Whilst most may already be looking forward to another year, we cast our attention for a moment back to the end of 2014, which saw British retailer Selfridges named "Luxury Retailer of the Year" by Luxury Daily. As the hub of luxury shopping, it's perhaps unsurprising that one of the capital's finest decadent department stores should scoop up the accolade, where close runners up Saks Fifth Avenue and Net-a-Porter narrowly missed out on the top spot.

Saturday night, actress Didi Conn, who played Frenchie in the hit movie “Grease,” reunited with Olivia Newton-John on stage during her show at Flamingo Las Vegas.

Soon to open at Tashkeel, a contemporary art organization in Dubai committing to fostering a dialogue between art and design, is the exhibition 'Systems for a Score exploring visual language and its relation to sound installation, sculpture and collaborative action withing the gallery space. The exhibition is put on by Fari Bradley and Chris Weaver who are mid-point in their 11-month New Media Artist residency programme at Tashkeel.

A decadent afternoon tea at The Wallace Restaurant is the perfect way to see out the holiday season

Grammy Award-winning artist John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen hit the Las Vegas Strip to celebrate the singer’s 36th birthday at Foxtail Nightclub inside SLS Las Vegas on Saturday night.

The iconic Arabic-inspired jewelry brand has teams up with designer Samer Al Ameen to develop a line of men’s jewelry.

Singer, songwriter and actress Keri Hilson spent her new year under the Eiffel Tower as she celebrated at Chateau Nightclub & Rooftop at Paris Las Vegas on Friday night.

Meena Jewellers, one of the oldest gold and diamond jewelry traders in the Middle East region, has launched their four-storey jewelry outlet in Gold Souk, Deira, on December 25, 2014. The first gallery in Dubai to showcase gold, polki and diamond jewellery collections across four floors, the launch was launched by Jacqueline Fernandez, a leading bollywood actress.

From Palestine, Zimbabwe and Syria, faces emerge and meet in expressive forms filled with sadness, defiance, scorn, questions and at times cries in Mojo Gallery Dubai's upcoming exhibition 'Triangle' taking place from 12 January to 28 February.

Currently on view at Mall of the Emirates is Chanel's latest art installation. Featuring large lit cubes that seem to cascade from the ceiling of the Fashion Dome and which highlight Chanel's customary arabesque patterns, the installation fuses fashion and art and was inspired by Karl Lagerfeld's cruise collection 2015, which was shown in Dubai this past May.

On 24 December, Qatar Airways welcomed its first Airbus A350 XWB (Xtra Wide Body) and its fourth A380 arrived in Doha simultaneously, allowing the airline to further capitalize on its rapid expansion plans.

Yes, in Vegas you can still get in your swimsuit and head to a dayclub to celebrate the new year.

The party didn’t stop after New Year’s Eve at Tao Nightclub at the Venetian. Celebs toasted to 2015 with  DJ Khaled hosting the festivities.

Hakkasan Nightclub closed out 2014 with a three-day New Year’s celebration featuring Calvin Harris, Tiësto, Hardwell and more.

Dubai Shopping Festival, which turned 20 yesterday, has set off on a 32-day “Journey of Celebrations” offering world-class entertainment and unique shopping experiences all of which showcase Dubai as one of the best family tourism destinations in the world.

This New Year thousands flocked to the Meydan Dubai to watch the live telecast of #DXBNYE on the E! channel giving 2014 a glamorous farewell. Powered by a multi-Grammy award-winning cast of artists, including Pharrell Williams who performed in Dubai for the first time, ever as well as Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Charlie XCX, Sky Blu, Paul Oakenfold and Seb Fontaine – the star-studded night saw American couple Giuliana and Bill Rancic stylishly announce the start of the 20th and the biggest ever edition of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF).

It was a big week in Hollywood, and not because we've ushered in a new year. Tinseltown saw an engagement, a very sad restaurant closing, a big reveal and a very cool collaboration. Here is all the news you might have missed this week in Los Angeles.

There is one word that comes to mind in particularly when we think of Tomoko, Beverly Hills' newest luxury spa, and that is "discreet." This newly minted den of relaxation on Beverly Boulevard isn't showy: in fact, if you're not looking carefully, you might miss it completely.