Woody, Mia Do Scenes of a Toy Store
Woody Allen may find it easy to poke fun at malls, but apparently he’s tempted by them just like regular mortals. Allen, in town recently filming “Scenes From a Mall,” stopped into the FAO Schwartz store in Beverly Center with significant other Mia Farrow. The duo snapped up about $500 worth of loot (Mia paid), including a pair of Flik Flak watches designed to teach toddlers how to tell time. Allen’s film is, at present, slated for Christmas release.
* TWO MUCH OF A GOOD THING: Just how lucrative is an address on Rodeo Drive? The execs at Cartier feel there is enough money flying around the famed shopping mecca to support two Cartier stores. In early October they will open their second Beverly Hills store, appropriately enough, in Two Rodeo, the new retail center at Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Blvd.
* TABLE-TURNING, HEAD-TURNING:With Western fashion influences now firmly entrenched in the Soviet Union, Slava Zaitsev, favorite couturier to Raisa Gorbachev, is out to conquer this country. The first Soviet designer to have his own label recently unveiled his brand of chic before a minimally dressed crowd at Bar One in West Hollywood. The show, sponsored by Bowles/Sorokko Galleries, featured an uneven collection of lipstick red suits that had a strong Chanel influence, black beaded cocktail ensembles and folklore-inspired tunic outfits with a decidely theatrical flair. The clothes, considered revolutionary by the Soviet elite, may soon be appearing in Los Angeles stores. Says Serge Sorokko, his representative here, “Slava has rejected unsubstantial offers. He is really looking to make a big hit.”
* BLAST FROM THE PAST: For those who covet the au courant ‘60s look, six pieces from the late mod-master Rudi Gernreich’s final ready-to-wear collection of 1981 will be available in a silent auction at Lookwest ’91. The fund-raiser/extravaganza for the Fashion Group International of Los Angeles Foundation will be held Monday night at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. Proceeds benefit the Rudi Gernreich scholarship fund. For ticket information call (818) 762-9500, Ext. 263.
* OLD-FASHIONED GIRL: Bridgette Wilson, the newly crowned Miss Teen USA, was in town recently in preparation for her nationwide tour of duty. The 16-year-old Oregon native went shopping at Nordstrom and stopped in at the Joseph Martin salon on Rodeo Drive, where Joseph Kendall gave her long hair soft, face-framing layers and blond highlights. Kendall went against his urge to crop Wilson’s locks, adding, “In an age where everyone is going short, Miss Teen has to have long hair. It has to look sexy and very feminine, as opposed to up-to-the-minute.” * UNIFORMLY CREATIVE: Michael Leva, Todd Oldham and Jennifer George have been tapped to design school uniforms for JAL, a Japanese uniform company. “It’s a creative company,” Leva said. “Rather than choosing a status label, they picked people who are doing creative things that would appeal to students.” Leva has designed over-sized vests, big boxy jackets and short, flippy pleated skirts in bold stripes and plaids. He even threw in some velvet fabric for school girl luxe.
