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Fashion
TWO-FACED
Plastic Barbies didn’t get an invitation. Madame Alexander collectibles have no business here. Cabbage Patch Kids will go orphaned another week. The approximately 150 conventioneers at the National Paper Doll Convention at Embassy Suites prefer their dolls with perforated edges.
When Debbie Oakley of Henderson discovers a true vintage accessory treasure, CPR could be necessary.
• Who? Frankie Muriel of DrZhivegas of Red Rock Resort
Trunk Show: Preview the Spring 2010 Stuart Weitzman shoe and handbag collections from 10 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday at Stuart Weitzman at the Forum Shops at Caesars. Customers also will have the opportunity to place orders for the upcoming Spring 2010 styles. Stuart Weitzman shoes are offered in more than 50 sizes. For more information, call 369-9222.
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Every fall, the fashion industry cooks up a list of “hot, new trends.” Hot they may very well be and trends they’ll surely become, but it’s the word “new” that can spark debate. For someone, somewhere, a motorcycle jacket, polka-dot dress or Lycra leggings has been a staple in their wardrobe long before Balmain, Donna Karan or Marc Jacobs deemed it as such.
Kathy Ireland never had modeling aspirations. Even after her “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition” cover threepeat, she still had an itch she’d been longing to scratch for years.
If you missed the 2009 Las Vegas Market at World Market Center Las Vegas last week, we managed to sneak away a few tips for you. Three of the industry’s leading designers, chosen to participate in the “Ahead of the Curve” webinar, shared their thoughts with us on home design trends. Each of them fall under a different design esthetic and provide here which trends will blow up and which ones already have imploded. Take a look.
Fall officially started this week, but only a calendar would tell you that in Las Vegas. To put your own bit of fall in the air, fragrance companies always are willing to help out. We’re happy to report the celebrity fragrance trend continues to subside, but fashion houses have swooped in to take their place. Stella McCartney, Prada, Carolina Herrera, Michael Kors and others introduce new additions to their fragrance portfolios this season.
If you’ve read the reviews for “The September Issue,” then surely you’ve heard the Grace Coddington laurels sung in every note imaginable. We could easily provide the backup vocals and echo the praise, but we’d rather focus on a few memorable highlights of the documentary that opens in Las Vegas theaters Friday at Suncoast.
