The coveted seven places on the BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund shortlist have now been announced. Emilia Wickstead, Holly Fulton, Mary Katrantzou, Michael van der Ham, Mother of Pearl, Osman and Sophia Webster are the lucky designers in the running to receive the £20,000 prize fund which, in addition to a 12-month mentoring scheme from other industry leaders, will take their design talents and business to new heights.

Spice up your Valentine's Day with a change of scenery. This year, lovebirds are lucky that not only does Feb. 14 fall on a Saturday, but is part of the three-day President's Weekend. It's the perfect time to check into a hotel whether in the San Francisco Bay Area or in Southern California, where you can be assured of warmer temperatures. Here are five haute options for the ideal Valentine's Day getaway.

Wine connoisseurs gathered for an intimate tasting at Michael Mina 74, at Fontainebleau Miami Beach for the Rioja Rosado event featured local sommeliers.

Miami City Ballet rocked the 2015 gala with a surprise $1 million donation and dancers at every table.

In March 2015, the team behind France's celebrated restaurant, Le Chateaubriand will open a new restaurant on Mount Street in Mayfair.

If you're struggling with what to get the haute man or woman in your life for Valentine's Day, we have the perfect solution. We've enlisted the help of Keren Craig, co-founder of the luxe fashion line Marchesa, to give us her gift picks.

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Want to get a little something done without joining the obvious plastic surgery tribe? Dr. Rian Maercks might just be your guy.

Listen up, guys, you may not anticipate Valentine’s Day with excitement and high hopes, but women do. I urge you not to blow it—or worse, forget it—because the holiday is right up there with birthdays and anniversaries for women. And, if done right, you will reap great rewards from your significant other.

Clean your body (and mind) with limited-edition bath soap by Fresh

Seattle Seahawks’ running back Marshawn Lynch partied at Foxtail Nightclub inside SLS Las Vegas early Tuesday morning.

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