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If the economy has you window shopping Neiman Marcus with a padlock on your purse, you might want to broaden your horizons. Las Vegas is home to some of the red bottom heels most impressive shopping outlets that boast a slew of brand names at a fraction of mall costs.”Outlet shopping by its nature exists to save you money,” says Michele Rothstein, senior vice president of Chelsea Property Group, owners of Las Vegas Premium Outlets and Las Vegas Outlet Center. “People are taking a fresh look at red bottoms outlets right now because everyone is looking to stretch their dollar.”The outlets used red bottom boots to attract the same consumer who checked out at the grocery store with a stack of coupons during a robust economy. Today, the outlets draw christian louboutin replica the shopper who was on a first name basis with Saks Fifth Avenue staff a year ago. They still have a discriminant eye, but now their wallets discriminate, too.Stores such as Off Fifth (Saks’ outlet) at Las Vegas Outlet Center bring in the one stop shopper, while new additions at Las Vegas Premium Outlets lure the brand loyal shopper. Catherine Malandrino, Michael Kors, Juicy Couture, Miss Sixty, Ed Hardy, Stuart Weitzman, Salvatore Ferragamo and Cole Haan all have stand alone boutiques on the Strip. Their price tags at the outlets, however, have been slashed and reslashed and then slashed again.The same goes for stores that are staples at malls across the United States, such as Gap, Charlotte Russe, red bottom pumps Guess and Ann Taylor.The only setback to shopping outlets is the lack of hot off the runway inventory. “You have to wait a little longer,” Rothstein says.Preseason items replica louboutin aren’t available and, in many cases, neither are current seasons. Reason being, the brand outlets use their stores as red bottom shoes a means of selling excess merchandise.Whether a buyer simply overpurchased an item or they can’t seem to get rid of a certain size, there’s always something left over from previous seasons. Some also reproduce their best sellers of seasons past and sell them in their outlet stores because they’re sure to perform well. Others strictly use their outlets as a sale rack, only implementing mark downs outside of the original boutique (this is becoming less and less common).Pat Taylor, manager of Designer Fashion Clearance at Las Vegas Outlet Center, says her customers don’t seem to mind the fact that everything she carries is a season behind. In fact, her business has “highly increased” recently.Several personal shoppers louboutin replica frequent the store, which means bulk purchases have gone up, and Taylor says a few Strip entertainers have discovered the store, too. While the former retail warehouse employee gets the occasional shopper who just moseyed in on her way out of Off Fifth (right next door), Taylor mostly counts on word of mouth to bring in new business.”Our pricepoint is half of the upscale shops’,” she says. “Then we do sales on top of that to top other people’s sales.”Taylor relies on the heavy hitting fashion names she carries to keep shoppers coming to her store, which she compares to an upscale Ross. A pair of Manolo Blahnik leather boots that originated at $1,499 are at her store for replica christian louboutin $748 with a 20 percent off discount on top of that. Rock Republic jeans sell at department stores for $200, but Taylor has them displayed for $100 and then throws on the occasional mark down to sweeten the pot even more.She does the same with her Marc Jacobs, Carolina Herrera, Zac Posen, La Perla and Christian Louboutin merchandise.”If you have designer taste and a thrift store budget,” she says, “then this is the place for you.”Comment section guidelinesThe below comment section contains thoughts and opinions from users that in no way represent the views of the Las Vegas Review Journal or GateHouse Media. Users must follow the guidelines under our Commenting Policy and are encouraged to use the moderation tools to help maintain civility and keep discussions on topic.Wanted: Reader InputThe Review Journal is seeking Las Vegas area residents to serve on a monthlyreaderadvisory board. We’re looking for waysto improve the quality of our website and newspaper andfeedback on stories you like, ones you don’t, your thoughts on coverage, ideas, etc.Articles Connexes：