Fashion Show Mall opened on February 14, 1981, anchored by Diamond's, Bullock's, Goldwaters, Neiman Marcus, and Saks Fifth Avenue. Diamond's was converted to a Dillard's store in 1986, Goldwaters became a May Company store in 1989 and then a Robinsons-May in 1993, while Bullock's was converted to a Macy's in 1996. An expansion of the mall's west portion was opened in November 2002, followed by the opening of a new east wing and outdoor plaza in October 2003. Also added in 2003 was a new food court, located on a third floor and overlooking the Las Vegas Strip. Owner The Rouse Company spent $1 billion to renovate the mall. 200,000 square feet of retail space was built, extending out of the backside of the mall between Robinsons-May and Macy's. Dillard's and Saks Fifth Avenue moved to new, larger locations in this new wing, alongside a Bloomingdale's Home store and Nordstrom. Neiman Marcus, Macy's, and Robinsons-May expanded their stores; and the former Saks Fifth Avenue was razed and replaced by several restaurants, the food court, and a Strip-facing plaza called "The Cloud". The former Dillard's store, previously meant to house Lord & Taylor, sat empty until Forever 21 moved into the building in 2010. The Rouse Company was purchased by General Growth Properties in 2004. On September 9, 2006, following Federated's purchase of May Department Stores, Robinsons-May was converted to a second Macy's store. The store was shuttered in 2008 and remained empty until 2013, when it was converted into a wing of shops and a separate Macy's Men store. On March 8, 2012, British retailer Topshop opened a 22,000-square-foot store in the mall's Forever 21 wing on the lower level, right in front of the escalator to the red parking garage. In January 2013, Macy's announced it would close the Bloomingdale's Home store. That building remained empty until 2015, when Dick's Sporting Goods announced it would take over the building. In 2014, the mall was used to film the interior shots of the fictitious West Orange Pavilion Mall for the opening sequence of . In May 2019, Topshop closed its store in the mall, in accordance with the chain closing all of its US stores due to Chapter 15 bankruptcy. In December that year, it became divided between Royalty Exotic Cars, Hoodwink and a Banksy Exhibition.
