But Who Wore the Gloves at Neverland?
It was too, too top secret. Valley clothier Rick Pallack warned at the outset that he could not reveal even a tiny detail about Michael Jackson or the guests at Saturday’s much publicized wedding celebration at the Neverland Valley Ranch.
He did want us to know, though, who had designed the wedding garb for groom Miko Brando--son of Marlon and bodyguard to Michael--and his many attendants (including actor Jon Lovitz, who once worked as Pallack’s stock boy). It was Rick!
“Miko’s a big man, so I made him a double-breasted, shawl-collar tux of super lightweight wool and a couple of white, pleated tuxedo shirts--in case one got soiled,” Pallack said. For the party at the ranch, Pallack had the groom change into a cream-colored dinner jacket with an ivory crepe de chine tuxedo shirt.
And what about best man Michael Jackson? Pallack clammed up. “I’m not at liberty to discuss that.” But we could tell it was killing him.
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Location, Location, Location: Inside Media has put the kibosh on rumors that Revlon bigwig Ron Perelman is pulling his company’s ads from Hearst-owned magazines out of solidarity with his lady love. Perelman was supposedly irritated by Esquire’s recent profile of Patricia Duff. (Hey, we’d kill for a full-page photo that made us look that fabulous!) According to Inside Media, the real reason for the Revlon pullout isn’t so romantic: Perelman’s displeasure is over placement of Revlon’s ads. Once occupying privileged spots in several Hearst magazines, Revlon ads have been bumped to less desirable positions because the company is buying fewer and fewer of them. And as we all know, money talks. Just look where Estee Lauder, Cosmair and Procter & Gamble ads are roosting.
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Lost Our Passport: You’ll have to jet up to San Francisco next month if you plan to attend Bullock’s Passport show and AIDS benefit, until recently scheduled for a repeat performance at the Universal Amphitheatre on Oct. 5. The runway fashion show, a 12-year tradition with Macy’s San Francisco, moved down to L.A. last October.
But Macy’s/Bullock’s spokeswoman Betty Krogh said two major sponsors pulled their financial support at the last minute, forcing the cancellation. “Because we are a company in Chapter 11, we had to be fiscally responsible,” she said. Two local charities, the Magic Johnson Foundation and AIDS Project Los Angeles were to have benefited from the show.
Meanwhile, San Francisco’s Passport shows--Sept. 22 and Sept. 23 at Fort Mason--will go on as planned. Krogh said the San Francisco shows have been sold out for weeks, whereas tickets for the L.A. event had not yet gone on sale. Plans are already underway to find sponsors for next year’s show in L.A.
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In Virtual Color: We were thrilled to bump into Michelle Cole at the annual City of Beverly Hills cocktail party Monday night honoring Emmy-award nominated costume designers. However, Cole, who is nominated for the second time for her work on Fox’s “In Living Color,” seemed to be missing something. Where were all those funky characters?
Other TV designers had a costumed model or two in tow, but Cole, whose work can currently be seen in “Blankman,” was solo. Turns out Fox Studios wouldn’t let Cole on the lot to dig out costumes from the canceled show. “When you’re canceled,” she said stoically, “you’re canceled.” As for the costumes, “some transvestite is probably wearing them now.”
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Nothin’ Like a Dame: Heads up for this week’s clever fashion tip, aimed at those of us not blessed with hourglass figures. In a word, or two, men’s skirts. They’re nice and short and cut wide around the waist. At Caliber in West Hollywood, we stumbled onto John Bartlett’s festive prints styled as sarongs or pleated like Roman soldiers tunics, for about $48 each. They were as short as any micro-mini we lusted after on the runways. And who among us couldn’t use a few extra inches around the waist? But better hurry, the guys are grabbing them like hot cakes for Labor Day pool parties.
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Around Town: Even though it’s so gruesome no one wants to talk about it, rumor has it that trendy young people are quietly snapping up green Converse tennies, the shoe worn by Kurt Cobain on the night of his suicide. Too bad the costumer for “Natural Born Killers” didn’t capitalize on yet another sick aspect of fame and tragedy. . . . Mark your calendars for the Sept. 9 “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” look-alike party at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Tickets are $15 at the door, but free for anyone dressed like a drag queen.
