Three sarongs designed by Edith Head for...

Three sarongs designed by Edith Head for Dorothy Lamour, original sketches by Los Angeles designers James Galanos, Bob Mackie and Luis Estevez and a sketch by Hubert de Givenchy of a gown for Audrey Hepburn are just some of the fashion treasures that will be part of a silent auction at the American Foundation for AIDS Research benefit sponsored by the fashion, fragrance and cosmetic industries in New York Tuesday. Calvin Klein and Elizabeth Taylor are co-hosts of the $150-per-ticket event to be held at the new Jacob Javits Convention Center. And such prominent Angelenos as Mrs. Lew Wasserman, David Geffen, Barry Krost and Sheldon Andelson are on the board of directors of AmFAR. Peter Allen and Barbara Cook are part of the entertainment. Tickets are still available through Tele-Charge by calling (800) 762-7666.

Whoopi Goldberg, the stand-up comedienne-turned-actress, apparently doesn’t reserve her casual slacks outfits just for black tie awards shows. Earlier this year, Goldberg showed up at the Golden Globe and Grammy Awards galas in pants outfits that seemed equally suitable for break dancing. Then for the Oscars, she was moved to put on a black dress --with pearls no less. But fashion mavens who might have taken that as an indication that Goldberg was ready to join the Rodeo Drive set can put that notion aside. Goldberg turned up the other night at Hugh Hefner’s black tie 60th birthday party looking entirely comfortable in a simple, beige linen pants and jacket outfit.

When hair stylist Julius Bengtsson accompanies the Reagans to the Japanese summit this weekend, his mind won’t be on cultural exchange. “I hear it’s going to be very hot and humid, which is very bad for the hair,” says Bengtsson, Mrs. Reagan’s frequent stylist on the road. Bengtsson reports that, like most locks, the First Lady’s collapse in muggy places (such as Bangkok, which Bengtsson says is on the itinerary). Bengtsson, who counts Zsa Zsa Gabor, Barbara Rush and Dinah Shore among his clients, notes that Mrs. Reagan’s locks performed famously in Geneva. And he says her hair behaves at its absolute best in Washington. “Strange, but in Los Angeles, her hair has not as much body. It’s the water, I think.”

Rodeo Drive windows are filled with more than fashion these days. Bijan, the men’s store that requires customers to make an appointment, has gone from simple displays of silk cravats to a “Salute to Capitalism,” with murals of Mao, Castro and Lenin over which “Viva America” has been scrawled, graffiti style. Listen overheard some lookie-loos Sunday complaining that the window display was “too aggressive and political.” Heaven knows what these folks thought when they crossed the street to the Gianni Versace shop in the Rodeo Collection, where a female form graced the window. She did not look comfortable, bound and suspended from the ceiling as she was, her face covered with torn cloth, a leather belt around her neck and a ripped shirt exposing half her chest. Store manager Mark Hoffmann told Listen the display was simply “a way to attract attention.” Furthermore, he said, women shouldn’t take particular offense because other windows in the store show male mannequins in equally unfortunate positions. One viewer apparently did take offense. She’d scrawled “what poor taste” in lipstick on the glass. Hoffmann removed the lipstick, but said the displays will remain through this month.

Yoko Ono and Robert Redford have both gone silk. John Badham, director of sales for the Go Silk and Men Go Silk labels, tells Listen that both Ono and Redford have made big purchases of the company’s washable silk separates recently. Yoko also bought 28 pieces of the line’s linen designs. The Go Silk labels are available at Theodore and Country Club Fashions.

If you’re wondering what to wear on July 4th for the centennial celebration of the Statue of Liberty, American Express is offering a couple of appropriate accessories that have Statue status. Hermes, the French firm whose scarfs are status symbols and collectors items, has been commissioned to create a limited-edition design called the Lady Liberty scarf. It’s $100 if you plan to wear it, $250 if you want it framed. Cartier has designed a timely $10,000 gold-and-diamond watch with Miss Liberty engraved on the face. Also included with the Cartier watch is an invitation to participate in a 10-day, free VIP trip to Paris beginning July 1. Both gifts are available through American Express Merchandise Services.

Clothesmobile: Amen Wardy, the inventive Newport Beach retailer, says he has purchased a mobile home for clothes. It’s off-white, with banker-gray fabric interior, and its major piece of furniture is a chrome clothing rack around the inside of the van, accommodating 500 garments per trip. Wardy’s far-flung VIP customers, who don’t have time to travel to his shop, can call and explain what they’re looking for. Wardy will stock the van with appropriate merchandise and dispatch it to the customer’s home, complete with a sales representative and a fitter. The customer selects what she wants, has a fitting, and the perfected garment is sent to her by limousine in just a day or two.