Bob Mackie
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-->Robert Gordon Mackie (b. March 24, 1940 in Monterey Park, California) is an American fashion designer, best known for his costumes for Cher and for The Carol Burnett Show.
He is best known for the "curtain dress" he made for Carol Burnett while working on the "The Carol Burnett Show" that she wore in a "Gone With The Wind" parody.
Mackie is often called the sultan of sequins, the rajah of rhinestones known for his sparkling and imaginative costume designs. He has won seven Emmy Awards for his designs and was nominated for an Academy Award.
Mackie has said A woman who wears my clothes is not afraid to be noticed. Some of the many celebrities who have worn Mackie's outfits include:
- Carol Burnett
- Raquel Welch
- Cher
- Mitzi Gaynor
- Diahann Carroll
- Judy Garland (on her television show)
- Lucille Ball
- Barbra Streisand (in the film Funny Lady)
- Madonna (at the 1991 Academy Awards)
- Diana Ross
- Elton John
- Marlene Dietrich
- Oprah Winfrey (at the 1986 Academy Awards)
- Bette Midler
- Tina Turner
- Whoopi Goldberg (at the 1999 Academy Awards)
- Sharon Stone (in the film Casino)
- Brooke Shields (in the film Brenda Starr)
- Ann-Margret
- Anjelica Huston (on a 1990 cover of Vanity Fair)
- RuPaul
- Barbie
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