After the show, guests were able to come backstage, try on the garments and order one with a custom fit. Funds raised benefited the American Friends of the Zandra Rhodes Museum in London. The museum is currently showing \u201cCecil Beaton: Fashion, Film and Fantasy. \u201d For more information about Zandra, visit\u00a0zandrarhodes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n One of the things Zandra is remembered for is the cape Freddie Mercury wore on stage with the rock group Queen. With the recent release of the film \u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d about the life of Freddie Mercury, I jumped at the chance to interview Rhodes about her experience with him. She said that he called her studio off Bond Street London in 1974 to see about coming over. Both Mercury and Brian May, the band\u2019s guitarist, came in and she said to them, \u201cHave a look.\u201d They began to look through the rail of clothes in her little studio. Mercury picked the now infamous cape that was photographed by Mick Rock and is always shown when speaking about Mercury. The guitarist Brian May took three tops.<\/p>\n The group invited Rhodes and a guest to one of Queen\u2019s concerts in Earls Court Olympia. Rhodes said she went with Doggie Fields, the painter, and remembers that everyone in the audience was about 15 years younger than them. Since Mercury\u2019s death, May, who also holds a Ph.D. in astrophysics, has been involved with AIDS charities.<\/p>\n I asked Rhodes what was coming up in the future for her. She said that her new book, \u201cZandra Rhodes: 50 Years of Fabulous\u201d is coming out at the beginning of September 2019. In conjunction with this, the Fashion and Textile Museum will have a 50-year retrospective in the museum at the end of September 2019. There will also be an exhibition starting June 2019 at John Wayne showing the costumes from the Opera\u2019s \u201cThe Pearl Fishers\u201d and \u201cAida.\u201d In addition, Zandra will be a guest influencer at the Formex Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. A reproduction of Zandra\u2019s flat in London will be shown there from Jan. 15-18, 2019.<\/p>\n Le Diner en Blanc<\/strong><\/p>\n Le Diner en Blanc was presented on Nov. 9to a crowd of 2500 guests. This international organization began in Paris andhas come to San Diego for the seventh year. After registering for the event,you meet at a designated spot to be picked up by a bus and taken to a secretlocation, which is different each year. Everyone is to be dressed in white,bring tables and chairs, a place setting, and amazing centerpieces all inwhite. The secret location this year was at the Embarcadero Marina Park Southin Downtown. The sea-of-white crowd dined outside on this picture-perfectevening overlooking beautiful Downtown San Diego. Guests enjoyed stilt walkers,photo booths, and music, making this an extraordinary experience. Moving thatmany people in a one-hour time frame is such an amazing feat and couldn\u2019t havebeen accomplished without the help of countless volunteers and staff. If youwould like to be placed on the waiting list for next year,\u00a0visitsandiego.dinerenblanc.com<\/a><\/p>\n Pr\u00f3ximos Eventos<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019:\u00a0<\/strong>Winter Bridal Bazaar with fashion shows presented by Gretchen Productions at the San Diego Convention Center. Three shows presented throughout the day. For more info: 760-334-5500.<\/p>\n![\"\u2018Party](\"https:\/\/sandiegodowntownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4Z_1.jpg\")
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