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Fashion
• Who? Dr. Vivienne Velasco, optometrist and owner of iFocus Vision Center
Suits You: United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council will collect gently used suits or professional attire to be donated to local area shelters and nonprofits that assist women in need from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 6. This is a one day only event. Drive-through donations can be made in the United Way parking lot at 1660 E. Flamingo Road.
Whitney Smith arrived for her hair appointment at Tamed Hair & Nails salon at 10 a.m. The clock on the wall reads 3:10 p.m. when she’s finally unsnapping her salon smock to head home.
Re-entering the work force for women over 50 comes with a slew of fashion woes. Are all their clothes out of date? How have the dress codes changed? Can you take the casual in casual Friday too far?
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Alyssa Stein came to HalloweenMart in search of an Indiana Jones costume. After 15 minutes of hunting through the top seller of Halloween costumes in the country, the 18-year-old UNLV student’s shopping basket holds nothing but a single hot pink corset.
Students at the International Academy of Design and Technology in Henderson put their skills to work this Halloween. Taking inspiration from fashion designers such as Christian Dior, Chanel, Valentino, Versace, Christian Lacroix and Alexander McQueen, each student took an over-the-top design and turned it into a fashion-forward costume.
Patricia Field put stylists on the map. Prior to her turn on “Sex and the City,” were you ever able to name the wardrobe stylist for any other TV show? For that matter, were you able to name a stylist, period? We didn’t think so.
Shop for a Cause: C Level in Boca Park is celebrating its fourth anniversary with a portion of all shopping proceeds benefitting local charity Olive Crest through Sunday. Olive Crest works with abused, neglected and at-risk children and their families.
First, Shirley Maclaine played her, then Audrey Tautou. Anna Mougalis is the latest. While there have been several recent productions about legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel, we have reason to believe Las Vegas’ version will dance circles around all of them.
• Who? Annmarie Feiler, director of special events at Blush Boutique and Society Cafe Encore
We’d like to celebrate one of Coco Chanel’s finest creations: the little black dress, or as fashion plates have come to refer to it, the LBD.
Haute Halloween: Fashion design students from the International Academy of Design and Technology Las Vegas (IADT) will unveil Halloween couture — just in time for the fall holiday — at Fashion Show mall. IADT student designers have created one-of-a-kind costumes inspired by fashion’s biggest names, including Valentino, Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Dior, Christian Lacroix and Versace. The Halloween Couture Exhibit takes place from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Oct. 22 in the stagebox adjacent to the runway in the Great Hall. The Halloween Couture Runway Show takes place at 2 p.m. Oct. 24 on the runway.