Billionaire Italian Couture, a high-end fashion brand only for men just opened its first boutique in Dubai. Founded Italian media and sports tycoon Flavio Briatore, the brand has designed tailor-made clothes for the elite since its establishment in 2005. Both Briatore and the brand’s UAE business partner, Mohi-din BinHendi, president of BinHendi Enterprises were present at the in-store launch.

Billionaire clothes are eccentric yet classy and cater to men who have an appreciation for such fashionable dichotomy. The new store will bring such designs into an everyday environment. The store will offer evening wear ensembles, personalized bathing robes, monogrammed socks and even slippers embroidered with personalized astrological signs.

“Billionaire couture already has a dedicated following among clientele who favor tailored elegance with a touch of whimsy, with celebrities such as David Beckman and Paul McCartney among its fans, ” said Mr. BinHendi. The brand serves as the latest addition to the prestigious portfolio of luxury brands which make up the fashion division of BinHendi.

Now just around the corner, this revolution in menswear is sure to be a favorite among Dubai’s locals and expatriates.

Calling all yogis. We’ve rounded up the best places in Miami to get your yoga on. From dedicated yoga facilities to spas to high-end gyms, prepare yourself for the day with any of these invigorating yoga classes designed to stimulate, relax and awaken for all experience levels.

Miami Yogashala

With the deepest respect to every yogic tradition in the books, Miami Yogashala is a Vinyasa and Power Yoga school designed for yogis of all experience levels. Most classes have a theme of moving with one’s breath in a meditative each student is encouraged to rest anytime and to proceed slowly and build endurance over time. The essence of Yogashala Yoga is that each student must do what is perfect for them, and the teacher is trained to encourage students to listen to their body. Yogashala teachers also emphasize Enlightenment (Samadhi) and Liberation (Moksha) as the real purpose of Yoga.

210 23rd St., Miami Beach; (305) 534-0784

Mandarin Oriental

“Relax, feel good, and go home refreshed” is the motto at the Mandarin Oriental. And with an elite list of yoga classes available, there’s no better place to find your inner balance and calm your mind. From Ashtanga Vinyasa to Kundalini to Tai Ch’i, there’s a host of innovative sessions to choose from.

500 Brickell Key Drive, Miami, (305) 913-8288

David Barton

Located at the Gansevoort South, David Barton Gym + Spa has quickly become a fan favorite among yogis in Miami. Classes focus on breathing in relation to postures that improve flexibility, balance, coordination and strength. So whether you are in Half Moon pose working your hamstrings, pecs, and trapezius or chilling out in Eagle pose which helps joint mobility and sexual energy… there’s definitely a ton of benefits awaiting you.

2323 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; (305) 534-1660; Class schedule

Canyon Ranch

When you’re looking to restore your balance, few compare to the luxurious Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa. Priding itself on offering the total holistic experience, there are a number of fabulous yoga classes to partake in, including sunrise yoga, yoga flow and gentle yoga.

6801 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; (305) 514-7000

The Spa at Icon Brickell

The 28,000-square-foot full-service Spa at Icon Brickell features an impressive lineup of yoga classes. As a Green Monkey hub, yogis experience balanced living with crisp and invigorating smells and a community of others dedicated to productivity and performance in a balanced environment.

465 Brickell Ave., Miami; (305) 503-0369; Class Schedule

Here’s your guide to the Haute 5 yoga studios in the Valley, whether you’re in search of an athletic-minded community, teacher certification, a body-changing challenge, or a way to relax and de-clutter your mind. Namaste.

Zenergy Yoga

Particularly popular for its “Worksite Yoga” program, in which the yogis lead employees through routines in the comfort of their own workplaces, Zenergy Yoga was founded by owner Ali Kamen, a public health professional with more than 15 years of wellness experience. Located inside AZ On The Rocks, Zenergy focuses on building a strong sense of community among its regulars, and the studio specializes in intro and flow yoga, offering classes in intro yoga, basic flow, dynamic flow, yin, pre- and post-natal, baby and me yoga, yoga for kids, teen yoga, partner yoga, or family yoga. Throughout the year, the studio holds retreats and workshops for those who want to focus more intensely on their practice. And Zenergy frequently offers specials on class packages and even free intro classes, held both at the studio and at various locations around Scottsdale. Currently, free basic classes are being held at CityNorth every other Friday, with the next scheduled for June 4. Visit the studio’s site for details regarding pricing and schedules.

Zenergy Yoga is located at 16447 N. 91st Street, Suite 105, in Scottsdale (480) 628-1453

At One Yoga

With three locations across the Valley, At One Yoga is able to provide students with more than 80 classes each week in their modern and relaxing studios. If you’re looking for variety in your routine, this is the right place. Here you’ll find classes in basic yoga, power yoga, deep stretch, ashtanga, flow, yoga for kids, hot yoga, prenatal, mysore, yin, restorative, mommy and me, and even mat pilates, tai chi, flow by candlelight, and yoga for strong backs. And for those ready to take their practice to the next level, At One offers teaching certification programs at the 200-hour level. The studio has several interesting workshops coming up for the month of June, including the “Life Cycle of a Goddess,” to be led by naturopathic physician Dr. Sandra Olic, who will shed light on the health issues of women of all ages, from childhood into adulthood. Visit the studio’s site for details regarding pricing and schedules.

At One Yoga has studios in Scottsdale, Phoenix, and Montelucia Resort

Bikram Yoga Institute

If you want to be, or are already, a fan of the yoga phenom that has people all over the world sweating it out in a heated room for 90 minutes, the Bikram Yoga Institute is one of the best places in the Valley to experience this challenging workout. Owned and directed by Andrew Griego, the studio in Scottsdale leads students through the 26 postures created by the founder of the method, Bikram Choudury, in a practice that, according to the Institute, is meant to work “every muscle, bone, joint, ligament, tendon, gland and organ in the body.” But don’t be intimidated; the instructors here are equally experienced in instructing newbies as they are individuals who have been practicing for years. So grab your mat and water and sweat it out. You’ll find showers conveniently located on the premises, separated for men and women. Visit the studio’s site for details regarding pricing and schedules.

Bikram Yoga Institute is located at  7620 E. Indian School Road, Suite 115, in Scottsdale (480) 946-2116

Urban Yoga

If you’re looking to incorporate yoga into your daily routine as part of a greater change in lifestyle, you might want to consider checking into Urban Yoga. Located in a beautiful high-rise condo development, the very zen Urban has all the qualities and ambiance of both a yoga studio and a healing and wellness center. In addition to instruction in meditations and many forms of flow yoga, including power flow, Urban also offers services in reflexology and shiatsu, life coaching and hypnotherapy, reiki, acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, and aesthetician and massage services. There are also lockers, showers, and even a sizable boutique with fitness products. The studio’s calendar is filled to the brim with upcoming events. On June 13 at 10:30 a.m., an Urban instructor will hold a free community yoga class at Lululemon Athletica at Biltmore Fashion Park, and rumor has it there will be prizes given away. Visit the studio’s site for details regarding pricing and schedules.

Urban Yoga is located at 3225 North Central Avenue in Phoenix (602) 277-9642

Yoga Pura

Something of a yoga studio-spa hybrid, Yoga Pura was founded by Eric Walrabenstein, a student of yoga and Eastern philosophies. The studio is committed to helping students along a journey of self-discovery to happier living. They offer classes at intro, basic, and intermediate levels, as well as power yoga, yin, and even Amrit yoga teacher training classes. The adjoined Purity Boutique carries educational products and gifts, and the therapy area of Pura can provide such services as lymphatic, therapeutic, deep tissue, and maternity massage, plus acupuncture, reflexology, and Thai yoga. In June, children’s yoga camps begin, and the studio will also host a karma yoga workshop. Visit the studio’s site for details regarding pricing and schedules.

Yoga Pura is located at 15440 N. Seventh Street, Suite 1, in Phoenix (602) 843-7872

Living in a city, any city, can really take its toll on your energy and stress levels. Luckily the last few years have seen almost everyone take to yoga in some form or another. From stressed-out company execs to yummy mummies, there are those wanting to lose weight and those wanting to introduce their feet to their forehead via a backwards handstand. For Londoners, doing yoga is now as much a part of daily life as trains that are forever late and dodging tourists in Covent Garden.  There are hundreds of yoga studios and acclaimed gurus in London. Here are five of the best.

Triyoga

One of London’s most popular yoga centers and one that constantly gets rave reviews, Triyoga has a huge following of fans.

Now with two studios, one in Covent Gardena and one in Primrose Hill, Triyoga offers a whole range of six-week courses for all abilities as well as drop-in classes and treatments. You can also tap into classes for fitness, age, or lifestyle specific approaches such as the yoga for seniors, pregnancy yoga, yoga for people living with disabilities, and even yoga for kids. Triyoga prides itself on its no nonsense approach to teaching yoga. In its own words, “you don’t have to eat tofu, follow a particular religion or be any specific shape to enjoy the benefits of yoga.” It doesn’t end with yoga either. Pilates, ayurvedic treatments, hypnotherapy and massage are all to be found on the extensive menu of options. If you are looking for hundreds of ways to makes yoga a part of your life then Triyga could be the perfect option for making changes to your life.

For more information call 020 7483 3344 or see www.triyoga.co.uk

Yogi Cameron

If Yogis had an A-list, then Cameron Alborzian would top the chart. Formerly one of the most successful male models in the world, Cameron has graced the cover of Vogue and was handpicked by Madonna to play her lover in the “Express Yourself” video. Since those days, Cameron has turned his back on getting by with his appearance saying that “Outer beauty doesn’t play any role in inner beauty” and instead has become a yoga instructor to exclusive clientele and celebrities the world over.

For up to £20,000 a week, he will he will fly from his home in New York, stay in your house, educating you on the benefits of a yogic life. Treatment periods vary from one to 14 days and can be adjusted to your schedule or condition that need treatments. Cameron’s treatments often include ayurvedic massages that send clients into a deep, two-hour sleep to cleanse the mind and body of toxins. Clients have reported feeling less desire to eat huge meals, and some have easily given up coffee or other addictions following his advice. Of course, I’m sure that having an ex-supermodel following you around your home is always going to provide motivation for a more beautiful life.

For more information see www.yogicameron.com

Alchemy

Alchemy’s beautiful studio in the heart of Covent Garden is real haven from the fast-paced city life outside. Originally one of the historic stables built in the late 1800s, this magnificent space is blessed with expansive rooms and airy vaulted ceilings. Large windows allow a flow of natural light, and from the moment you enter the atmosphere is not only tranquil and calming, but also uniquely energizing.

In addition to the private treatment rooms there is the Yoga Room designed for the more active processes of yoga and the Circle Room that allows opportunity for inner reflection.

More than just a practice for those wanting to get in shape, Alchemy’s experienced tutors say their methods will help you “heal, discover your truth and joy, and reconnect with your highest self.” Whether it’s traditional forms of yoga, including Kundalini, Ashtanga, Hatha, Vinyasa, and Jivamukti yoga, meditation circles, life counseling or a variety of restorative holistic therapies, there will be something to expand your understanding of yoga practice. With workshops, events, a café and juice bar, and a general community vibe, Alchemy is a special central London space offering much more than your downward facing god and cobra poses.

For more information call 020 7267 6188 or see www.alchemythecentre.co.uk

Subodh Gupta

Celebrity trainer, Subodh Gupta is the author of numerous books on yoga, weight loss, and stress management and he regularly appears in magazines and newspapers in India and the UK. Today Gupta is based in London and conducts yoga, weight loss, meditation, nutrition and stress counseling sessions for celebrity and corporate clients. Gupta incorporates Kapalbhati breathing techniques into his practice, a highly energizing abdominal breathing exercise where quick exhalation and natural inhalation are performed. Gupta explains that breathing exercises helps improve the digestive system, strengthening abdominal muscle as well as energizing the mind for mental work.

For a personal training session with Subodh Gupta at his studio or your home or office call 07966 275 913.

The Shala

Tucked away in Clapham North, The Shala colorful and intimate studio is a yoga hub and community for ashtanga practitioners of all abilities. Previously known as the Sangam, The Shala was established as south London’s first dedicated yoga centre more than 15 years ago.

Gingi Lee, founder and director of the Shala, is a respected teacher who has remained at the forefront of the ashtanga yoga community. He began teaching martial arts in the 1980s and has been teaching ashtanga yoga since the mid-90s. Lee has trained and inspired many British yoga teachers and has played a key role in popularizing ashtanga yoga in the UK.

The Shala website describes itself as; ‘is a place of self-exploration and healing, which offers a strong sense of community and a warm, supportive environment.’

The entre offers classes in Ashtanga, Hatha, Iyengar-influenced dynamic flow, Yin, and pre- and post-natal classes as well as weekend retreats, four-week courses, and private tuition. Making it easy to incorporate yoga your daily life, early morning and lunchtime classes for all levels are also on offer.

For more information call 0208 670 0925 or see www.theshala.co.uk

The word Yoga means unity or oneness. It is a way to relax, strengthen and harmonize your mind, body and emotions. Yoga has become a very popular pastime in Dubai. The numerous studios which have sprung up across the city over the last few years attest to the growing number of Yogis in Dubai.  So get your yoga mat ready and try one of the following highly recommended Yoga studios!

Zen Yoga

Known as the leading Yoga and Pilates studio in Dubai, Zen Yoga is open six days per week from 7am to 9am daily and is run by a team of dedicated internationally certified Yoga instructors. A new concept to Dubai, the studio has a range of yoga styles, intensive seminars, various products for a yoga lifestyle, and a yoga adviser who helps you determine your yoga type and how to fit classes into your schedule.

www.yoga.ae Dubai Media City 04 367 0435 Other locations include Emirates Hills and The Village Mall

Exhale

A woman’s only fitness club located on the JBR walk, Exhale offers Pilates, Yoga, body toning and dance fitness. Exhale staff are excellent, encouraging, and offer guidance and consultation about the appropriate yoga classes and techniques. Each month various workshops are offered by a range of professional and internationally recognized yoga instructors. An extra plus is the free green tea and lemonade after you come out of your class!

www.exhaledubai.com Murjan, JBR Walk 04 4243 777 Uptown Motorcity 04 4474220

SpaDunya

This new spa in JBR offers a variety of yoga, aerobics, and dance color classes. Voted one of Dubai’s best spas, SpaDunya offers one of the most original spa concepts: It bases traditional spa treatments around the client’s color preferences. The color’s you pick represent your energies and needs of the moment. SpaDunya has a movement and meditation studio which incorporates color, light and sound into their yoga and meditation classes.

www.spadunyaclub.com 04 439 3669

Club Stretch

Club Stretch is a fitness studio which focuses entirely on Pilates and Bikram Yoga. Offering internationally recognized teachers, Club Stretch is also the first studio outside of the US to offer the prestigious Pilates Center Teacher Training Program. The studio is modern and relaxed and located near Jumeirah Beach. Very challenging so be ready to sweat!

www.clubstretch.ae Al Mina Road in Satwa 04 345 2131

Bharat Thakur’s Artistic Yoga

Bharat Thakur is an internationally renowned spiritual master and guru. He travels the world and gives meditation and yoga classes. His yoga classes help to loose weight, learn meditation, overcome stress, and harmonize the body and the mind. His artistic yoga is widely practiced in India among celebrities, students and people from all walks of life. Artistic Yoga has five centers in Dubai: Al Hana Center at Mankhool Road, Angsana Spa in Dubai Marina, Body and Soul Spa at Al Ghusais, Jumeirah Ballet Center on Jumeirah Beach Road, and uptown at Mirdiff. The classes are energetic and transforming.

www.bharatthakur.com 050 477 6001

In a city renowned for its 24-7 attitude, you can still find respite from the clang of the slot machines in the form of yoga. Practice your savasana, downward-facing dog and supta virasana at these Haute 5 yoga studios in Vegas. Namaste.

Sherry Goldstein’s Yoga Sanctuary
For sheer depth of yoga styles, try one of the two Sherry Goldenstein’s Yoga Sanctuary studios. Both offer flow, hot, power, Ashtanga, Anusara, Forrest, restorative, basics, therapeutic, prenatal, candlelight and live music.

Goldstein’s clients have included cast members from the Rockettes, Siegfried & Roy, Cirque du Soleil and the Nevada Ballet Theatre. The studio even has a yoga event with you dog where you can learn gentle stretches and massage techniques for your canine. Or check out one of the chocolate and yoga or wine and yoga courses with Dave Romanelli.

Yoga Sanctuary West, 7915 W. Sahara Ave., 702.240.7666; Yoga Sanctuary East, 9480 S. Eastern Ave., 702.407.0043, www.lasvegasyoga.com

Bikram Yoga Summerlin
Bikram will make you sweat. Owner Stephanie Dixon opened the 3,200-square-foot Bikram Yoga Summerlin studio a year ago and dedicates every class to the discipline. Bikram consists of 26 postures and two breathing exercises. The classes last 90 minutes and take place in a studio heated to 110 degrees Fahrenheit and pumped in with 40 percent humidity. Both help tendons, ligaments and muscles become more flexible. The studio offers at least six classes a day.

Bonus: Instructor Brandy Lyn Winfield placed first in the 2010 Yoga Asana Championship in Los Angeles last February.

Bikram Yoga Summerlin, 7520 W. Washington Ave., 702.367.9642, www.bikramyogasummerlin.com

All About Yoga
Bring together counseling, yoga and other mind and body disciplines at All About Yoga, a studio that offers all levels of classes. Kathleen Grace Santor opened the studio with her husband Jim Santor, and both offer services that help you manage stress and enhance your life.

The studio offers at least three classes a day and mini-classes such as yoga to manage your mood, yoga Nidra, breathing for relaxation and restorative yoga.

All About Yoga, 601 Whitney Ranch Dr., 702.458.8088, www.yogainlasvegas.com

Canyon Ranch SpaClub
If you’re staying on the Strip, head over to Canyon Ranch SpaClub at the Palazzo and Venetian for a little om time. The spa offers two classes, restorative and Canyon Ranch yoga, at different times daily. You can even book an individual 50-minute session for $75.

Canyon Ranch SpaClub at the Palazzo and the Venetian, 1.877.220.2688, www.canyonranchspaclub.com/las_vegas_nv/

Blue Sky Yoga
In the heart of the Arts Factory sits Blue Sky Yoga, a studio offering at least three classes a day, including power, Jivamukti and prenatal. The tapas session is an invigorating, faster-paced class where students face challenges with the mind as well as the body. The studio even offers special courses such as an Anahata, heart chakra workshop to deepen connections and kindle intimacy. Or learn how to belly dance. Private classes are available in home, at studio or in the office.

Blue Sky Yoga, Inside the Arts Factory at 107 E. Charleston Blvd., 702.592.1396, www.blueskyyogalv.com

NYC haute picks to enjoy some serious namaste.

Exhale

Just breathe at Exhale Spa for a rejuvenating sensory journey. With several yoga class options, such as Core Fusion Yoga, Music Yoga Flow, and Yoga for Beginners, there’s something for everyone.

Exhale not only offers yoga, but also spa treatments, acupuncture, nutrition coaching, and core classes for a cardio and sport endurance workout.

Check http://www.exhalespa.com for the NYC location nearest you!

Jivamukti

From the soul seeker to the celebophile, all will find ultimate balance and solace at Jivamukti. Sting, Russell Simmons, Christy Turlington, Donna Karan and more have practiced and sang praises about the the studio and you can too!

Hang out at the vegan cafe for scrumptious tea and biscuits. Personally, I had the honor of meeting Indie Queen Parker Posey a few summers ago at the cafe post downward dog. A sensationally cool moment without the hype of paparazzi.

Jivamukti is located at 841 Broadway New York, NY 10003-4704 (212) 353-0214 www.jivamuktiyoga.com

SoulCycle

Photo: Patrick Butler for SoulCycle

Get your chakras seriously tuned and toned with a cycle and yoga fusion class.

Sleek combo of 30 min pedal pushing cardio and 30 min of mind and body balancing om time, SoulCycle offers a world ranking class at their Tribeca Studio. We raved about their cycling class last fall and their cycle-yoga rocks for those seeking even more balance and stretch.

SoulCycle Tribeca is located at 103 Warren Street, New York, NY (212) 713-1200
Check website for additional locations. http://www.soul-cycle.com/

Stephanie Culen

For those looking to give just a little more from their yoga mat, join Stephanie Culen for a most memorable and life changing experience. Stephanie is the founder of Bommerang YogaTM, “produces yoga inspired fund raising events for adults that raise awareness for non-profit organizations that advocate for the positive development of children’s education and creativity.”

The next yoga challenge is Thursday, June 17th. To participate raise a minimum of $108 per mat.  Check out the website for details.

Hot tip… Equinox Members, you can also stretch it out with Stephanie’s classes at Equinox. Check http://eastwestpoweryoga.com/ for her schedule.

Bikram Yoga NYC

If you think you can take the heat, Bikram Yoga is the ultimate luxury treatment for a mind and body cleansing experience. Bikram Yoga NYC offers over 250 classes a week so there is no option for scheduling excuses.

Enjoy the eco-friendly 105-degree energetic vibe at Bikram Yoga’s Upper East Side 4,000 square-foot loft. Classes at $23 a pop and yearly packages run $1,525.

Bikram Yoga is located at 172 East 83rd Street, New York, NY 10028 (212) 288 – 9642
Check website for additional locations. http://www.bikramyoganyc.com

**Photo courtesy of morethanmary.com**

Marc Jacobs invited numerous celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Elle MacPherson, and Daisy Lowe; to come celebrate his new flagship boutique for Louis Vuitton located on New Bond Street Maison in London, as well as to model his Autumn 2010 collection. The boutique boasts three stories and was designed by Peter Marino; it could be considered the most luxurious Louis Vuitton store worldwide.

Along with lavish decor and spaciousness, mannequins with handbags adorned on their heads are posted throughout the store, which offers a unique combination of clothing choices, as well as a Bag Bar, where customers can sit, while they peruse the selection of handbags.

The elaborate design doesn’t end there because the store also combines sleek wood finishing with a glass staircase accented with LEDs. Customers can also look up and see an assortment of classic Vuitton trunks floating in the air, suspended by wire cables. Although the store officially opens May 28, attendees enjoyed an exciting evening that only a host like Marc Jacobs could offer.

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As always, Ann and Gordon Getty opened the doors to their beautiful home for another elegant evening filled with charity on May 13. This time guests gathered in support of UCSF’s Pediatric Epilepsy Center, where they enjoyed the “cult wine” fundraising dinner.

Those in attendance included Event Chairs Rich and Tanya Peterson as well as Susan Axelrod, wife of President Obama’s chief political strategist David Axelrod and founder of C.U.R.E., a national non-profit to support children suffering with epilepsy. Susan Axelrod also served as the evening’s keynote speaker and all together the dinner raised close to $20,000 for UCSF and their initiatives.

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On May 25, recording artist Janelle Monae thrilled audience members with an exclusive live performance presented on the rooftop of the W Hollywood; the show was part of the W Hotel’s Symmetry Live music series.

W Hotels Global Music Director Michaelangelo L’Acqua served as host for the festivities, while celebrities such as Kelly Osbourne, Jessica Lowndes, Taryn Manning, Bonnie Sommerville, Kelly Monaco, Elise Neal, Susie Castillo, James Frain, and more, were seen bopping their heads to the lively performance.

Following the show, an exclusive group of guests were treated to a VIP dinner held at one of the penthouse residence suites, where they sipped on cocktails, nibbled on appetizers, and mingled with the stars of the evening, L’Acqua and Monae.

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