Clip of Bob Mackie taking the stage for a Q & A on the Palm Springs Worldwide Movie Competition’s displaying of the brand new documentary, Bob Mackie: Bare Phantasm (Video credit score: College of Style)
On Saturday, January eleventh, I had the pleasure of participating in a Q & A with Bob Mackie on the Palm Springs Worldwide Movie Competition’s displaying of the brand new documentary movie, Bob Mackie: Bare Phantasm. The movie delves into the extraordinary life and profession of the legendary designer, recognized for his iconic costumes and contributions to the world of trend and leisure. The listing of celebs that he has dressed vary from Marilyn Monroe to Mitzi Gaynor, Judy Garland, Barbara Streisand, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters, Elton John, Pink, Miley Cyrus and naturally, his most well-known muse, Cher.
Scan this QR Code to see a trailer of Bob Mackie: Bare Phantasm (Picture credit score: Bob Mackie Instagram)
The movie, Bob Mackie: Bare Phantasm is on the market for on-demand streaming on Amazon, Google, iTunes and Fandango. It provides a glimpse into Mackie’s inventive course of, that includes interviews with celebrities and insights into his most well-known designs. With vibrant visuals and a charming narrative, Bare Phantasm is a celebration of artistry and innovation. In reality there’s one half the place considered one of Mackie’s seamstresses talks about how he’s so hands-on that he truly attracts his beadings motifs onto garment components himself. Mackie calls himself a management freak however his seamstress says that he’s perfectionist!
What number of of at this time’s well-known designers are you able to title which can be truly as ‘hands-on’ as Bob Mackie?
Some Mackie Info
How outdated was Mackie when he knew he wished to a a fancy dress designer? Like many trend and costume designers, he was captivated with trend at a really younger age. Seated in entrance of me on the Mackie Q & A was a girl who went to Rosemead Excessive Faculty in LA with him. She informed the viewers how Mackie used to design the costumes for his or her college’s theatre productions.
Did Bob Mackie attend trend college? Sure, the Chouinard Artwork Institute in Los Angeles however left college early to take a job sketching for Paramount Studios.
Marilyn Monroe sporting the “Glad Birthday Mr. President Costume” designed by Bob Mackie in 1962 (Picture credit score: NewAtlas.com)
Do you know that the Marilyn Monroe “Glad Birthday Mr. President Costume”, worn on Could 19, 1962 to honor President John F. Kennedy’s birthday, was initially designed by Bob Mackie? At age 23, Mackie was employed by the main dressmaker of the time, Jean Louis. The costume had 2,500 crystal rhinestones and was so form-fitting that Monroe was sewn into it simply earlier than her efficiency. The price to make the enduring costume in 1962 was $1,440.33 (equal to $11,111 in 2023) and in 2016, Ripley’s Consider It or Not! acquired Monroe’s costume at a Julien’s Auctions occasion for $4.8 million.
Mackie’s “Curtain Rod costume” for Carol Burnett (as Scarlet O’hara) in her 1976 spoof on the movie Gone With The Wind (Picture credit score: Pinterest)
Do you know the Mackie’s “Curtain Rod Costume” for Carol Burnett’s 1976 spoof on the enduring movie, Gone With The Wind” obtained the longest recorded snigger in TV historical past? And that the costume now resides within the assortment of the Nationwide Museum of American Historical past?
When requested who he wished he might have dressed? Audrey Hepburn, however she was already being dressed by Givenchy.
Do you know that Mackie’s numerous accolades embody his 9 Emmy Award wins, Tony Award wins and three Oscar nominations?
Do you know that he has been featured in a number of exhibitions, together with:
- Hollywood Legends: Unmistakably Mackie: An exhibition at The Carlyle in December 2024.
- Bob Mackie Presents: An American in Paris: An exhibition on the Museum of Arts and Design, NYC December 2024
- DIVA: An exhibition on the V&A that featured a few of Mackie’s iconic appears June 2023
- Museum on the Style Institute of Know-how retrospective: A extremely attended exhibition in 1999 that showcased Mackie’s work
Do you know that Bob Mackie has authored 5 books? The preferred being My Three Lives: A Memoir and Dressing for Glamour?
Do you know that Mackie has created total Barbie doll collections? Some dolls going for $3, 799 on eBay.
For extra on his life and work, you MUST watch Bob Mackie: Bare Illusions. Get tons of popcorn prepared, it’s a two-hour movie.
