When Christian Dior launched his first collection in 1947, Paris had fallen out of favor in fashion circles. But Dior went against the post-World War II fabric restrictions and used 20 yards of frothy fabrics to create his collection, 90 models presented on six mannequins. He stitched together a signature look with a below-mid-calf length, full-skirt, large bust and small waist. Harper’s Bazaar declared it the New Look. A fashion house was born.

Up and down Las Vegas Boulevard you can find the great fashion houses of the world — Christian Dior, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, Emilio Pucci, Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la Renta, Diane von Furstenberg and more. Need more variety and you can shop at the likes of Neiman Marcus, Barneys New York or Saks Fifth Avenue to broaden your labels. But the best shopping comes at the hands of smaller boutiques with finely edited lines of clothing. They carry a variety of lines fine-tuned to the tastes of their discerning clients. Here’s a look at the Haute 5 fashion boutiques of Las Vegas. Pull out your Black AmEx and do some shopping.

Enjoy the intimacy and views from Mandarin Bar at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel at CityCenter tonight if you can take your eyes off the gorgeous artwork of Jessica Galindo. The stunning bar on the 23rd floor is presenting “An Evening with Fine Artist Jessica Galindo” from 6 to 8 p.m.

Just nine out of 7,319. That’s how many are left in the 41st annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Those lucky few return to the Rio in November to vie for the top prize of more than $8.9 million and the most coveted prize in poker — a WSOP gold bracelet. The November Nine includes seven professional poker players, a medical supplies salesman and a private businessman.

Vienna Girardi from The Bachelor toasted her new status as a single with a Single & Fabulous party at Tao Beach at the Venetian on Saturday.

Jennifer Love Hewitt watched her new Lifetime movie The Client List with Director Eric Laneuville and friends on Saturday night, July 17, at Lagasse’s Stadium at the Palazzo in a private VIP luxury box.

Ke$ha made sure the party didn’t stop the second she walked into Moorea Beach Club at Mandalay Bay yesterday. Ke$ha walked the red carpet wearing a black bathing suit, jean shorts, a red feather hair accessory, Ray-Ban sunglasses, Chanel heels, and a colorful paint-on tattoo on both arms. Fans lined the carpet as they waited to catch a glimpse and get a photo of the “Your Love Is My Drug” singer.

Jennifer Love Hewitt hosted Stereo Loves LOVE at Azure Luxury Pool at the Palazzo on Saturday to celebrate her new Lifetime movie, The Client List.

Hewitt arrived at the Palazzo Friday night with a group of friends where she checked-in at the VIP lounge to her lavish two-bedroom Lago suite.

With an excessive heat warning blanketing Las Vegas, sexy AnnaLynne McCord from 90210 still found time to hit Wet Republic at MGM Grand Saturday with her hunky vampire boyfriend Kellan Lutz. McCord celebrated her 23rd birthday with a dip in the salt-water pools.