Do you remember that dress Cher wore to the 1986 Academy Awards? You know the black (almost) dress with the Mohawk headdress. That was a Bob Mackie design. Bob Mackie is known to love to use sequins and rhinestones in his designs and has won seven Oscars for his creativity. He designed many dresses for Cher in the 1970s and to this day those designs remain ingrained in the memory of many.
Bob Mackie did not limit himself in Hollywood to Cher. For about a decade he designed costumes for Carol Burnett's variety show, The Carol Burnett Show. Carol Burnett's comedic style required many crazy costumes and wigs and Bob Mackie never failed to come up with designs that worked for the skit. His designed helped audiences accept Burnett's crazy characters and see fashion in a new light .
In the early 1980s, Mackie started designing ready-to-wear clothes and since his name had been in the public's eye because of this involvement in Hollywood, people already trusted the name. All the women who saw and coveted Carol Burnett's clothes were now able to go to the store and buy one of their own. If you are not afraid to be noticed, then a Bob Mackie design is right for you.
Do you remember that dress Cher wore to the 1986 Academy Awards? You know the black (almost) dress with the Mohawk headdress. That was a Bob Mackie design. Bob Mackie is known to love to use sequins and rhinestones in his designs and has won seven Oscars for his creativity. He designed many dresses for Cher in the 1970s and to this day those designs remain ingrained in the memory of many.
