Hi Glam Gals,
I’ve got an upcoming short trip to Las Vegas and wonder if you could offer some appropriate ideas — mostly casual day-time wear that could transition to dressier evening attire. Any suggestions would be appreciated! 
Thanks,
Sue
Las Vegas is one of those surreal places. It’s like walking around in a dreamland because life goes on 24 hours a day, and most of the buildings have no windows so you lose track of day and night! Best of all, you can really wear things that you might not wear back home. This town is an “anything goes” type of town and if there is something in the back of your closet you have always wanted to wear, this is the place to bring it!
So what to wear? Here are some of the issue you will have to think about:
- It’s burning hot outside and very cool in the casinos and shopping
- The shoe issue. You will be walking a lot!
- How to dress age appropriate and still have your wardrobe feel festive!
A thin cotton wrap will keep the chill off once you are inside the Casino
Here are a few ideas that might be helpful:
- Layering is a must, so have a few simple cardigans or pashminas that you can carry to throw on as you go in and out of stores and casinos.
- Have that little pair of flat sandals in your purse to slip on when you are going to and from venues.
- Daytime, a little dress or linen pants and top are perfect. Cool and classy.
- Nighttime, you can bring out the bling or go more simple.
| Super CasualAs you can see, anything goes in Vegas. Even here at the beautiful Wynn hotel (one of the more upscale Hotels) women were seen in capri pants and sandals. |
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| Oh yes to the maxi dress! Before the show Le Reve, I spotted this pretty gal in this Quicksilver maxi. Just perfect for the hot night and still looked elegant! |  |
| Sneaky casual sandal! This gal cringed and started laughing when I asked if I could see what shoes she was wearing… Why? Because she was wearing really casual sandals! No one would know that this Glam Gal was keeping her tootsies feeling good under that long dress! |
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| Dressing it up or down! Here’s a great dress…long sleeves and yet with a sexy neckline! She had on flat white sandals that looked great! |
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| Super Duper dressy! This gal was at the show and looked liked she stepped out of the good old days when people actually “dressed”, but in today’s world she was a little over dressed. |
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| Here is that boyfriend jacket again! I could hardly believe my eyes when I spotted this gal in her Elizabeth and James linen jacket. Check out our recent post that we did on this! I guess we should have mentioned it would be a super piece to take to Las Vegas! |
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I’m thinking of wearing a maxi and strappy flat Gladiator sandals to my daughter’s high school graduation. It’s inside at 2:30 in the afternoon…
I think the lady in the electric blue dress looks fantastic. It’s the shoe’s that date the outfit. Matching and way to high and closed for the dress which is a thin fabric and strappy. She should have gone with strappy sexy sandles and rocked it. Kudo’s to her for not being afraid to let her light shine :)
The sundress at the top is cute, but the woman wearing it is much too old to pull it off, even with the sweater.
Hi Sue,
We do not think the dress is too sexy for someone that is in good shape. It is loose fitting and because JoJami is small breasted, no cleavage is showing. It does look like she should have tighten up the straps a little. Also when standing the hem is only slightly above the knee. We will have to take issue on your comment!
Great advice … (there is a ‘but’ coming) … the blue and white dress is darling and JJ is impeccably groomed, BUT she looks a little saggy (braless)around the bust. Also, your recommended pashmina would complement that dress better than the fussy patterned sweater. Fab shoes!
Do you have thoughts on the maxi-dress lady’s really oversized bag? She is a dead ringer for Judith Light, BTW. She has gorgeous shoulders and arms (maybe from hefting the purse), however, the bag overshadows the entire outfit.
Hi Allie,
JJ here.. I do agree with you as far as the saggy part! I actually do have on a strapless bra, but it must have slipped down!
As for the oversized bag… I actually think it was fine with the outfit. The dress is from Quicksilver (a very casual brand)…and her shoes were casual too. The dress actually photographed a little more dressy than in real life, she was adorable!
Didn’t find out the name of the bag, sorry to say.
Thanks for your input and suggestions, always good to get other opinions!
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Crocs over here are made of plastic and have the front covered in (can’t see toes) & a strap around the heel. They come in lots of different colours & are really tacky. Maybe ok for gardening but not much else.
Yes, extremely casual, you’re right! I really worried too much, as like you said “anything” seemed to go at most places any time of day or night. Have to mention that I saw one poor lady get her maxi dress caught in the side gear of an escalator while she was stepping off — just a caution to those that wear maxis! Luckily someone quickly flipped the “off” switch, but her nice dress was definitely ripped in the process. I did fine with a skirt and a summer dress with sandals plus a pair of casual linen pants with some different tops and outside of having my cell phone stolen, had a fun time!
Hi Gals, thanks for answering my question! Returned last week from my quick little trip there and felt I did okay with the wardrobe I brought along, but your suggestions will also be useful to me in the future. JoJami, I like the blue floral dress, jewelry and esp. the shoes you were wearing in your pictures – nice choices :) Thanks again.
Hi Sue,
Sorry we were a tad late getting back to you, but glad you had a good time! We were wondering did you find Las Vegas seemed to be super, super casual? That is what we found!
Also, there seemed to be a big difference in what people were wearing depending on what hotel we were in. Thanks for the kind words!! My dress was a Loemans find and my shoes are Christian Dior (I got on sale).
Cheers,
JJ
They’re not what we call crocs here in Australia ….
HI OzLucy,
What do you call them in Australia?
In case you were asked to attend other businesses which are outside business, you can definitely wear ladies suits even outside the corporate environment since suits are not just meant to be use in office. Through this, you can definitely make alterations from a day business function to an evening wear.
Hi girls dress,
Yes, we did see ladies suits…and really anything goes here! Mostly we saw shorts and tops and flat sandals!
Ha, ha, the lady in the maxi dress is wearing crocs, and they are very comfortable!