Fashion and beauty announcements
November 24, 2011 - 2:02 am
Sak it to Me: Check out Fragrance Week at Saks Fifth Avenue today through Dec. 3. Festive Saturdays are from 2 to 5 p.m. and start Saturday. DJ Axis spins tunes, and cookies and coffee are available. There's also a Roberto Coin trunk show Wednesday in fine jewelry . It's Mingle & Jingle in the Mall from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Grand Hall of Fashion Show mall. It's a shopping bash for three local charities. Tickets are $20.
On the Town: XTC, a men's and women's contemporary and modern fashion boutique, is now open at Town Square. Bohme Boutique, with collections of denim, tops, dresses and women's accessories, is also open.
Wear the Web: Fruition Las Vegas has relaunched its website, fruitionlv.com, as an online destination for designers, writers, stylists and photographers to express views on inspiration, fashion, the arts and consumer culture.
Fashion Forum: Salvatore Ferragamo has reopened inside the Forum Shops at Caesars after a redesign. There will be complimentary makeovers, DJ's and refreshments. Actor Ernest Borgnine will make a personal appearance at Antiquities from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday. Signed photos are $30 each. All proceeds go to charity.
Stylish Sound: Las Vegas lifestyle clothing brand Billionaire Mafia announces the expansion of its business with the launch of Billionaire Mafia Entertainment, an independent music label and entertainment company.
Miles of Style: All coins tossed into the fountain and indoor rainstorm at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort during November benefit United Way of Southern Nevada. New fashion boutique S.Y.L.K. is now open at the Miracle Mile Shops. S.Y.L.K. features edited versions of current runway looks at affordable prices. Fashion basics, premium denim, shoes, handbags and accessories are sold here.
Now Open: Patty's Closet fashion boutique has opened its fifth Las Vegas store, on the northwest side of town. The franchise owner is Melissa Duran, formerly of KLAS-TV, Channel 8. The northwest store is at 7010 N. Durango Drive, Suite 120. Another Patty's Closet has also opened at Town Square.
New Nike: A new Nike factory retail store has opened at Silverado Ranch Plaza.
Style Site: StyleSeat.com is a new website that connects consumers with beauty industry experts. Offering an environment for small and large businesses, StyleSeat showcases beauty professionals' portfolios and provides them with tools to build their business.
You Glow Girl: Glow, a Mandara Spa, has opened its first location at Tropicana Las Vegas. Glow's menu includes more than 50 treatments.
Celeb Style: The Kardashian Khaos boutique is now open at The Mirage. The "celebrity lifestyle" boutique offers exclusive items, including the products the Kardashian girls and Kris Jenner own, represent, market and endorse.
Chic Charity: Log onto the newly launched communitycollection.com, an e-commerce destination that offers the latest fashions while giving back to those in need. The site connects fashion brands with charitable causes by donating 20 percent of each purchase to a philanthropic cause paired with the designer.
On the Plus Side: Charming Shoppes Inc., a specialty plus-size retailer, is pleased to announce that consumers shopping for plus sizes around the globe will have online access to fashion brands such as Lane Bryant, Cacique, Catherines, Fashion Bug and Loop 18, at Sonsi.com.
On Air: Local image consultant Lauren Rubeli now hosts a radio show on VegasKool.com called Image Strategies. Tune in for all aspects of image from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays.
Forever in Fashion: Forever 21 announced a capsule collection with jewelry designer Alex & Chloe for Holiday 2011 that will launch in December. The store also collaborates with L.A.-based designer Rory Beca for Holiday 2011.
Haute Home: The Roberto Cavalli Group has signed a license agreement to enter the home sector. Products will range from furniture to furnishing accessories, ceramics to wallpaper, textiles to porcelain.