Karl Lagerfeld may be known as the...

Karl Lagerfeld may be known as the “bad boy” of couture, but he can’t be called underemployed. The prolific designer for Chanel, Fendi and Lagerfeld labels will outfit British actress Jenny Seagrove for a new miniseries based on Barbara Taylor Bradford’s “Hold the Dream.” Fashion consultant Alida Olson tells Listen that the 50 outfits are valued at $500,000 and include designs from Lagerfeld’s spring couture collection, as well as an 18-karat-gold embroidered evening gown priced at $50,000. The show--a sequel to last year’s “A Woman of Substance”--begins production in Europe and the United States next month. Afterward, the wardrobe returns to Lagerfeld’s design studio. Sorry, Jenny.

Sweater girls,such as Elizabeth Taylor, Victoria Principal, Carol Burnett and Stefanie Powers, all own some of Nancy Pollock’s special-order hand-knit and woven designs. Thursday and Friday of next week, the New York-based designer, who doesn’t sell in any stores, will be presenting her collection at Flower Fantasy, 9024 Burton Way, Beverly Hills. Pollock will also add another sweater girl to her roster when she delivers a white silk-and-cotton V-neck design with antique lace trim to “Dukes of Hazzard” star Catherine Bach.

Hairdresser Barron Matalon is calling the Oscar hairdo he created for Jane Fonda “the new ‘Klute.’ ” In technical terms, it’s a chin-length cut that’s been “shagged out,” said Matalon, recalling the influence of the ‘60s layered look. The look’s been updated with soft, filtered hair coming forward on the cheeks and forehead, with the emphasis on forward. “Hair has been brushed back for so long, but the softness on the face is really flattering,” he said. Matalon explained that he arrived at Fonda’s new do in two stages: After she made “Agnes of God,” he “finally convinced her to cut her hair into a bob.” And then last month, he went to work on the layers. After the Oscar telecast, Matalon said his salon, Barron Hair Studio in Studio City, has been barraged with calls from women “saying they want a haircut like Jane’s. I’ve done three today already,” Matalon said wearily.

Time was when Serengeti Driver sunglasses were the right stuff, but only if you were a sports car racer or a test pilot. Now the folks at Corning Optics, the company that makes the glasses, say they’ve styled up those shades to suit other sorts of drivers as well. The new collection boasts the same “spectral filter” that claims to eliminate glare. And, for purists, the original aviator style is still available. But for avowed amateur sportsters, there is now tortoise shell, matte black and a dozen other fashiony finishes--as well as shapes and sizes--to chose from. They’re available at Bullock’s and Abercrombie & Fitch.