Shopping in Las Vegas
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Forum Shops
Franklins fly out of Fendi bags faster here than in the high-roller casinos. Caesars’ fanciful homage to an ancient Roman marketplace houses 160 designer emporia, including one-name catwalk wonders such as Armani and Versace; specialty boutiques like fashionable Intermix and Agent Provocateur for lingerie; Kiehl’s old-world apothecary and modern MAC cosmetics; and Max Brenner’s haute designer chocolates.
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Miracle Mile Shops
Measuring an incredible 1.5 miles long, this sleekly redesigned mall harbors 170 retailers and 15 restaurants. The focus is contemporary chains, especially urban apparel. Stand-out shops include Bettie Page for mid-20th-century vintage and pin-up styles, imports H&M and Ben Sherman, the LA denim king True Religion, and Stash, Vegas’ own rock-star boutique.
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Grand Canal Shoppes
Wandering minstrels, jugglers and laughable living statues perform at St Mark’s Sq inside this Italianate mall. Cobblestone walkways wind past bebe, Godiva, Kenneth Cole, Movado, Sephora and 80 other luxury shops. The doors are thrown open for early-bird window shopping at 7am. Don’t want to walk? Take a leisurely gondola ride.
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Wynn Esplanade
Steve Wynn’s eponymous resort showcases 75,000 sq ft of consumer bliss, with top-of-the-line retailers such as Alexander McQueen, Cartier, Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Manolo Blahnik and Oscar de la Renta. After you hit the jackpot, take a test drive at the Penske Wynn Ferrari/Maserati dealership.
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M&M’s World
Dedicated to the famous candy, it sells a rainbow of candy colors, along with truckloads of souvenirs, plus a free 3-D movie shown upstairs.
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Serge’s Showgirl Wigs
In a trashy strip mall east of the Sahara casino hotel, Serge’s friendly staff of stylists readily help Vegas showgirls and drag queens (and even little ol’ you) find their inner glamour girl. One of America’s largest wig showrooms, Serge’s has been around for decades. Also recommended: The Basement Underground, Goth and fetish fashions, from custom corsets and bondage gear to silver jewelry fit for a vampire’s coven. The Rack Gay-oriented retailer for leather and latex addicts, not to mention fans of sexy undies.
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Reading Room
Started by an Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate, Vegas’ best independent bookshop is placed conveniently on the Strip. Bookworms will be hypnotized by the selection of local-interest titles, from hot-off-the-press regional guidebooks and maps to contemporary nonfiction, historical essays, pulp biographies and photographic essays. Thoughtfully chosen art and design titles are displayed in glass-fronted cases at the back. Author readings and book signings take place regularly.
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Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company
Rock stars and Hollywood celebs attended the grand opening of H&H, the notorious lovechild of a freestyle motocross legend and a nightclub promoter. Turntablists perform inside this plush, leather-walled tattoo parlor (incidentally, Vegas’ first ever inside a casino) while you get pierced or needled. Still undecided about whether or not to get inked? Ask the psychic in the velvet-curtained booth outside to tell you what your future holds.
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Not Just Antiques Mart
At this one-stop antique-shopping extravaganza positioned in the lowly shadow of the interstate, keep a sharp eye out for art-deco estate jewelry, casino memorabilia and vintage tiki-ware. This mini-mall gathers dozens of dealers into a 12,000 sq ft warehouse. Upstairs is a quaint tearoom serving civilized cucumber sandwiches. It’s tricky to get here: by car, take Wyoming Ave west across the railroad tracks, then turn right onto Western Ave.
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Fashion Outlets Las Vegas
A 40-minute drive southwest of the city, Primm’s outlet mall sits beside the California state line. There’s a decent mix of more than 100 high-end (Burberry, Coach, Ralph Lauren, Versace, Neiman Marcus Last Call) and everyday (Guess, Nike) brands. However, you can find many of them at outlet malls near the Strip and downtown. Discount coupons for the shoppers’ shuttle bus are available on the website; call for reservations.
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Deep Space Nine Promenade
It’s no accident that the exit of Star Trek: The Experience beams aspiring Starfleet cadets right onto the Deep Space Nine Promenade, where Trekkers may think they’ve died and gone to Sto-vo-kor. Authentic TV and movie props, stuffed tribbles, Klingon ale and autographed collectibles found nowhere else in the Alpha or even Delta quadrants cost from just a few Earth dollars up to several hundred bars of gold-pressed latinum.
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Valentino’s Zootsuit Connection
Lots of timeless outfits get cast off in this ahistorical town. Some end up at this upscale resale boutique, which specializes in men’s and women’s clothing from the turn of the 20th century right through to the 1970s. A sweet (and stylish!) husband-and-wife team outfits party-goers with custom swinging zootsuits, cocktail dresses, Old Hollywood glamour gowns, fringed Western wear and felt fedoras.
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The Attic
At this fantastic vintage emporium, easily spotted by its pink zebra-striped exterior, be mesmerized by fabulous hats, outrageous wigs, hippie-chic clubwear and lounge-lizard furnishings. Bling-bling costume jewelry, zany shoes and disco-inferno and glam-rock outfits are part of the way-out-there collections. Be prepared for the sky-high prices, attitudinous staff and oddball customers.
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Shoppes at the Palazzo
Towered over by three-story Barneys New York department store, this casino mall is a glittering galaxy of fashion stars such as Diane von Furstenberg and Cole Haan; London trendsetters Chloé and Thomas Pink; Canali for tailor-made Italian apparel; Annie Creamcheese for glam 20th-century mod fashions; Anya Hindmarch for handbags and accessories; and Jimmy Choo for divine shoes.
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Las Vegas Premium Outlets
Vegas’ biggest-ticket outlet mall features 120 mostly high-end names like Armani Exchange, BCBG, Max Azaria, Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana, Kenneth Cole and Max Studio, alongside casual brands such as Banana Republic and Billabong. The CAT Downtown Shoppers Express bus serves the mall every 20 minutes from 10am until 5:15pm.
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Bad Attitude Boutique
Pros swear by BE for business attire. It’s heavy on theme wear – lots of cheerleader and schoolgirl outfits. Next door, Bad Attitude Boutique makes custom-made corsets and bustiers, goth fetish wear and burlesque fashions, while neighboring Red Shoes stocks knee-high boots, stripper stilettos and glittery platforms.
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Fred Leighton
Many of Hollywood’s red-carpet adornments are on loan from the world’s most prestigious collection of antique jewelry, notably art deco and art nouveau. In Las Vegas, unlike at the uptight NYC outlet, they’ll let almost anyone try on finery that once belonged to royalty. Price tags for pieces easily top $1 million at this veritable museum of jewels.
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Red Shoes
Pros swear by BE for business attire. It’s heavy on theme wear – lots of cheerleader and schoolgirl outfits. Next door, Bad Attitude Boutique makes custom-made corsets and bustiers, goth fetish wear and burlesque fashions, while neighboring Red Shoes stocks knee-high boots, stripper stilettos and glittery platforms.
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Bare Essentials
Pros swear by BE for business attire. It’s heavy on theme wear – lots of cheerleader and schoolgirl outfits. Next door, Bad Attitude Boutique makes custom-made corsets and bustiers, goth fetish wear and burlesque fashions, while neighboring Red Shoes stocks knee-high boots, stripper stilettos and glittery platforms.
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Bauman Rare Books
Hidden inside the Palazzo, enter a bibliophile’s paradise, where rare and first editions of the Wizard of Oz and Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood stand on giant-sized shelves. Lavishly illustrated antiquarian titles lie under glass display cases. Staff may raise their eyebrows at casual browsers, who may not touch the tomes.
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D'Loe House of Style
You'll know it's fabulous as soon as you catch sight of the hot-pink-and-blue exterior. It's owned by Cirque du Soleil costume designer Mario D'Loe, who hoards unique fashions from the pre-WWII era to the 1970s, including evening wear and bejeweled accessories. Brad Pitt and the Killers have been spotted modeling vintage shirts found here.
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Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World
Keep an eye on the handcrafted wildlife chandeliers at this redneck superstore adjacent to the Silverton casino resort. Paradise for fishers and hunters, Bass Pro stakes its claim on a ginormous showroom with a rock-climbing wall, an indoor archery range, a 40,000-gallon aquarium and a meandering stream stocked with native Nevada species.
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Strings Boutique
It’s no surprise to see a Hummer limo parked outside this industrial strip-mall warehouse of adult and fetish fashions. Watch go-go and exotic dancers get dressed (or undressed, rather) from head to toe here, with jewelry, platform shoes and the shortest skirts and scantiest G-strings you’ve ever seen. Custom-made designs available.
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Oasis Spa
It's not quite pampering fit for Queen Nefertiti, but this low-rollers' place almost never closes. Day passes give you access to a crowded dry sauna, steam bath, whirlpools, Aveda aromatherapy showers and the fitness center. Treatments are bargain priced, but the real reason to come is simply because you can - at just about any hour.
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55° Wine + Design
A wine shop extraordinaire. Bottles at the front are stacked in white mod fiberglass pods above handmade glassware and accessories. Knowledgeable staff handle the winetasting bar by the refrigerated wine cellar that stocks 2000 truly international wines. Prices are high, but every bottle gets its own pillowed bag for safe take-out.
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