LUXURY

Farah Eslaquit from Masaya was crowned Miss Nicaragua at the National Theatre in Managua Saturday.

The first official day of spring is Tuesday, March 20. That means it is finally time to switch out your fall wardrobe of black, wool and leather boots for pastels, silk organza and pumps. For some, the switch to a lighter wardrobe comes far too quickly for any real preparation. Fret not, here are seven easy, must-have trends for this year.

Andy Warhol, the Pope of Pop, is making a pilgrimage to Asia on the 25th anniversary of his death, with one of the largest collections of his art set to tour five cities in the region over the next two years.

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II is designing stage sets and costumes for a new production of The Nutcracker that will situate the ballet with Tchaikovsky's music in Copenhagen in the era of Hans Christian Andersen.

A round of applause is in order for the fashion-forward department store that has truly outdone itself. H&M might have scored the likes of Donatella Versace and Marni but its Conscious Exclusive Glamour Collection might very well be its best capsule yet.

St. Patrick's Day 2012 is upon us and what better way to celebrate the festive Irish holiday than with your best green fashions? Here are some ideas for a pretty parade outfit.

What better woman to be the face of Vogue's Shape Issue than Jennifer Lopez? The sexy Latina's curves have been worshipped since she first cooed If you had my love back in 1999. Now, a superstar, Jennifer Lopez has becoming something of a media icon. With a booming career and a steamy relationship with young love Casper Smart, all eyes are on Lopez once again.

The Apple iPad 3 release date has finally arrived. Hoards of Apple fans have already lined to up in order to be the first to get their hands on the newest tablet. The iPad 3 will hit shelves in the U.S. and nine other countries at 8 a.m. local time.

Swiss brand, Jaeger-LeCoultre in partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre has received a winning bid of $14606 at its 4th annual online auction of the Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph on March.15, 2012.

Widening the realms of art and creativity is the new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum coined the Art of Video Games.

Pope Benedict XVI has commissioned a custom cologne be blended by Italian fragrance whiz, Silvana Casoli, a perfume maker who created scents for Sting, Madonna and King Juan Carols of Spain.

Apple's new iPad, unofficially dubbed the iPad 3, release date has finally arrived. Friday, March 16, 2012, is D-Day for the drop of Apple's next-generation tablet. Here are some of the coolest accessories to buy for your new iPad.

Prominent Anonymous Twitter accounts have unanimously denied the validity of Anonymous-OS, a computer operating system supposedly designed and released by the hacktivist collective. The OS was posted on SourceForge.com for free use and has already been downloaded over 26,000 times in just four days.

Interplay game developers are attempting to raise the money through crowd-funding website Kickstarter.com in order to develop a sequel to the role playing game (PRG) classic, Wasteland (1988) which told the story of a small party of ex-US soldiers travelling across a post-nuclear apocalyptic American southwest. According to lead developer Brian Fargo, this may be their best (and last) hope at resurrecting the iconic computer game.

Traditionally dominated by timepieces for men looking to show off their status with a Rolex or Omega, the $21 billion Swiss watchmaking industry is starting to design intricate watch movements for the neglected female market.

Beyonce and baby Blue Ivy took a stroll through New York City together on Tuesday and the pair was photographed looking decidedly fashionable. At just two-months-old, photos showed Blue Ivy Carter already wearing Marc Jacobs shoes. Yes, you read that correctly, Marc Jacobs.

Nike had to face the fighting Irish after the offensive idea to release a seasonal “Black and Tan” sneaker ahead of St. Patrick’s Day 2012.

Apple might have more cash than the U.S. government, but a wave of disillusionment with the seemingly magical tech giant may be underway. The latest example includes a class-action lawsuit over its false and misleading Siri advertisements.

NBC's Fashion Star premiered last night with supermodel host Elle Macpherson guiding hopeful designers to fight for the attention of Macy's, H&M and Saks Fifth Avenue. Mentors Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie, and John Varvatos sat in the mentors' seats to offer their erudite feedback.

Chinese state-owned firms, private corporations and wealthy individuals are buying European vineyards as they look to capitalize on a growing domestic thirst for foreign wine.

Apple officially announced the release of its iOS 5.1 operating system last Wednesday in unison with its unveil of the new iPad. Some users who were able to download the iOS 5.1 on their previously-owned Apple devices have been airing grievances such as significant battery drain and a weak 4G.

The Hunger Games movie premiere took place Monday night at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif., with the star-studded cast making their red carpet debut. Jennifer Lawrence, The Girl on Fire, stepped out in a gold gown, while Miley Cyrus supported boyfriend Liam Hemsworth in a belly-baring dress.

At Paris Fashion Week, Sarah Jessica Parker showed the world once again that she is nothing short of a fashion phenom. Parker made an appearance at Louis Vuitton and chatted with Women's Wear Daily about another potential foray into the fashion biz.

Customer response to Apple's new iPad has been off the charts and pre-orders for the next-generation tablet have already sold out. Last Wednesday, Apple unveiled its third-generation iPad, known simply as the new iPad to tech aficionados and customers around the world. Here are 5 things to know and do before the March 16, 2012, release date.

On Wednesday, Apple finally unveiled its third-generation iPad, known simply as the new iPad to tech aficionados and customers around the world. The new iPad will officially be released and available to customers on March 16, 2012, globally. But is it worth an upgrade from the iPad 2? Here, we review the two tablets and give a final verdict on whether the new iPad is worth it.

Giabiconi is also Karl Lagerfeld's muse.

Real men wear mantyhose. If you thought men in tights was a sartorial statement best left to medieval jesters, think again, said The Daily Mail's Daisy Dumas.

Jessica Simpson's pregnant and nude cover of Elle magazine has become quite the sensation. Even though Jessica Simpson was not the first celebrity to pose in the buff while with child (remember Demi Moore on Vanity Fair's August 1991?), her cover certainly seems to be garnering the most publicity.

At just 41-years-old, Sara Blakely is the youngest woman to make Forbes Magazine Billionaire List. She ranks 1,153 of 1,226 on the list with a company that is valued by many Wall Street analysts at $1 billion. What is this company, might you ask? Spanx.