The Best List in Town
We hear from a well-placed source that there’s an “A” waiting list and a “B” waiting list for invitations to Saturday night’s bash celebrating Fred Hayman’s new women’s fragrance and the name change of his shop, from Giorgio to Fred Hayman’s Beverly Hills. So far, there are 1,200 acceptances to the “very black-tie” event at Universal Studios, but, according to our source, there is only seating for 600. The other half “will have to flow,” he says. Actually, it sounds as if everything will go swimmingly. There are no less than seven major restaurateurs presenting dinner: Maude Chasen of Chasen’s, Jean Leon of La Scala, Jimmy Murphy of Jimmy’s, Kurt and Christopher Niklas of the Bistro and Bistro Gardens, Wolfgang Puck of Spago and Chinois on Main and Bob Spivak of the Grill. All food and no entertainment makes for a dull party. So things will get off to a rousing start from the USC marching band, followed by the sound of 60 mariachis, followed by Les Brown’s Band of Renown. Least anyone should think host Hayman is the stodgy sort, there will also be a rock ‘n’ roll band.
A Stitch in Time
Kevan Hall received “a frantic call from Natalie Cole in London,” we’re told by Hall’s national sales manager, Phyllis Clark. “Cole described a fabulous outfit she wanted for her New Year’s Eve show at Cesar’s Palace.” No sooner said than done. Hall whipped up a soft tuxedo suit, combining double-layer silk-chiffon palazzo pants with a silk-Jacquard blazer that was loaded with extras: satin lapels and satin French cuffs, jewel cuff links and a double row of jewel buttons.
Colorful Director
For movie fans who love trivia, we pass on the information that director Bernardo Bertolucci (“The Last Emperor”) likes green. He arrived at Fred Segal on Melrose Avenue earlier this week wearing a forest-green Kenzo suede jacket and proceeded to select a green-and-black pair of Italian-made pants “with a Wheat Chex pattern,” menswear manager George Grimball informs us. In all fairness, Bertolucci also selected a black, Italian-made, wool-crepe sport coat. He also fell into conversation with Jodie Tillen, the costume designer who made “Miami Vice” a very fashionable TV show. Pastels and white T-shirts might be a Tillen trademark, but she was in neither. She was dressed in all black, including a big black overcoat. “It’s cold in L.A. We’re not in Miami,” Grimball reminds us.
Made-to-Order for Magic
Boston-based Stanley Steinberg and Patrick Groenendaal, who design patterned, hand-loomed sweaters under the Marienbad label, were working on a special order for Magic Johnson. So how did he show his gratitude? “He was in town, beating the Celtics, while we were knitting,” Steinberg moans. Johnson had spotted the black crew-neck, covered with waves of gray and white lines, at Maxima in Brentwood. But he needed more coverage. His basketball reach calls for 38-inch sleeves.
A Mackie Retrospect
Bob Mackie, Hollywood’s longtime raj of rhinestones, will be honored March 3 at a black-tie gala given by the Fashion Industry Friends of AIDS Project Los Angeles. As part of the evening’s entertainment, Mackie will show the latest clothes from his ready-to-wear collection and mix film clips with costumes designed for such stars as Diana Ross, Mitzi Gaynor, Linda Gray, Bernadette Peters and, of course, Cher. There will be quite a few Cher clothes, including the splendid feather gown she wore to the Academy Awards two years ago. But don’t expect to see the diaphanous creation Mackie wrapped the actress in last year. It’s part of the nationwide promotion for Cher’s new fragrance.
