The latest beauty and fashion announcements
You Glow Girl: Glow, a Mandara Spa, opens its first location at Tropicana Las Vegas this week. Glow’s menu includes more than 50 treatments.
Bridal Brigade: Once again Couture Bride will team up with Brides Across America and donate couture wedding gowns to military brides Nov. 11. Brides will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. They are encouraged to come early and secure their place in line . To qualify, brides or their fiance must be on active duty in the military, either currently deployed or deployed in the past five years to Iraq, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Libya or Japan. Identification and deployment papers must be presented to qualify. Couture bride is at 950 S. Durango Drive. For more information, call 647-7778.
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.
Trunk Show: Ice Jewelry and Donald J. Pliner will feature an in-store trunk show featuring the latest holiday shoes and accessories from noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at Donald J. Pliner at the Forum Shops at Caesars. Jewelry holiday collections by Virgin, Saints and Angels, Chan Luu and Tai Accessories also will be shown. For more information, call 796-0900.
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.
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.
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.
Suit Up: Miracle Mile Shops and Planet Hollywood Resort host a suit drive with United Way of Southern Nevada’s Leadership Council’s Fourth Annual Fall Suit Drive, and today is the last day to donate. Those wanting to donate new and gently used women’s suits and professional attire can drop them off during normal operating hours to the Miracle Mile Shops customer service desk. The suits go to women who need them to prepare for career opportunities. All suit donors get a Miracle Mile Shops coupon book valued at $2,000. Also, all coins tossed into the fountain and indoor rainstorm during November benefit United Way of Southern Nevada.
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.
Newly Wed: For the second year, BRIDES magazine is harnessing the power of wedding spending to raise money to bring happily-ever-afters to those in need. Throughout October, BRIDES WHITE HOT HOPE philanthropic program will encompass coast-to-coast activities that will benefit Operation Smile and Dress for Success. A list of events can be found at whitehothope.com.
It’s an Honor: SpaFinder Inc., the global spa and wellness resource, has named Qua Baths & Spa at Caesars as the recipient of several accolades in the 2011 SpaFinder Readers’ Choice Awards.
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.
Spaaah: Ravella at Lake Las Vegas is giving happy hour a makeover with its Sip & Spa Thursdays, a weekly ladies’ event from 6 to 8 p.m. every Thursday at The Spa at Ravella.
Haute Home: Las Vegas Design Center brings back its Design Center 101 tours from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at World Market Center. It’s open to the public . Call 599-3093 for more information and to RSVP.
