Natural light is abundant and art installations invite inspection.

Everywhere you look, there’s another interesting angle. The wow factor: Glass and metal jutting from the ground like an immense quartz crystal make this building from Daniel Libeskind Studio the big sister to the Denver Art Museum’s Hamilton building addition. You’ll also find mainstream department stores, fast fashion retailers like Forever 21 and H&M, and an outlet mall with such designer brands as Missoni and Etro offering discounted merchandise. Vegas shopping is not only for high rollers. What the economic downturn has brought is discreet signs in windows advertising sales, even in the luxury boutiques, something unheard of a few years back. From Gucci to Pucci, Cartier to Harry Winston, if it’s a luxury brand, there’s a tony boutique - or two - devoted to it. The sheer amount of top designer merchandise is staggering, particularly given the extended recession. The shops are never far from restaurants, bars and casinos, plus they stay open late (often until midnight on the weekends), adding to the convenience.Įven if you don’t spend a dime, you can log miles hiking up and down the Las Vegas Strip to check out the sights and stores. Malls with interiors replicating ancient Rome and the canals of Venice encourage you to bring along a husband or kid to wait while you peruse the stores. shall we go on? And in Vegas, you get free entertainment while browsing for Chanel bags and Armani suits.

The retail scene here rivals Los Angeles’ Rodeo Drive, New York’s Fifth Avenue, Paris’ Right and Left Banks. For those who would rather come home with a new pair of shoes than pockets emptied at the slot machines, shopping has become as much a Las Vegas phenomenon as Texas hold ’em, yard-long drinks and the pirate pyrotechnics show at Treasure Island. You don’t have to gamble to be a big spender in Las Vegas. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu

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