Legendary trend and costume designer Bob Mackie is thought for his glamorous designs, dressing stars similar to Cher, Tina Turner and Madonna for the whole lot from purple carpets to concert events.
Just lately, Taylor Swift wore one in all Mackie’s creations in a number of of her photographs for her album, “The Lifetime of a Showgirl.”
“It was type of a shock as a result of I did not know she had these garments,” Mackie informed “CBS Mornings” on Tuesday, throughout an interview reflecting on his profession. “She borrowed them from the place in Vegas, the large on line casino.”
Mackie had designed the costume greater than 40 years in the past for a Las Vegas present within the Nineteen Eighties.
He defined he sketches his designs, however watching the celebs carry out is a part of his course of.
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“My philosophy is watch what they do, how they work on stage, how they stroll, how they sit,” he stated.
“It is rather vital. You possibly can’t simply put a costume on anyone.”
Mackie mirrored on his work with Turner and Cher.
“You simply do not know till you meet them and watch them carry out that they are that lady, that type of a lady. I imply Cher was by no means intimidated by one factor I ever placed on her – ever,” Mackie stated.
He added that Turner, “all the time knew what she wished. She would say, ‘oh that is too quaint, I cannot put on that.’ Then she would put it on and go, ‘oh. Effectively, that is fairly good.'”
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Now a few of Mackie’s iconic designs are headed for public sale in December.
“It is OK. I haven’t got it at dwelling ready for me. It is simply there and the women type of like seeing someone else put on it. That is enjoyable,” he stated.
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