Bob Mackie: Legendary costume designer dies aged 87

Mackie was also the creative genius behind several of Sir Elton John’s costumes, including his now-iconic Dodgers baseball outfit – bedazzled of course – that he wore during his performances at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in 1975.

“Every time I put something on that Bob made, I felt very, very special,” Sir John wrote on Instagram. “His costumes were works of art, and he will go down as one of the most legendary designers ever in Hollywood.”

Singer Pink wore many of his designs over the years. Sharing several of the outfits she wore on stage during her Funhouse tour in 2009, she wrote “I was so lucky to be dressed by him for so long. He was loving, wickedly funny and an absolute genius.”

“There are going to be some fabulously dressed angels.”

Mackie was still designing up until recently – Sabrina Carpenter wore one of his designs at the MTV Video Music Awards last year.

He also designed the dress Miley Cyrus wore during her performance at the 2024 Grammy Awards. She won a Grammy that year for her break-up anthem, Flowers – perhaps it was her own version of a “revenge” dress.