LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Ever read those “runway to realway” pages in fashion magazines, which gently strip away all the shocking, dissonant or just plain wacky elements of runway ensembles so you can safely incorporate the season’s trend— say, Victorian collars or the color red— into your everyday look? Feel free to do this exercise on your own while reading this issue, but we’re bucking the formula.
We’re giving you permission to go for a head-to-toe embroidered velvet Russian doll look ( big trends at Gucci and Naeem Khan this year— although I suggest waiting for the temperature to dip below 80 F before you try this). I’m going for one of my favorites from the fall/winter runways, a Tory Burch ensemble that rips off the Delft blue pattern from your grandma’s china and makes it fearlessly sexy. After all, this is Las Vegas— not the place you should feel you need to water down the trends to make them acceptable for the PTA meeting.
We’re encouraging you to break every fashion rule you can or at least wear something you’d consider a little risky back home. No judgment! You guys in your Royal Tenenbaumsinspired evening athleisure and ladies in your sequined sausage casings teetering around on 7-inch heels make us who we are, or at least contribute to the fl avor. Look around the casino: We even make it easier by installing convenient vending machines that sell comfy fl ats so you don’t have to be that girl ( you know the one) a few hours from now. Also in our pages, we’re pulling back the curtains— and peering in the beauty cabinets— of some of our favorite local women of style, each with her own beautiful aesthetic. ( Which starts, as I can tell you from knowing them, with being lovely on the inside.) While you’re browsing our pages, you might even notice that Vegas magazine has a bold new look, thanks to our new parent company, Modern Luxury, whose fashionable fold of titles covers 24 cities across the country (and growing!). We’re thrilled to be along for the ride and think you’ll love our new look, too.