MAGIC: parties you won't be at
August 28, 2007 | 4:51
pm
Labor Day weekend belongs to the nightclub scene with not one but two new clubs opening.
I will have a sneak peek of both clubs here on the Buffet later this week. Tomorrow I am getting an advance tour of LAX at Luxor. Then Wynn is letting media get a peek at Blush on Friday. Later that evening, it's showtime: back to LAX for the opening and Britney-mania (hers or the crowd's mania, yet to be determined).
But this week in Vegas is already hugely busy at this moment because of the MAGIC convention taking place at the Las Vegas Convention Center right now. 120,000 people were expected for this fashion convention that is best known not for its size but for its elite private parties, thrown by big-name celebrities who are marketing their own clothing lines.
No name is too big. A few years ago, I caught Eminem doing a private concert at the Venetian for clothing retailers to tout his clothing line. Every morning during MAGIC my in-box is filled with press releases like this one: "Paris Hilton held a private cocktail party in the Social House lounge to unveil her new Denim and Sportswear line." In fact, much of what is going on in Vegas right now is not open to the public.
Oh, brother, I'm arriving Thursday for a 3-day stay at TI, and I hope the foul stench of Paris Hilton will be gone by then. I better pack my hazmat suit just in case.
Posted by: P.J. | August 28, 2007 at 05:44 PM