As an additional offering to the seven room types located within the four-story, 154-room Hotel ZaZa in Dallas, 12 new bungalows offer guests a more residential experience when visiting the city.  The new rooms are housed in two adjacent structures located around the corner from the hotel, in Dallas’s State Thomas landmark district, which features the city’s largest collection of Victorian-era residences as well as newer builds with a traditional feel. For the bungalow buildings, the hotel renovated an ex…

As an additional offering to the seven room types located within the four-story, 154-room Hotel ZaZa in Dallas, 12 new bungalows offer guests a more residential experience when visiting the city.  The new rooms are housed in two adjacent structures located around the corner from the hotel, in Dallas’s State Thomas landmark district, which features the city’s largest collection of Victorian-era residences as well as newer builds with a traditional feel. For the bungalow buildings, the hotel renovated an ex…

The new Maasai Warrior School at Cottar’s 1920s Safari Camp in the Maasai Mara, Kenya, teaches children the traditional ways of the warriors, including making fire, throwing spears, shooting a bow and arrow, and dancing and singing. Led by one of the region’s oldest Maasai trackers, Kinyaika, and a team of Maasai, the children—sorted by age and skill set—will learn traditions that have been passed down for generations in the African countryside. Upon completion, they will be given a certificate and, for those …

Van Cleef & Arpels unveiled its new high-jewelry collection to the international press and VIP clients in Paris in July, presenting a mouthwatering selection of large, colorful gemstones and diamonds in imaginative and sometimes flamboyant designs. The spectrum of colored gemstones harks back to the brand’s roots; it was established over a century ago when Estelle Arpels, the daughter of a precious-stone merchant, and Alfred Van Cleef, the son of a lapidary, married. The French jewelry house was born with …

Once considered a boxy, traditional style, the double-breasted suit was given a makeover for fall in slimmer, more streamlined silhouettes—marked by higher armholes, trimmer sleeves and pants, and a shorter jacket. Shown in stylish graphic and understated patterns, the new and improved double-breasted suit is worth a second look.
Burberry Prorsum offers a tailored double-breasted jacket, $1,795, and matching wool twill pants, $795. The new suit is marked by narrow peak lapels, a welt pocket, and sartorial pic…

Hodgdon Yachts, the East Boothbay, Maine, shipyard famed for its megayacht tenders, recently took the wraps off its inaugural hybrid-electric-propulsion model. The Onyx 41 features a standard diesel engine to power through open water and an electric engine for gas-free operation while docking and trolling. The new tender also includes a self-deploying fender system, built-in dock-line handling, joystick steering, and touchscreen controls.
Created in collaboration with the Miami-based DeBasto Designs, the tend…

Hodgdon Yachts, the East Boothbay, Maine, shipyard famed for its megayacht tenders, recently took the wraps off its inaugural hybrid-electric-propulsion model. The Onyx 41 features a standard diesel engine to power through open water and an electric engine for gas-free operation while docking and trolling. The new tender also includes a self-deploying fender system, built-in dock-line handling, joystick steering, and touchscreen controls.
Created in collaboration with the Miami-based DeBasto Designs, the tend…

If you’ve always wanted to taste and evaluate wines with some of the world’s top sommeliers, or to savor perfectly prepared food and wine pairings by some of the greatest master chefs, the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas is literally bringing these tasteful experiences to your table in its state-of-the-art Tuscany Kitchen and resort restaurants. In its newly expanded culinary events, you’ll learn the secrets of creating the perfect meal by sitting tableside in front of executive chef Edmund Wong and …

Tickets are still available for a special 30-person dinner hosted by the Michelin three-star chef Pierre Gagnaire and Opus One Winery on August 26 at Gagnaire’s restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas. Priced at $500 per person, the six-course dinner at Twist by Pierre Gagnaire will feature off-menu dishes including roasted duck foie gras and beef strip loin with artichoke ice cream, paired with exclusive and limited-quantity Opus One vintages, including the 1980, 1988, 1999, 2005, and 2009. 
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The Top Deck 63 is the brainchild of Luiz De Basto, and while it started as a concept project, it is now a series yacht under construction at Spain’s Astondoa shipyard. The first model will debut at the Cannes yacht show in September. The all-fiberglass 63-footer was designed to appeal to youthful owners and families who want to make the most of an active lifestyle on the water. To that end, the upper-deck bulwarks of the Top Deck 63 fold down, making it more of a party deck. The transom garage, whose size riv…