Legendary costume designer Bob Mackie dies aged 87

Bob Mackie, who designed dazzling costumes for stars including Cher, Tina Turner, Dolly Parton and Elton John has died, aged 87.

The US manner designer, known arsenic the "Sultan of Sequins" for his sparkling creations, won a Tony Award, 9 Emmys and received 3 Oscar nominations during his career.

"It is with a dense bosom that we stock the quality that Mr Bob Mackie passed distant today," a connection connected his Instagram relationship announced connected Monday.

"He lived his 87 years to the fullest, fulfilling his imagination of being a Fashion and Costume Designer, which is each helium ever wanted to do," it added. "His genius and bonzer designs volition unrecorded connected forever, continuing to bring quality into this world."

Mackie was peculiarly influential successful Cher's vocation and designed her iconic Mohawk outfit, which she wore to the Oscars successful 1986. It became known arsenic her "revenge" outfit, due to the fact that she wasn't nominated for anything.

The showgirl-inspired costume featured a plumed mohawk headdress and showed Cher's bare midriff - a precise new, and precise shocking look astatine the time.

The costume has gone down successful manner past arsenic 1 of the astir outrageous and extravagant ever to look astatine the awards.

"I didn't get nominated for a movie that everyone thought I would really triumph for [Mask] - truthful was dressing that nighttime for a benignant of revenge," Cher explained successful the 2024 documentary Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion.

Mackie told the BBC successful 2010 that erstwhile Cher started retired she "looked similar no-one other successful the amusement concern astatine the time".

"Everybody conscionable went brainsick implicit this pistillate arsenic she could deterioration anything," helium added.

Cher was wide reported to beryllium the archetypal pistillate to amusement her belly fastener connected US tv - and Mackie's designs were pivotal to that.