Bob Mackie: 60+ Years of Iconic Costumes, From Cher to Miley

Bob Mackie: 60+ Years of Iconic Costumes, From Cher to Miley

Author: Jeffrey Masters January 28, 2025 Duration: 30:48

Throughout his decades-long career, Bob Mackie has designed costumes and gowns for some of the most legendary names in entertainment history: Cher, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Whitney Houston, Carol Burnett, and Elton John, among many others. He joins LGBTQ&A to talk about his longtime (and still ongoing) collaboration with Cher, the infamous Gone With The Wind curtain dress from The Carol Burnett Show, and gay life in Hollywood in the 1960s and 70s.

His new documentary, Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion is now streaming on Prime Video. 

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