Robert Gordon Mackie (b. March 24, 1940 in Monterey Park, California) is an American fashion designer, best known for his costumes for Cher and for The Carol Burnett Show. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Monterey Park is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Brief introduction on the history of fashion design and designers Fashion design is the art dedicated to the creation of wearing apparel and lifestyle. ... Cher[1] (born Cheryl Sarkisian LaPiere on May 20, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, director, author and all-around entertainer. ... The original cast in 1967. ...

Mackie is also known for his exclusive designs of dress for high-priced Barbie dolls. Barbie is a best-selling doll launched at the American International Toy Fair on March 9, 1959. ...

He is best known for the "curtain dress" he made for Carol Burnett while working on the "The Carol Burnett Show" that she wore in a "Gone With The Wind" parody. Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is one of the most successful female comediennes on American television, thanks largely to her eponymous variety show that ran on CBS from 1967 through 1978. ... The original cast in 1967. ... Gone With the Wind, an American novel by Margaret Mitchell, was published in 1936 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. ...

Mackie is often called the sultan of sequins, the rajah of rhinestones known for his sparkling and imaginative costume designs. He has won seven Emmy Awards for his designs and was thrice nominated for an Academy Award. An Emmy Award. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...

Mackie has said A woman who wears my clothes is not afraid to be noticed. Some of the many celebrities who have worn Mackie's outfits include:

• Bernadette Peters
• Dottie West
• Carol Burnett
• Raquel Welch
• Cher
• Mitzi Gaynor
• Joan Collins
• Diahann Carroll
• Judy Garland (on her television show)
• Lucille Ball
• Barbra Streisand (in the film Funny Lady)
• Madonna (at the 1991 Academy Awards)
• Diana Ross
• Elton John
• Marlene Dietrich
• Oprah Winfrey (at the 1986 Academy Awards)
• Bette Midler
• Tina Turner
• Whoopi Goldberg (at the 1999 Academy Awards)
• Sharon Stone (in the film Casino)
• Brooke Shields (in the film Brenda Starr)
• Ann-Margret
• Anjelica Huston (on a 1990 cover of Vanity Fair)
• RuPaul
• Barbie

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External links

• Bob Mackie at the Internet Movie Database