Crystals at City Center is Open for Business

Sure it’s a recession, but that won’t stop Las Vegas from persevering. MGM Mirage’s 8.5 billion dollar development known as City Center has begun to open, beginning first with Vdara, a 57-story condominium hotel, followed by every shoppers’ paradise, Crystals.

Crystals is a 500,000 square foot retail and entertainment district featuring luxury retailers such as Tiffany, Louis Vuitton, Roberto Cavalli and Tom Ford. According to reports, Crystals is 70% leased with 40% of its tenants available for the opening on December 3. Even with a soft opening, Crystals proved to be impressive, bold, spectacular and offering a shopping experience unlike any other in the world. With gorgeous, unique artwork and architecture, City Center is also the Las Vegas leader in environmental sustainability, boasting six LEED gold rating certifications.

But social responsibility aside, the real reason to visit Crystals is the eye candy. And, if it fits your budget, the luxury shopping is without a doubt to-die-for.

Tom Ford Opens in Las Vegas

by Dan Birlew

These are good days to be a guy who likes to shop in Vegas. After dazzling Hollywood stars (and having recently directed the indie film, A Single Man), designer Tom Ford’s new store is now open at Crystals in Las Vegas’s City Center. The location is difficult to miss, thanks to the contrast of bright-lighted letters on stained wood paneling. The interior is also dark and relaxing, with comfortable and elegant décor styled after Tom Ford’s own home, including modern sofas, a sleek marble coffee table and an impressive beaver skin rug.

But the real attraction of the Tom Ford store is the complete line of elite men’s wear, sunglasses, scents and accessories you can’t find anywhere else, even at Neiman Marcus stores. Though sparsely stocked, the racks provide a wide variety of the elegant suits, great shirts and bold ties Ford is so well known for. The staff makes your shopping quite an elegant experience, and it’s an impressive place to take a date before or after dinner.

Having always admired Ford’s fashions from afar, the experience of shopping in his store was honestly a little overwhelming. While perusing the marble backroom full of eyewear and colognes, a helpful salesperson showed me several of Ford’s signature scents. The perfume Black Orchid was so compelling that I found myself reaching for my credit card. Luckily Ford’s fragrances are affordable on any budget.

Though I managed to get away with some funds still left in my account, I will say that the Tom Ford store is not a place for men requiring standard shopping contrivances… such as price tags. You’ll find none in the store. If something catches your eye, be sure you’re ready to spend and spend well before asking for a fitting. Getting the same great look and cut in a suit Daniel Craig had in the last Bond movie will cost you plenty.

Aside from the suits, the shirts, fragrances, and accessories can be had for reasonable prices. For giggles, check out the brown men’s swimming trunks hanging on the rack. Most of you will skip it, you’d have to be a 12 year old boy to pull it off.

Tom Ford
3720 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Editor’s note: Visit Go Shop Vegas often for details on an upcoming Tom Ford store appearance by the designer himself.

Las Vegas’ Newest Casino Retail Center: Crystals at CityCenter

Opening later this year on the world-famous Las Vegas Strip,  in between Bellagio and the Monte Carlo, is CityCenter. Expected to be the most luxurious casino resort in Vegas, CityCenter features amazing architecture, impressive interior design and an elegant retail and entertainment district called Crystals, which is scheduled to open on December 3.

Crystals will showcase exclusive retailers and flagship stores, including Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Christian Dior, Tom Ford, Miu Miu and Paul Smith, just to name a few. In fact, for many of these brands, the Crystals’ location is the largest location in Las Vegas, the United States or in some case, the largest in the world.

Las Vegas tourists and local residents alike are strongly advised to add Crystals to their shopping radar at once. Designed by Studio Daniel Libeskind with interior architecture by David Rockwell, Crystals will offer a dramatic experience of the world’s most elite brands combined with stunning eye candy and gratifying people watching. A carnival for the senses, Crystals is set to become a preeminent destination for luxurious shopping.

For more information on CityCenter or Crystals, please visit the CityCenter website at CityCenter.com.

Crystals at CityCenter – Image from CityCenter.com.