‘Tis the Season: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy...
‘Tis the Season: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is always conversant on current events, even if he has to lip-sync. At his annual Christmas office party, he dresses up as a person in the news, and last week, the Massachusetts Democrat donned hair extensions, gold earrings and tights as half of the Grammy-losing, non-singing rock group Milli Vanilli. “I’m Vanilli,” he explained, “because Millie is in the White House.”
* What’s Brewing?: Now that Donald Trump has his divorce, will Marla Maples really be the next Mrs. T? Trump has been seen lately with another sexy blonde, 23-year-old former “Star Search” contestant Rowanne Brewer. What it all means might be read in what Marla’s publicist, Chuck Jones, had to say about Brewer in the recent People magazine. “She more or less fits the bimbo image. Her whole life seems to be just swimsuits.”
* Sacker Sacked: Hard-nosed businesswoman Beatrice Bongibault, brought in to direct trims at Paris fashion house Christian Dior, has been cut. A Christian Dior spokeswoman in Paris said Bongibault had to finish sewing up her loose ends Monday. Bongibault, 37, was brought in two years ago by the firm that owned the Christian Dior name to update the traditional fashion house. She shocked the fashion world by dismissing veteran designer Marc Bohan, a favorite of Princess Caroline of Monaco, and replacing him with Italy’s Gianfranco Ferre.
* No Yawning: Playboy is offering a new wake-up service that eliminates rude alarm clock awakenings. Playboy Wake-Mate, announced Monday by Playboy Enterprises Inc., offers a one-minute recorded wake-up call from a Playboy centerfold for $4. Callers dial the special number, enter their phone number and the time and day the call should be placed, hear messages like “Good morning, sleepyhead. Did you have a good rest?” or “Come on, up and at ‘em. You’ll knock ‘em dead today, I’m sure” and then go take a cold shower.
