In Las Vegas, it used to be that the cocktail waitresses were the only employees in a casino, save for the headliners, who got to wear shiny, sparkly uniforms. But in case you haven’t noticed, Las Vegas, isn’t quite the same city it used to be and at the forefront of the town’s modernization is the SLS Las Vegas with its vast array of nightlife options, encircling a rather small casino floor. Well, small for Vegas anyways.
Indeed, the slot machines and poker tables can be seen as nuisances obstructing your path to Katsuya’s decadent sushi rolls, Umami’s juicy burgers, Jose Andres’ bizarre Bazaar meat presentations and the pulsing beats coming from the LiFE nightclub.
Upstairs, the rooms are compact but chic with playful Philippe Starck touches like a silver tree stump, a tilted desktop and giant mirrors. And if you’ve forgotten to pack something, you won’t have to settle for a strange name label since LA’s own Fred Segal stores have seven different shops downstairs.
With all these trendy “New Vegas” concepts inside the SLS, it’s no wonder the employee uniforms are just as stylish. And we’re not only talking about the cocktail waitresses.
SLS tapped Las Vegas designer, Barbara Bell of Bell Uniform Design, to custom-make the everyday look of SLS employees. Bell has been the preferred designer for new establishments in Vegas, including Hakkasan nightclub at MGM Grand, the Holstein’s restaurant at The Cosmpolitan and the Aria Resort & Casino.
