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2014 - Issue 8 - December

Vegas Magazine - Niche Media - There is a place beyond the crowds, beyond the ropes, where dreams are realized and success is celebrated. You are invited.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY ASHLEY RAPUANO (HI-ROLLERS); AL POWERS (SPADE); ALTF PHOTOGRAPHY (MOURET) Follow me on Twitter at @josefvann and on vegasmagazine.com. JOSEF VANN LEFT: Roland Mouret presented his Spring Summer 2015 collection at the home of Audra Baldwin at an incredible luncheon to benefit the Nevada Ballet Theatre. BELOW: Harrison Gale, Andrea Bennett, and I celebrated David Spade's terrific cover with him at Stack in Mirage, before he took the stage. I RECENTLY ATTENDED AN EVENT THAT WAS BOTH SPECTACULAR —even by Las Vegas standards—and overdue. It wasn't the collection of Rolls-Royces and Bentleys parked next to the valet, or the delicious food from Wolfgang Puck, or the seem- ingly endless bottles of wine that took my breath away. What I found so unbelievable about celebrating Ascaya, a brand-new luxury real estate development in Henderson, was the sense of déjà vu I had. It was the opulence of the housing-market peak of 2006, smartly informed by hard-earned lessons of the recession. Just a few short years ago, an event like this would've been inconceivable in Vegas for obvious economic reasons. But there we were, previewing a collection of custom homes whose designs considered every detail, from the crystal chande- liers and polished wood f loors to the surrounding mountaintop views of untouched desert terrain. What a difference a handful of years can make. I'm not an economist, nor am I a luxury real estate expert, but even as a layperson, I can feel the optimism that's infusing our city with fresh energy. Vegas is poised for continued progress, and our staff looks forward to sharing all of the excitement with you in the year to come. As you enjoy our last issue of 2014, I hope that you feel the same sense of enthusiasm ref lected in its pages, and from all of us at Vegas magazine, we wish you a tremendously happy holiday season and a fruitful 2015. In the last month, I've learned a few insider secrets about men's services—and I'm not too stingy to share: 1. Our offi ce recently moved within a few blocks of the unbelievable O Face Doughnuts. Wonderful for us, tragic for our waistlines. 2. Hi-Rollers Barber Shop on Maryland Parkway is an old-school gentlemen's barbershop that offers just the kind of unique throwback experi- ence you're looking for. 3. I'm fi nding it hard to resist anything from the Italian menswear label Canali, which has a gorgeous boutique at Grand Canal Shoppes at Venetian and Palazzo. 1 2 3 // this issue // ON MY R ADAR 34 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM LETTER from the Publisher

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