Bob Mackie designed costumes and garments for many prominent entertainers, including Cher, Elton John, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, RuPaul, and Carol Burnett, among others. He also worked on the famous gown Marilyn Monroe wore while singing “Happy Birthday” to U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy. Mackie’s designs became closely associated with performers seeking glamorous, theatrical, and highly distinctive stage looks.
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