If you haven't heard of Taz Arnold, you've definitely seen or have heard of his brand, TI$A (pronounced "Teesa"). Originally starting as a recording artist and producer with Sa-Ra, Taz has now become a fashion icon, deemed as a luxurious-vintage-hippie of sorts. While Taz was establishing his own brand, he pioneered to collaborate with various brands, such as MCM (Mode Creation Munich). He doesn't limit himself to fashion and design, however, Taz's most recent endeavor is his record label, TI$A Records.

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From Santas flooding the Brooklyn Bridge, to Prince stealing the show from Versace, to Valentino singing karaoke at the Westway, to Terry Richardson's strippers, to Studio 54's one night come back, to Charlie Sheen with the Juggalos and more, check out the best of the "Best $2k" from 2011.

Blake Lively, Nicki Minaj and Prince hit up the Versace for H&M runway show, Jay-Z and Kanye rocked out MSG for the second time in a row, Marc Jacobs and Winona Ryder attended the Aids for AIDS My Hero Gala, The American Ballet Theater held their Fall 2011 Opening, STK had its 5th Anniversary and so much more.  Last night's parties were all about fashion and the arts.

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Last night the best of the best showed up for the Versace and H&M runway show and party to celebrate their collaboration (which will hit stores November 19). "Versace Hall," otherwise known as Pier 57, had everything you could ever want in a party: a cocktail lounge, a Greek themed runway, performances by Prince AND Nicki Minaj, and amazing shopping.  More»

[Carson Kressley, Julianne Hough via] Music fans celebrate the legacy of Johnny Ramone with a graveyard punk rock show in Hollywood;  Hugh Jackman and Evangeline Lilly walk the red carpet for the premiere of their new movie Real Steel; The Black Keys give a show at Ron Burkle's house for Tony Hawk's Stand Up For Skateparks Benefit; More»

The dual birthday and new jewelry line launch celebration for man about town and international bon vivant Markus Molinari over the weekend wouldn't have felt right going down any other way.  Deciding to forgo another Cinco de Mayo birthday fiesta, this one involved feather boas, live music performances, Adam Lambert, erotic dancers and an unnecessarily exorbitant dessert spread featuring the entire spectrum of violets that'd have made His Purple Highness blush. Oh, and did we mention this all went down at "upscale strip club" Voyeur? Yep, that place is still truckin' along. More»

• Brentwood locals Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver announce their separation after 25 years of marriage. [KTLA]
• In what is the tech world's biggest deal in years, Microsoft Corp. will acquire the Silver Lake-based Skype Global company for a cool $8.5 billion. [LATimes]
• Speculation over the newlywed royal couple's honeymoon plans points to a jaunt in the Seychelles islands off the coast of East Africa for William and Kate. [KABC]
• Google plans to launch its own music service provider similar to Amazon's as early as today that's expected to allow users to stream music, but not download it. [WSJ]
• After behaving erratically and appearing intoxicated, Whitney Houston has been banned from Prince's ongoing 21-night L.A. concert stint and is back in (out-patient) rehab. [TMZ]

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Last night, the weekly Thursday throwdown AFEX lit up Winston's, but this time with a Prince twist that had absolutely NOTHING to do with that royal wedding everyone is pooping their pants over. For the AFEX edition of All Prince Everything Vol. 3, the night was about His Purple Highness who is currently in the midst of his 21-night L.A. concert stint. More»