It’s that time again. The seasons are changing and your natural inclination is to make your wardrobe do the same. There’s this tiny little obstacle in your way, though: the economy. Lucky for you, Las Vegas has personal stylist Jenna Doughton who can take the Bermuda Triangle you fondly refer to as your closet and turn it into a completely new wardrobe. No malls, no daunting fitting rooms. Just you, an open mind and a couple day’s worth of work.
• Who? Joy Bell of central Las Vegas
Start peeling off those layers. Spring is lurking right around the corner and will catch you by surprise if you don’t plan for it. Here’s a look at the top trends for the upcoming season.
SNEAK ATTACK
It’s a good thing this season’s MAGIC vendors prepared for recession-minded buyers. From the upgraded parking spots to the central hall that was void of both a runway and upbeat, trendy music — the apparel tradeshow held at the Las Vegas Convention Center just wasn’t the same this time around.
Can you hear that? It’s all the bells and whistles celebrities saturated their dresses with Sunday night. Yes, it hurt our ears — and eyes — too. We have no idea what kind of negotiating went down between stylists and their A-list clients before the 81st Annual Academy Awards but we have a feeling it involved blinders and a few tequila shots.
Jessica Barajas broke down in a Ross dressing room recently. The 25-year-old couldn’t believe the size she’d become and began “crying hysterically” at the realization. They were tears of joy.
The big news last week at WSA, the World Shoes and Accessories trade show at Mandalay Bay, was the demise of patent leather. The shiny trend caught hold of the shoe industry a good three years ago and has had a tight grip ever since. No color was off limits, nor was any style — pumpkin patent ballet flats, anyone? Fall ’09 trends, however, show the party slowly but surely coming to an end.
Simon Doonan has a brilliant idea. In town for the Women’s Philanthropy United Luncheon, the Barneys New York creative director has a system figured out that would undoubtedly wake the retail industry from its near-dead state.
