She’s Got Her NumberNumerology, the metaphysical numbers...
She’s Got Her Number
Numerology, the metaphysical numbers game, can tell you more than whether to get out of bed in the morning. Now, apparently, it can determine what color makeup you ought to wear too. Stendahl cosmetics has teamed up with numerologist Cheryl Lee Terry and come out with Beauty by Numbers, a line of cosmetics based on the nine “destiny numbers.” After figuring out yours, with the help of a chart at the cosmetics counter, you can buy a paint-by-numbers face, Terry tells Listen. She says one of her private clients, playwright Marsha Norman, is a six. For her, Terry recommends indigo--”to help relieve inner fears, frustration and stress.” It will be available until the end of February at Bullock’s Del Amo.
Socking It to the Mayor
The city’s chief official created such a stir on the Joan Rivers show when he announced he’ll run for mayor again that a lot of people missed his fashion announcement. He admitted to having an inordinate affection for socks. Well, Laura Pearson got the message, and when she did, the New York-based, Coty Award-winning sweater-and-sock designer arranged to deliver six pairs of Size 13s to the mayor, in person. She packed the most colorfully patterned of her designs, some with mountain scenes, and jetted to Los Angeles, Listen hears from Joan Montgomery of Pearson’s office. The mayor’s press office confirms that the gift was received. Furthermore, says Fred MacFarlane in the mayor’s press office: The estimated $60 value of the gift does not constitute a conflict of interest. “Laura Pearson wasn’t lobbying on behalf of a political group,” he explains. Pearson’s socks are sold at Neiman-Marcus and JW Robinson’s for about $10 a pair.
Big on Mind and Body
The most intriguing letter in our mailbag this week is from Pepi Weitzman, a Gardena woman who has a business called Pepi Presents. Billing herself as “short and heavy but with a real zest for life,” Weitzman leads home fashion workshops for large women, Sizes 14 to 52, and she claims to cater to the psychological as well as fashion needs of this audience. Listen hasn’t seen the show but we can confirm that the entrepreneur is decidedly upbeat. When we phoned for a short interview, we did not reach Pepi but a cheerful recording of a woman singing: “Oh, what a beautiful day . . . .”
Where Credit is Due
It’s all about power--and don’t pretend you’re not interested. The topic at Monday night’s Women in Business meeting is “How to Gain Visibility When Others Have the Power.” Dr. Judith Segal, consulting services director at Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena, will address such puzzling dilemmas as what to do when people listen to your ideas but fail to give you the credit for them. The event, in the Oscar Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., will be $20 for WIB members, $25 for non-members. Be assertive and call (213) 461-2936 for reservations.
Cash, But Not Carry
Diana Ross showed them how the stars shop when she scouted out the jewelry counters of the Kenneth Jay Lane boutique, chose a black jet necklace with a paved panther clasp, then left the store without it. “She sent the chauffeur to pick it up later,” Michael McDonald of the store explains.
Larger Than Life
The big, hunky man is the object of a new publication out this winter called Elegant Stature. The quarterly glossy aims to speak to the big-and-tall man’s market just as magazines like Big Beautiful Woman look to the large-size women. Publisher Bernard Patterson tells Listen that at least 10% of all American males fit the mold of the big or tall man, which he describes as taller than 6’3” or heavier than 225 pounds. Patterson bases the new publication outside Washington (at 3731 Branch Ave., Suite 314, Temple Hills, Md. 20748), just minutes from the big-and-tall menswear store he owns. The premiere issue includes a profile of Peter Graves, who, at 6-3, 195 pounds, is just barely of Elegant Stature.
