Sensational super-singer Seal was a surprise guest for the opening of the new Cole Haan shoe boutique at the new The Shoppes at The Palazzo, and I was walking on air myself at the stunning salon of shoes—so I wound up buying three new pairs!

“I’m now a fan and a new customer,” Seal told me. My celebrity chef friend, Wolfgang Puck catered the exclusive tastemakers party, which also attracted Hollywood actor Rob Lowe and his wife Sheryl, The Venetian/Palazzo president, Rob Goldstein and his lovely wife Cheryl, and across-the-street rival Elaine Wynn.

Cole Haan’s new president Jim Seuss told me that the Vegas store is a new prototype—the first in America—to display high-fashion and luxury with comfort because, as a subsidiary of the giant Nike corporation, they’ve managed to install Nike Air Technology into their new shoe lines! Seal sprinted back to Hollywood in his new Cole Haan shoes in time to take wife, Heidi Klum to the Oscars last night!

Nearby fashion designer Tory Burch opened her beautiful new boutique with a private-shopping treat hosted by Vegas VIP’s Jenna Morton of the Palms N9NE Group, and socialites Gillian Wynn and Joelle Corrigan to benefit our Nevada Ballet Theater.

Tory stormed onto the design scene with the February 2004 launch of her Manhattan flagship store. By 2007 she had been awarded the ACE award and the Rising Star Award from Fashion group International! The “Tory in all her Glory” tribute can be found at toryburch.com.