once again they were confronted by a horde of security staff dressed in identical garb as their front door counterparts , but this time , as ivana and alexia came within a few feet of the muscle-bound barricade , there was no attempt made to stop them in their tracks , no leering scrutiny or lurid ogling , both simply slipped right past without a word and began to make their way up the tightly wound wooden spiral staircase that led to the vip lounge on the first floor .