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It Wouldn't Be Caesars Palace Without a Hangover

We were walking through Caesars Palace the other day when we couldn’t help poking our noses into the official giftshop at the entrance to the Forum Shops. We go crazy for tat, and Caesars is usually one of the best at providing it (no offence CP, it’s just your plastic Roman chariots really do it for us).

Anyhoo, in between the plastic Roman chariots we spied this: a t-shirt of the Hangover baby. You mean that joke hasn't worn thin? Not a chance. If you want it, it's yours for $22. Heather Graham, sadly, not included.

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It's Never Too Soon To Dress Your Kid Like Elvis

And where else to buy him or her their first Elvis jumpsuit? In Las Vegas of course!

If you believe your kid is the reincarnation of Elvis or if you just want to scar your child for life photograph your kid in a funny costume, head to Kid's Kastle at The Forum Shops where you can pick up a white, sequined jumpsuit similar to what The King wore during his 70s performances in Vegas. The outfit even comes with a pair of gold sunglasses.

Oh and when we say it's never too early to dress your kid like Elvis, we are serious about that because this costume comes in sizes as small as 0-3 months. The cost of dressing your kid like mini-Elvis? $98. The look on his or face when you embarrass them with the photos of this at their Sweet 16 birthday party? Priceless. (Don't worry, they'll think it's cute by the time they turn 30.)

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Le Sexy Shop de Paris Could Do With Being Un Peu Sexier

He was with his wife. Don’t worry.

Ooh la la, qu’est-ce que c’est? Un naughty shop à Paris? Mais oui!

Yes, we’ve noticed the frilly stuff on sale in La Vogue - Paris’s new “bridal and bachelorette boutique” - for a while now, but this week we finally made it in.

At first glance, we were pretty disappointed. We saw his and her towels, Mr and Mrs soap dishes, even a $10 bar of soap with a bride and groom etched into the glycerine. Boring. Ou est le sauce?

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Celebrate Hump Day's Passing By Replenishing Your Knicker Drawer

Accessories such as whips may not be included in the offer

This week just gets better and better. Not only is Thursday the opening of Vegas! The Show (no, we’re not among the chosen ones to be invited - sob), but it’s also National Underwear Day (hurray).

What does that mean for you? Well, assuming you’re not a skank Hollywood starlet (or a Britney) who prefers to go au naturel, it means bargains for your knicker drawer, courtesy of lingerie shop Love Jones at the Hard Rock (they of underwear room service fame.

On Thursday, they’re emptying the closets and offering buy one pair, get one free on undies from brands like Hanky Panky, Undrest and Sexy Panties and Naughty Knickers (buyable for the names alone, surely).

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What's the Difference Between the Girls and Women of Las Vegas?

Miss July. Make your smoking/explosive puns here

We were down on Fremont Street the other week when we popped into the ABC store and saw some intriguingly-named calendars. One was called “Beautiful Girls of Las Vegas”.

The other, “Beautiful Women of Las Vegas”.

What on earth could they contain? Pictures of Matt Goss’ sexy dancers? Random clubgoers? Tiger Woods’ mistresses?

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The Westin Casuarina's Shop is Inspirational. Literally.

This is not what we expect to find in Vegas. Not what we expect at all. We were fumbling round the Westin Casuarina last night when we found ourselves in the shop. All the usual Vegas tat was in there, but with one startling exception: these cards with inspirational quotes all over them.

"Have faith in yourself and in the future." "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, today is a gift." "Most obstacles melt out the way when we make our mind up to boldly walk through them." Split infinitives aside, we’re not sure these are really ringing true in the gambling capital of the world.

We’re not sure who they’re for – do you buy one for your buddy on the way home from Vegas, to show how much you appreciated their comradeship through the sticky times? For yourself, when a night on the tables has gone all wrong? Or do you just look at them in situ for moral support as and when you need it?

Lest we forget, the Westin is the place where they ask you to confess your drinking habits at the spa. Maybe they’re going after the puritanical/Mormon dollar.

Should you be minded to buy one, they cost $3.50. There are magnets too, but they weren’t priced. Maybe you're supposed to take them on faith or something.

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Unleash Your Inner Celeb Stalker at Planet Hollywood Today

Hey stalkers fans, have you ever wanted to own something that your idol used to have? Wear the coat off their back? Caress your skin with their freshly starched undies? Start each day with a sniff of their perfume ingrained on a hanky? (NB, that may just be the Matt Goss fans we know.)

Well now’s your chance. At Planet Hollywood today, tomorrow and Saturday and Sunday, there’s the Julien’s Auctions Summer Sale. Who is Julien? He's actually called Darren Julien, but seeing as he’s not famous and we don’t want to sniff him, we're more interested in what he’s shifting: namely, truckloads of celeb goodies.

Cher’s dresses, Elvis’ guitar a load of Michael Jackson stuff (from sofas to Swarowksi-crusted gloves), Sinatra’s jewelry and lots of other pieces owned by less Vegassy people (Johnny Cash, Hendrix, Anna Nicole Smith and – wtf – R Kelly) are all up for grabs.

Today and tomorrow are Music Icons days, Saturday and Sunday are billed Hollywood Legends (we repeat, wtf, seeing as Anna Nicole Smith is placed here) and there’s also a Star Trek auction for the geeks on Sunday. There’s even a chance to meet William Shatner today at 11am and 5pm. Amaze.

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'Dress for Less' When Ross Opens on The Strip

Airline lost your luggage? Got so drunk can't remember where your hotel room is? There's now going to be an affordable way to dress yourself when you find yourself stranded without a change of clothes in Sin City.

Just across the street from the pricey Crystals Mall with its designer shops and mind-numbing pricetags, we noticed that a Ross store is going up. Not familiar with Ross? It's sort of a cross between a Target and Marshall's in that the store are typically large spaces and they sell everything from clothes to dishware, suitcases, home furnishing and board games. But as their tagline says everything is "for less."

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What's It Like Inside the Pawn Stars Shop?

We’ve been big fans of the show Pawn Stars since its debut last year. We were excited to get a sneak peak into a world we weren’t very familiar with and happy to learn that pawning is a much funnier version of Antiques Road Show.

Once friends and family caught onto the show they assumed since we live in Vegas that we hung out daily at the real shop behind the show, Gold and Silver Pawn shop. Sad to say, we haven’t yet traded in all our buried treasures for boatloads of cash.

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H&M to Open Largest Store in North America at The Forum Shops

Queuing up for the Comme des Garcons collection at an H&M in Los Angels a few years ago.

We're not so sure Vegas needs another H&M Department Store but if they are going to add a third location in Sin City, then it might as well be the biggest one in North America.

Las Vegas Vegas (the blog so good they named it twice?) reports that H&M will take over the old FAO Schwarz spot inside The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. And it will be massive--50,000-sq.ft. in all.

While we're not so crazy about the everyday gear that's sold at H&M (simply put--it never looks as good at home as it did in the fitting room) we do go ga-ga over their limited edition designer lines like the ones from Sonia Rykiel, Roberto Cavalli, Jimmy Choo and Comme des Garcons, for which we actually woke up at 6am to queue in line outside the store.

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Marc Jacobs at The Forum Shops Now Has Limited-Edition Vegas Shirts

We may have a bit of a documented obsession with all things Marc Jacobs so please excuse our excitement over this post. (Don't worry Banger, it is Goss-free!)

The Marc Jacobs store in The Forum Shops is now selling a signature t-shirt with a special Las Vegas shout-out. The shirt features a limited edition graffiti design on the front and MJ702LV on the back. And it can only be bought in Las Vegas at The Forum Shops. The costs is $28 which is actually two dollars less than a silly Caesars Palace t-shirt. (And the front photo kinda reminds us of the bathroom at Double Down, which makes it doubly cool. Pun intended.)

If you're keen on the 702 bit but not the Marc Jacobs logo, you can always hit up MikeJames clothing for their sweet 702 t-shirts instead.

A back shot of the MJ t-shirt is after the jump.

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The One Problem With The Miracle Mile Shops

We quite like The Miracle Mile Shops. They have every major shop you need from clothing to shoes to chocolate and sporting goods, an eclectic line-up of shows at The V Theater, the world-famous Stripper Bar and you can even get your teeth whitened. Plus, we're big fans in general of Planet Hollywood, B-movie themed rooms and all.

But what we absolutely hate about Miracle Mile Shops are the cart salespeople. These are the folk who roll out random carts of merchandise such as hair products, belt buckles, cell phone cases, hand cream and those bewildering fashion wraps that can either be a skirt a top or a dress .

It would be one thing if they sat at their carts and helped interested buyers decide which item to purchase. But instead they stand in the aisles of the mall calling out to passerbys to try whatever item they are hawking. It's like the 2010 version of Timeshare salesmen!

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