Popular Las Vegas boudoir photographer Stacie Frazier asked me to step outside of my usual fashion box (which I imagine to be shaped like a shoe box) and think sexy, asking me to reveal my sexiest thoughts for her blog series called “What’s Sexy Now.” It’s an honor to be selected by Stacie for an [...]

(Photo from the Bettie Page Clothing photo gallery.) You probably recognize her most as one of Holly Madison’s BFFs from “Holly’s World,” but Bettie Page Clothing spokesmodel Claire Sinclair is making a name for herself in many ways. Not only is she the face of the pinup clothing line, Sinclair is also the 2011 Playboy [...]

No. I’m not yelling at you for checking me out. Stop Staring! is the name of a line of vintage-inspired and sexy women’s apparel from designer Alicia Estrada. For many women who lead a rockabilly lifestyle, this type of pinup-looking, retro fashion isn’t new. But thanks to the popularity of the television show “Mad Men” [...]

For the longest time, people have told me, “You should be a fashion stylist.” I accept the compliment, but not the advice, because I’ve always known there is more to being a stylist than putting together a cute outfit. Looks at it this way, just because a person can sew, doesn’t mean she can be [...]

Tom Julian is a New York-based, noted trend expert with more than 20 years in the fashion world, including serving as the principal fashion commentator at the 67th to the 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremonies (from 1995 to 2008). Over the years his reputation for identifying unique insights on fashion and consumer trends has earned [...]

Nick Wooster is the Men’s Fashion Director at Neiman Marcus and well-recognized throughout the fashion blogosphere for his forward, inspirational and downright handsomely elegant sense of style. Being that it is a rare day for me to write about men’s fashion and that more and more men are requesting me to do so, I enlisted [...]

You know I’m on a mission to prove that fashion DOES exist in Las Vegas, and local indie designer Amanda Wesselman and her line of fashion called Makeshift Apparel are helping me to do just that. I got a chance to interview the 22-year-old designer who just moved to Vegas from Gilbert, Arizona. By day, [...]

The day I met Bobbie Thomas was a day of serendipity. Thomas is a style guide known for sharing her insight with women everywhere. You’ve seen her on the “TODAY” show and on “Hoda & Kathie Lee” as she speeds through 60 seconds of must-know products via “Bobbie’s One Minute Buzz.” She was in Las [...]

While writing a feature piece for Vegas Seven about a new jewelry exhibit at CENTERpiece Gallery at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, I never realized I had already met one of the artists being featured – Carla Taylor of Lola and George. Carla and I have a mutual friend in common, and we had exchanged business [...]

 Five scents designed to capture five moments in time in concentrations that are so mesmerizing and long-lasting that the creators had to invent their own category to describe them…. This is the description of Atelier Cologne Absolue. While Atelier qualifies as a pure perfume, the founders of the brand do not believe that the term accurately [...]

At only 35 years of age, Nelly is accomplishing quite a lot with his young life. While he has made a name for himself as a successful, multi-platinum recording artist, he’s also developed a successful women’s fashion line known as Apple Bottoms. The brand is approximately six years old, and in that time it has [...]

Times are tough for everyone, but if you still find yourself with more than others, then try following David Yurman’s example and give back. Yurman was recently in Las Vegas to attend a benefit for the Nevada Cancer Institute, which was held in his store located at The Forum Shops at Caesars. I had the [...]

Claire Jane Vranian is a fearless, captivating and inspirational fashion designer and entrepreneur straight out of Britain. Lucky for me, she lives right here in Las Vegas and has become one of my favorite friends. She brings UK flavor to Las Vegas style with her to-die-for handmade handbags, rock star-style t-shirts and vibrant, sexy hair [...]

The story behind this particular Shop Talk designer interview is personal and serendipitous. It all began when I chose an ichi-v handbag by designer-on-the-rise Vichelle Mixon as my Moxsie Pick of the Day and as my February Handbag of the Month. One of my BFFs told me that she personally knew the designer and advised [...]

Master Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian visited Neiman Marcus in Las Vegas to promote his French fragrance collection, which is a tribute to Paris and dedicated to great joys and simple pleasures. The collection itself is pretty awe-inspiring. That’s because the Maison Francis Kurkdjian Paris line is more than bottles of perfume. As Francis himself would say, “It’s [...]

Acclaimed fashion designer Robert Rodriguez visited the Neiman Marcus in Las Vegas to promote his Spring/Summer 2010 collection. He generously spent some time with me and we talked about fashion and technology. He even signed the Robert Rodriguez bolero jacket I was wearing. Here’s how our shop talk went. LS: I found you on Facebook. [...]