HOT TIPS : LOVELY JACKIE O: ONCE AND ALWAYS A DOLL.First it was the sheath, then the pearls. Now it's the Jackie Doll. Miz Hot Tips is talking, of course, about the late and ever-so-stylish Jackie Kennedy Onassis, who has inspired numerous retro fashions and a major sale of her memorabilia. The Jackie Doll is a 35-inch porcelain-looking vinyl collectible created by the Italian sculptor Bruno Rossellini and manufactured in Orange County by the Great American Doll company. Don't even think about finding it next to the $11.99 Barbies at the toy store, as this doll is priced at $495. A numbered copy of the original Rossellini doll, she comes dressed in an embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. batiste ba·tiste n. A fine, plain-woven fabric made from various fibers and used especially for clothing. [French, from Old French, perhaps after Baptiste of Cambrai, 13th-century textile maker. dress with a mini version of Jackie's coral bead necklace that sold at Sotheby's auction in April, with a 'do designed by Cristophe of Beverly Hills (yep, the same stylist who did President Clinton's hair). For an additional $195, you can get your doll dressed in Jackie's famous pink coat and pill box hat. To order, call (800) 847-3655. Flea-free at last: The rest of the country has cooled off and sent their pets' fleas packing, but here in almost-always-warm Los Angeles, it's a never-ending flea season. So, while you're swatting the little blood suckers as they jump from Rover to you, listen up. According to Dr. Holly Scoren, a veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. at the Animal Clinic of Topanga, 115 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, you can now kill adult fleas before they have time to bite you. The new nontoxic prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, from the Bayer company is called Advantage, and it kills fleas on contact so your pet no longer has to suffer from the allergic reaction allergic reaction n. A local or generalized reaction of an organism to internal or external contact with a specific allergen to which the organism has been previously sensitized. to a bite. Advantage is a monthly topical treatment, priced at $30 to $40 for a package of four tubes. To apply, drop a few drops between your dog's (or cat's) shoulders and bingo, any flea that touches his skin is dead. For major flea infestation infestation /in·fes·ta·tion/ (-fes-ta´shun) parasitic attack or subsistence on the skin and/or its appendages, as by insects, mites, or ticks; sometimes used to denote parasitic invasion of the organs and tissues, as by helminths. , the veterinarian suggests using Advantage in conjunction with Program (the new oral drug from Ciba that sterilizes fleas) until the adult population is decreased. If you only use Program, you'll still need a good flea spray, she added. Join the party: As the political scene warms up, Miz Hot Tips has been inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. with politically themed products. Among them are the collection of Tomato Cards, featuring photos of the Prez prez or Prez n. pl. prez·zes or Prez·zes Informal President. Often used with the. , cartoons of Newt and other politicos ($1.75, each); new Dreyer's ice creams called Cookie Dole and Clinton 'N Cream; and Timmy Woods' new elephant and donkey purses. Woods, a Beverly Hills designer, created the hand-carved wooden handbags for the first lady and Mrs. Dole, but you can buy a copy at the Timmy Woods Beverly Hills Collection, 1140 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, as well as Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom stores. Our kind of city: So, you live in La-la-land, the City of Angels and Hollywood hype, and you're feeling way cool. But beyond the Valley malls, reruns of ``Baywatch'' and an occasional shopping spree on Rodeo Drive, how well do you really know Los Angeles? Get a clue or two at the new UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Extension seminar, ``Los Angeles: Pop Icon or America's Most Intriguing City?'' at 9 a.m. Oct. 19. The one-day class costs $50 and will include hipsters, academicians and media moguls on its speakers' panel. To register, call (310) 825-2301. Those were the days: No longer do dial-a-decade fashion fans have to fret about their retro image. Like, every detail (from the correct brooch brooch Ornamental pin with a clasp to attach it to a garment. Brooches developed from the Greek and Roman fibula, which resembled a decorative safety pin and was used as a fastening for cloaks and tunics. placement to hem length) from the '20s through the '90s has been documented in the new coffee table book ``HORST, Sixty Years of Photography,'' by Martin Kazmaier (Universe Publishing; $45). The hefty paperback book features 200 glamorous photo illustrations of society and fashion mavens, from Gertrude Stein to Coco Chanel, by the German-born photographer Horst P. Horst Horst P. Horst, born Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann, and most often known as just Horst (August 14, 1906 – November 18, 1999) was a photographer best known for his photographs of women and fashion taken while working for Vogue. . For those who weren't around in his heyday (the '20s and '30s), Horst was a fashion photographer for Vogue, House & Garden and Harper's Bazaar magazines. MEMO: Hot Tips appears every Saturday. If you have a hot tip on a new product or place, write to Barbara De Witt, Daily News Features Department, P.O. Box 4200, Woodland Hills, Calif. 91365-4200. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Election-year products, including this greeting from Tomato Cards, are flooding the market. |
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