Barneys New York and Gelila Puck hosted a haute soiree for premiere perfumier Frédéric Malle in Los Angeles earlier this month. Those from the art, fashion and design worlds came out to celebrate the fragrance master at Cut Sidebar, which is owned by Puck's husband Wolfgang.

Acne Studios has opened a gigantic 5,000 square-foot store in downtown LA. The luxury denim brand's largest store to date and first store in Los Angeles is located in the historic Art Deco-inspired Eastern Columbia Building on South Broadway.

A haute new French patisserie has found its home on Melrose Ave. Ooh la la! The new bakery, Bo Nuage, specializes in delicacies called nuage, which, when translated, means cloud cakes.

Zenith celebrates its heritage as a maker of pilot’s watches this year, with several introductions in the Montre D’Aéronef (“onboard watch”) Type 20 collection. One of these, the new Pilot Montre d’Aéronef Type 20, is especially appealing for its combination of heritage and modern elements. It contains the El Primero 4054 B movement, distinguished by […]

Rachel Zoe received a very special gift during the holiday season - she gave birth to her second son this week. The stylist to the stars made the announcement Sunday via Twitter.

Last week Reem Acra and SAME SKY founder Francine LeFrak were joined by Muna Rihani Al-Nasser for a special reception and to shop the SAME SKY collection. Reem’s showroom is such a glamorous setting for such a party with gorgeous dresses everywhere you turn. It perfectly compliments the piece from SAME SKY, which was created […]

If you're still pondering over what to do for New Year's Eve, be sure to consider a special set menu by renowned Indian chef Sanjeev Kapoor at his restaurant Signature in the Melia Hotel in Bur Dubai. Enjoy award-winning cuisine amid stunning contemporary surroundings, after which you can head up to the Estrellas Tapas Bar on the Melia Dubai Rooftop for the spectacular fireworks display of the Burj Khalifa.

One of Dubai's most popular resorts, Madinat Jumeirah will treat guests to two mesmerizing fireworks displays this New Year's Eve. With more than 450,000 fireworks, this six minute long record-breaking performance will be followed by a 15-minute display directly off the coast of Madinat Jumeirah’s 2 kilometer long pristine sandy beach.

Now available exclusively at Bloomingdale’s-Dubai, accessories designer Amanda Navai has joined forces with four of most Dubai’s influential women to create limited edition handbags in support of the United Nations World Food Programme. Participants Editor-in-Chief of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, Louise Nichol; Dubai TV presenter, Diala Makki; Image Consultant and Entrepreneur, Rosemin Manji and Social Marketing Specialist and designer of Lady Fozaza, Alanoud Badr, created bags that reflected that own personal tastes and preferences. With only 16 bags produced, each bag comes in four colors (navy, purple, electric blue and red) and is numbered.

Dubai's Salsali Private Museum (SPM) will join hands with Deutsche Bank to present the work of renowned Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi for the Deutsche Bank's Artist of the Year 2013 award. The show is part of the bank's fifth year anniversary celebration in the Middle East and its commitment to art and culture in the MENA region.

Shooting up into the sky, the Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi easily marvels first time guests from the sheer nature of its size. Standing at 37 storeys and located 20 minutes from the airport, the hotel's location outside of Abu Dhabi's city center reinforces its grandeur, which is further emphasized through its coupling of Arabian and Thai design elements. Having recently returned from a trip to Thailand, the impressive modern oriental interior of the hotel recalled some of the places I had visited, with the contemporary Far Eastern decor differentiating itself in terms of class and refinement from what many have come to associate with the Dusit Thani Dubai.

For the fourth consecutive year CHANEL is opening its elegant 200 square-meter ephemeral boutique in the heart of Courchevel, one of the most exclusive ski stations in the Alps, for the duration of the winter season.The renowned ski resort is the ideal location in which to house CHANEL's iconic elements and silhouettes from the Maison's various collections. Also on view will be portraits of Mademoiselle Chanel as well as self-portraits of Karl Lagerfeld himself on cable cars each seemingly taking to the air like the encompassing snow of the surroundings.