Fashion in Black & White:Getting Ready for the Black & White Party

by Julie Kasperson

I received an e-mail notification about a free event being held on a Thursday night recently at the Halo Bar at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. This truly is one of reasons I love living in Las Vegas. All you have to do is RSVP to an event, and you can take advantage of all kinds of free or low-cost things. In the case of Fashion in Black & White, the first 20 people showing up would receive a commemorative Black & White Party poker chip, and everyone would receive free hors d’oeuvres from Cabo Wabo, and free cocktails from the Halo Bar. My kind of event!

One of my out-of-town friends, a designer named Anton, was in town for the MAGIC convention (Men’s Apparel Guild in California). He showed up as my guest, and we enjoyed free food and drink, while he relaxed after four hectic days attending seminars and networking with other professionals in the fashion world.

According to Angel Williams, SCMD, Director of Community Relations & Business Development at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, this was a first-time event. They plan to partner with other non-profit agencies in the future for more events. This particular event was a pre-event leading up to the 26th Annual Black & White Party, which is one of AFAN’s (Aid For AIDS of Nevada) biggest fund-raisers of the year. At the Black & White Party, you must dress in all-black, all-white, or in black and white.

The fashion part of the Fashion in Black & White AFAN event was provided by models atop pedestals, wearing clothing from Miracle Mile stores such as bebe, French Connection, GUESS, GUESS by Marciano, H&M, Original Penguin, S.Y.L.K., Club Tattoo, Stash Men’s & Women’s, and True Religion Brand Jeans.

We received a handout that listed stores in the Miracle Mile shops that offered discounts on clothing, bath products, and jewelry to prepare ourselves for the Black & White Party, should we choose to attend it. Some nice managers from Ultra Diamonds, one of the sponsors, gave us free jewelry cleaner and we filled out drawing tickets to win men’s and women’s watches. Other stores had drawings for gift certificates for clothing.

While I enjoyed the free food and drink, I was thinking the fashion part of the event would be more like models on a runway, instead of standing still on raised platforms. I think they should have at least announced what the models were wearing, over a mic so we would know what we were looking at. The event itself could have gotten more publicity as well. There were other guests there, but not as many as there could have been. Overall a fun, free, fashionable event.

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Point Break Live! in Las Vegas Planet Hollywood's V Theatre hosts successful play on-tour

"Point Break Live!" Premieres In Las Vegas

Last night we attended the premiere of Point Break Live!

Point Break on MySpace

The show is interactive, live, wet, messy, funny, updated to reflect today and highly recommended by our group of gals. Director of the film Point Break Katheryn Bigelow was the director of Point Break Live! the play last night.

The film which is a cult classic enough to be mentioned and copied in the film "Hot Fuzz" from the scene in the film where Johnny Utah fires his gun in the air despite having a clean shot at Bodhi is mentioned several times in Hot Fuzz.

Point Break Live! has been a success in Manhattan, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and is now in Las Vegas.

The V Theatre aka The Variety Theatre in The Miracle Mile shops of Planet Hollywood is the perfect location for this lively and messy interactive show.

Point Break the film was released in July of 1991. Johnny Utah is a new FBI agent who is transferred to Los Angeles to help find bank robbers. His partner is Angelo, a Vietnam veteran who's approaching retirement. Clues lead the pair to chase surfers posing as Ex Presidents who have successfully robbed 27 banks in three years. Johnny Utah finds love, Buddhist philosophy, surfing lifestyle and life altering philosophy while in pursuit of this case.

There is surfing, robberies, murder, love, humor and skydiving in Point Break Live!

Here's a slideshow of Point Break Live

The chemistry of having a new Johnny Utah character who is chosen by the audience and from the audience must help to keep the energy fresh each performance. Our Johnny Utah was chosen from a lineup of three potential actors. There is a production assistant who helps both Johnny Utah and the audience along with the storyline of the play with such enthusiasm that she wears knee pads. There is comedy laced throughout the drama that acknowledges some of the campiness of the films nature in a kindhearted way. The physical aspects of the play extend to the audience. Johnny Utah is not the only one who interacts in Point Break Live! The music and props help illustrate the films surfing lifestyle. Go and see Point Break Live. Definitely wear your raincoat, which they provide to you with your Point Break money and a towelette. Point Break Live is a lot of fun.

Point Break Live is now @ the

V Theatre in Planet Hollywood

3663 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

Suite 360

LV NV

Tickets are $39 and $59

702 260 7200

Point Break Live

Point Break Live

Respect, Peace and Light

Xtine on the surfing, skydiving, bank robbing, international chase, film/play, having fun doing the messy, exciting, wet, laughing out loud Point Break Live scene in sin city scene.

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Dircect link to the "Point Break Live!" slide show.