The department store is opening its Strip-side location today inside the new Palazzo Resort & Casino, and the decor is drastically changed from the Madison Avenue flagship's reserved, forties France aesthetic. Instead, expect a "super-groovy, hedonistic Italianate style like you'd find in a hotel in Capri in the 1950s," says creative director Simon Doonan. Translation: The third-floor men's department has an enormous horse made of silver hangers, coffered ceilings and glass walls etched with gaming iconography by John-Paul Philippe, and Bertoia chairs wrapped in brocaded neck ties. The clothes are Sin City-friendlier, too: Exclusives include shiny Lanvin suits, Rod Keenan hats, and Berluti boots.
Barneys New York opens tomorrow at The Shoppes at the Palazzo, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, (702) 629-4200, barneys.com