Still Reigning Spectacularly

About 1,000 fans gathered in the cosmetics department of the Broadway in Glendale to greet the woman who for nearly a decade played TV’s queen of mean, Alexis Carrington Colby on the canceled classic, “Dynasty.” Anxious to attract the same fans who were glued to the weekly soap, Joan Collins took the Bloomingdale’s--Macy’s--Broadway route to market Spectacular, the $150 perfume and $38.50 eau de toilette she describes as an”old-fashioned, glamourous floral.” No newcomer to the retail scene, the actress has signed her name to jewelry and lingerie collections that she says are a hit in London, while her signature eyeglass collection continues to sell here. She’s already planning a skin-care line that will debut sometime next year. And Listen predicts Collins may be the first celebrity to create a collection of signature-scents in the not-too-distant future. Although she’s married to Spectacular now, she admits, “I’ve never been faithful to one fragrance.”

Foundation of a Career

Long before Zsa Zsa got into her recent, er, trouble with the law, she was an upstanding member of the acting community. Part of what provided the foundation for her career will be featured in the new Lingerie Museum, opening Nov. 8 in Frederick’s of Hollywood’s landmark store on Hollywood Boulevard. Gabor has donated the black lace bra and matching panty that she wore in the 1953 film “Lili,” in which she played a carnival magician’s assistant. Also featured will be Ava Gardner’s petticoat from “Show Boat”; a white chiffon peignoir trimmed with white ostrich feathers worn by Mae West in a 1952 Life magazine spread, and a tasseled bustier sported by Madonna. The lingerie display, a permanent replacement for Frederick’s short-lived Bra Museum, will feature vintage undergarments made by the 43-year-old company as well as celebrities’ donations and items purchased from estates and private collections. Special guest at the opening will be Milton Berle, “because he’s a Hollywood legend just like we are,” a Frederick’s spokeswoman told Listen. Uncle Miltie, after all, donned many an interesting underthing back in those early days of TV. ()

A Stone’s Throw Into Fashion

When the Stones rolled out of town after their recent concerts here, they had plenty of Los Angeles fashion labels in their luggage, thanks to a preconcert tour shopping spree by phone and fax machine. Mick Jagger placed an order with designers Maggie Barry and Stephen Walker of Van Buren, who made him two pair of Spandex leggings, one with a leather overlay of the tour’s Steel Wheel logo on the leg, the other with a cobalt-blue racing stripe. For guitarist Ron Wood, Los Angeles jewelry and metal accessories designer Michael Schmidt custom-made a pair of chain-mail suspenders covered with colorful plastic to avoid scratching Wood’s guitar. And Los Angeles menswear designer Henry Duarte for Sqwear says he did fashion fittings by Federal Express when he made two checkered vests with matching pants for Charlie Watts, the drummer.