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MAKE MINE A MACKIE

IF HOLLYWOOD IS FILLED WITH STARS, BOB MACKIE DRAPES THEM in supernova shine. Nearing his 80th birthday, the prolific costumer is equal parts witty, charismatic, and humble—a contradiction of sorts to the “sultan of sequins” moniker he’s earned over the decades for his extravagant, rhinestone-encrusted garments. He’s dressed Elton John as Minnie Mouse, Carol Burnett as a curtain rod, and Cher as—well, pretty much everything. In fact, as the icon’s resident costume designer, he minted a look that was both mind-bogglingly excessive and barely there. Three Academy

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