This is probably what TIME Magazine was talking about when they included Scott Schuman, the man behind wildly popular street style blog The Sartorialist, in the list of 100 Top Design Influencers.

The UAE-based high-end boutique has announced a weekend getaway promotion in cooperation with the Pullman Hotel in Dubai to celebrate the 2011 Dubai Shopping Festival. A lucky couple will win an overnight stay for two with breakfast at the Pullman, a 30 minute foot massage courtesy of Sanctuary Spa, and a $50 gift card to spend at Boutique 1 with the help of a professional stylist.

The images of Tom Ford’s controversial, probably-had-something-to-do-with-Carine-Roitfeld’s-resignation fashion editorial in the December-January edition of Vogue Paris, featuring tiny children in heavy makeup and a truckload of couture, are out. Some have expressed outrage, while some have expressed delight over the creativity and styling of the spreads.

As news of Carine Roitfeld leaving her post of 10 years as French Vogue’s editor in chief widely circulated on the web during the past weekend, we didn’t feel the need to tell Dubai’s fashion pack about it at the risk of being mistaken for a broken record with no internet access.