All Rhodes lead to Chanel: Listen was...

All Rhodes lead to Chanel: Listen was surprised to spy none other than British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes near the Venice Beach boardwalk the other day. She was sporting her usual “punk” pink hair and Morse-code eyebrows. But she’d added a new twist to her look. Around her pink tresses Rhodes tied a black, Chanel-style satin ribbon. And she wore a “Coco length” strand of pearls that grazed the waistband of her gray, jogging-style suit. All of this to give a slide presentation of her own dress designs at the 72 Market Street restaurant. Rhodes was part of a monthly series featuring artists and scientists, sponsored by Tony Bill, who owns the restaurant.

It seems one recent morning at 6 a.m., Faye Dunaway and a film crew showed up at the Torie Steele boutique on Rodeo Drive to film a segment for an upcoming TV show, “Rich and Famous.” Tom Bruno of the store tells Listen that Dunaway attracted so much attention, none of the gawkers even noticed when two other celebs stopped in at the boutique to do some shopping of their own. First Catherine Oxenberg slipped in, bought a Luciano Soprani-designed suede coat and red gabardine suit, and slipped back out. Then, says Bruno, Marissa Berenson arrived unnoticed, chose a Valentino suit and a Vicki Tiel cocktail dress, and left without fanfare. Bruno also reports that Dunaway’s film crew asked him to take down the “Sale” signs in the store windows during shooting--bad for the Beverly Hills image.

There’s one woman headed for the Grammy presentations who knows what she’s wearing. And that is none other than Kelly Van Halen, wife of Alex Van Halen, who sings hard rock songs for his supper along with his brother Eddie. Kelly stopped in at L’Aspect in the Beverly Center and picked up a blue Spandex dress covered with black flowers and a pair of prism earrings to wear with it, we hear from store manager Edward Alvarez. “She said it was for the Grammys,” he says. Alvarez adds that store regular Valerie Bertinelli--married to Eddie Van Halen--brought Kelly shopping. “Valerie didn’t buy anything that day,” Alvarez explains. “She’s having her dress made.”

It was love on location. While filming “Out On A Limb” at the Bodhi Tree bookstore on Melrose Avenue, actress Shirley MacLaine glanced next door and spotted the Laise Adzer store. Joy Paris, area supervisor for the shops, says MacLaine spent the rest of the day dashing in between takes to try on clothing. One of her purchases was a rainbow-color, hand-woven coat that Paris says might just appear in the film version of the actress’ autobiography. Unfortunately for the Laise Adzer staff, co-star Nick Nolte preferred to spend his spare time browsing through the books at the Bodhi Tree.

Stone-washed jeans will soon have some new competition when the Lee company starts tossing rubber tires into the wash instead of those noisy stones. A Lee official tells Listen the firm will introduce a new tire-washed jean in the spring, under a new label called Shawnee, for a 17-to-19-year-old customer. The tires will preserve that crucial weather-worn look, without wearing out the washer. “Stones really kill the washing machines,” the official tells us. “Stone washing also requires a lot of manpower, emptying pockets of sand.” However, the nation’s second largest jeans manufacturer isn’t about to tell all. When asked what kind of tire will be used--truck, car, bicycle--the official responded: “We can’t release that information at this time.”

Wanted: A photogenic man with great teeth, skin and eye contact but not the muscles of a Mr. Universe. That’s the directive from Ford Models and GQ magazine, who will judge a male-model search called “Face of the ‘80s For Men.” Ford executive vice president Joseph Hunter tells Listen the contest will emulate Ford’s annual Supermodel of the Year contest for women. There will be several regional judgings (including one at Robinson’s in Los Angeles, as yet unscheduled) with the final contest in June. And although the most famous male model of the ‘80s so far is Californian Jeff Aquilon, Hunter says the California look won’t necessarily impress again. “The winner may come from California, but he’s not going to look like he’s just off the beach,” he says. “The straight-off-the-beach look is gone. The wave went out.” So get that sand out of your hair.