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<i> Compiled by the Fashion87 staff</i>

From the looks of it, Nino Cerruti’s become the king of classy bad guy clothes. With his flamboyant fashions for Jack Nicholson in “Witches of Eastwick” (Nicholson plays the devilish lead) still flashing across film screens, Cerruti is about to get film credit for two other star wardrobes. Michael Douglas wears the Italian designer’s suits when he plays the unfaithful husband in “Fatal Attraction,” a thriller soon to be released around town. And Charlie Sheen as well as Douglas don Cerruti’s most conservative suits for their roles in “Wall Street,” a movie about corruption and the stock market, now being filmed in New York. Listen hears this from Cerruti spokeswoman Mary Hall Ross. But Cerruti’s not only making bad guys look good. Ross says Corbin Bernsen of the TV series “L.A. Law” is about to be fitted for an entire fall wardrobe with the Italian label. “Mr. Cerruti is Corbin Bernsen’s personal favorite designer,” Ross explains.

Sew Big

The Bigfoot who knows his own, sews his own. And Kevin Peter Hall, the 7-feet, 2-inch actor who plays Bigfoot in the summer movie “Harry and the Hendersons” and who has funky fashion tastes, learned to make his own clothes as a boy. “His parents are very tall too, and they taught him,” explains Laurie DeWald, a spokeswoman for the actor. But Hall’s stitching times may be over since he stumbled onto International News, a fashion label sold at Fred Segal. DeWald says the big man of the moment (who also plays opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in “The Predator”) liked the look of the casual clothes--he bought a shirt with the message “News Staff” stamped on it--but liked the sizes better. They’re labeled “big” and “bigger.”

Hot Rod

The title might be old but the clothes are definitely new. Rod Stewart’s upcoming video, “Twisting the Night Away” (sound familiar?), calls for black and white attire only. With a stylist, an MTV director and girlfriend Kelly Emberg all watching, Stewart tried on some “tough” clothes at Fred Segal on Melrose Avenue. His absolute favorites, according to menswear manager George Grimball, were black linen trousers with thick chalk stripes and a “gangster-style” black pin-stripe jacket with metal barrel buttons. Seems Stewart was so taken with the jacket, he now owns it.

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Window Shopping It Ain’t

If money is no object, have we got a tour for you. Called Sybaritic Pursuits, this eight-day trip takes you “behind the scenes” in the fashion houses of Milan. There will be invitations to three design houses, discounts at 30 shops, stays in both a luxurious spa and a fine hotel, dining at “chic fashion hangouts” and what organizers say is the ultimate option: a day of Christmas shopping with the Fendis in Rome. Trips, which start on Sept. 11, are limited to a maximum 16 people. Of course, at this price--$4,385 without air fare--not everyone can afford to meet the greats of Italian fashion. For those who’d like to try, contact Expotravel, 38 West 39th St., New York, N.Y. 10018.

Poochi for the Pooch

Gucci for the master and mistress, Poochi for the dog. Thanks to Irv Weinberg and Carolyn Parrs, now there’s “canine couture.” They combine exotic skins and fashionable leathers, with buckles designed by Coty award winner Robin Kahn, to give dogs the ultimate in collars and leashes. Models range from the Haute Dog, made of gold or silver snakeskin, to Fur on Fur, which puts cheetah- or zebra-print skin next to Rover’s own. The company’s slogan, “The End of Doggie Dullness,” might be just what the owners of 110 million dogs in the United States are after. The company plans to unveil its first complete product line at the New York Fashion Accessories Expo in August.

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