nanjing Road, the restaurant overlooks the Huangpu river and glittering Pudong skyline.