A statement posted on his social media account read: "He lived a full 87 years of life, realizing his dream of becoming a fashion and costume designer, which was the only thing he ever wanted to do."
他的社交媒体账户上发布的一份声明写道:“他充实地度过了87年的人生,实现了成为时装和服装设计师的梦想,这是他唯一想做的事。”
His publicist said that Mackie died of pneumonia in Palm Springs, California.
他的公关表示,麦基在加利福尼亚州棕榈泉因肺炎去世。
Known as the "designer to the stars," Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and received three Academy Award nominations over the course of his career, one of which was for Funny Girl, starring Barbra Streisand, in which she wore a sheer, bat-winged gown.
被誉为“明星设计师”的麦基,在其职业生涯中荣获九项艾美奖、一项托尼奖,并三度获得奥斯卡提名,其中一次提名来自芭芭拉·史翠珊主演的《妙女郎》,她在该片中身着一件透明的蝙蝠翼长裙。
In 2002, he was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
2002年,他入选美国电视艺术与科学学院名人堂。
She designed gowns for Madonna, Streisand, Sharon Stone, Diana Ross, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and also created concert costumes for Pink.
她曾为麦当娜、史翠珊、莎朗·斯通、戴安娜·罗斯和朱莉娅·路易斯-德瑞弗斯设计过长裙,也为Pink设计过演唱会服装。
When Marilyn Monroe sang "Happy Birthday" in a breathy, seductive manner at a fundraiser for President John F. Kennedy and the Democratic National Committee, she was wearing a sheer, beaded gown that Mackie had envisioned in a sketch.
当玛丽莲·梦露在约翰·F·肯尼迪总统和民主党全国委员会的筹款活动上,以气息撩人、充满诱惑的方式演唱《生日快乐》时,她所穿的正是麦基在草图中构想出的一件透明珠饰长裙。
His influence is evident in the styles of Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid.
他的影响在肯达尔·詹娜和贝拉·哈迪德的风格中可见。
His archival pieces are now worn by the likes of Anya Taylor-Joy, Miley Cyrus, and Zendaya, the latter of whom paid tribute to Cher at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony by wearing a Mackie gown.
他的档案作品如今被安雅·泰勒-乔伊、麦莉·赛勒斯和赞达亚等人穿着,后者在2024年摇滚名人堂入选仪式上穿了一件麦基的长裙向雪儿致敬。
When Taylor Swift wanted to look like a showgirl on the cover of her 2025 album "The Life of a Showgirl," she turned to some of Mackie's original creations.
当泰勒·斯威夫特希望在她2025年专辑《The Life of a Showgirl》的封面上看起来像一名歌舞女郎时,她求助于一些麦基的原创作品。
Sequins and embellishment were his natural tools — he also had other nicknames such as "Sultan of Sequins," "Rajah of Rhinestones," and "Master of Sparkle" — but he had a simple motto: "You don't try to change anyone, you just try to make them look better than they ever have," he said in 2018.
亮片和装饰是他天生的工具——他还有“亮片苏丹”“水钻王公”和“闪光大师”等其他绰号——但他有一条简单的座右铭:“你不试图改变任何人,你只是试图让他们看起来比以往任何时候都好,”他在2018年说。
Fellow designers, along with those fortunate enough to have worn his creations, paid tribute.
同行设计师以及那些有幸穿过他服装的人纷纷致以敬意。
Actress Kristin Chenoweth called him a "legend," while designer Isaac Mizrahi wrote simply: "Heartbroken."
演员克里斯汀·肯诺恩斯称他为“传奇”,设计师艾萨克·米兹拉希则简洁地写道:“心碎。”
Actress Alyssa Milano described him as "one of the best humans ever."
演员艾丽莎·米兰诺称他为“有史以来最优秀的人之一”。
On Broadway, Mackie designed costumes for the casts of the 1971 production of "On the Town" and the 1995 production of "Moon Over Buffalo."
在百老汇,麦基为1971年《锦城春色》和1995年《月光照水牛城》的演员阵容设计了服装。
In addition, he designed costumes for Burnett in the satirical musical revue "Putting It Together," for Debbie Reynolds in the 1976 production of "Debbie," for Liza Minnelli in the 1999 production of "Minnelli on Minnelli," and most recently for the cast of "The Cher Show," for which he won a Tony Award.
此外,他还为伯内特在讽刺歌舞剧《拼凑在一起》中设计服装,为黛比·雷诺兹在1976年的《黛比》中设计服装,为丽莎·明奈利在1999年的《明奈利论明奈利》中设计服装,以及最近为《雪儿秀》的演员阵容设计服装,并因此赢得托尼奖。
Mackie was a Southern California native who embraced the idea of Hollywood glamour at an early age, drawing inspiration from Technicolor musicals.
麦基是南加州人,年幼时便接受了好莱坞电影魅力的理念,受到特艺七彩音乐片的启发。
He would dream up elaborate costumes for his mother and sister and sketch them out, and he was also actively involved in costume and set design for his high school plays.
他会为母亲和姐姐梦想出精致的服装并画下草图,他还积极参与高中戏剧的服装和布景设计。
He enrolled at Pasadena City College to study advertising and illustration, and later studied costume design at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles.
他进入帕萨迪纳城市学院学习广告和插画,随后在洛杉矶的乔伊纳德艺术学院学习服装设计。
He was equally a devoted fan of all the variety shows and pop stars of the 1950s and 1960s, and was especially fascinated by their dazzling wardrobes.
他同样是20世纪50年代和60年代所有综艺节目与流行明星的拥趸,尤其痴迷于他们璀璨夺目的衣橱。
He initially worked for the costume designer Edith Head, and subsequently landed a job on The Carol Burnett Show.
他起初为服装设计师伊迪丝·海德效力,随后获得了《卡罗尔·伯内特秀》的工作机会。
He shared a close friendship with Burnett, and together they created many unforgettable characters, such as Nora Desmond, Eunice, and her portrayal of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind — hailed as the "Star O'Hara" — wearing that green curtain dress hung on a pole.
他与伯内特之间有着亲密的友谊,二人携手塑造了诸多令人难忘的角色,如诺拉·德斯蒙德、尤妮斯,以及她在《乱世佳人》中对斯嘉丽·奥哈拉的诠释——被誉为“明星奥哈拉”——身着那件挂在杆子上的绿色窗帘裙。
"I'm passionate about doing fun things," Mackie said in an interview with a reporter in 1999.
“我热衷于做有趣的事,”麦基在1999年接受记者采访时表示。
"This week I might have to turn Carol into an utterly unattractive postal worker, and who knows what I'll have to do next week."
“这周我或许得把卡罗尔塑造成一个毫无吸引力的邮政工人,下周谁知道我又得做什么。”
(The Star O'Hara dress is now part of the collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.)
(明星奥哈拉的裙子如今已成为史密森尼美国国家历史博物馆的馆藏之一。)
Mackie's television career extended to The Sonny and Cher Show, after Cher had made a guest appearance on Burnett's program and developed a fondness for him.
麦基的电视生涯延续至《桑尼和雪儿秀》,此前雪儿曾客串伯内特的节目并对他产生了好感。
He once said that her portrayal of Laverne — dressed in a leopard-print jumpsuit and dangling earrings — was one of his favourite characters.
他曾表示,她饰演的拉弗恩——身着豹纹连体裤、佩戴垂坠耳环——是他最钟爱的角色之一。
When Cher turned to film and was invited to the Academy Awards, he and Cher shifted toward a more glamorous, sexy style.
当雪儿转向电影并受邀参加奥斯卡颁奖典礼时,他和雪儿转向了更加性感的风格。
All the beaded, midriff-baring outfits she wore on those otherwise dull red carpets came from Mackie.
她在那些沉闷红毯上穿的所有珠饰、露脐的服装都来自麦基。
In 1974, Mackie accompanied Cher to the Met Gala, where she wore a sheer, beaded gown with white feathered sleeves and a white feathered hem — arguably one of the most famous so-called "naked dresses" in history.
1974年,麦基陪同雪儿出席大都会艺术博物馆慈善晚宴,她身穿一件透明的珠饰长裙,配有白色羽毛袖子和白色羽毛裙摆——这或许是史上最著名的所谓“裸裙”之一。
She and the dress ultimately made it onto the cover of Time magazine.
她和这条裙子最终登上了《时代》杂志封面。
"These costumes are sometimes mistaken for fashion, but they are essentially no different from the costumes worn by characters in a play," Mackie said in 1999.
“这些服装有时会被误认为是时尚,但它们实质上无异于戏剧中角色的戏服,”麦基在1999年如是说。
"My intention is to delight people.
“我意在让人们感到愉悦。
I want people to say, 'Isn't that amusing?' or 'Isn't that bold?'"
我希望人们会说‘那不是很有趣吗?’或者‘那不是很大胆吗?’”
During the 1980s and 1990s, Mackie achieved considerable success in the retail sector, launching a ready-to-wear line in 1982 that eventually made its way onto the runways of New York Fashion Week; in addition, he was an early partner of QVC.
麦基在20世纪80年代至90年代期间于零售领域取得了一些成功,1982年推出成衣系列,最终登上了纽约时装周的T台;此外,他还是QVC的早期合作伙伴。
Although the trend of naked dresses was growing ever more popular, Mackie in his later years did not think much of it.
裸裙的风潮固然日益盛行,但麦基晚年对此并不以为然。
"You watch an awards show and you say, 'Oh, cover up! Put it away! Honey, I don't need to see all that!' It's become so vulgar that you don't even want to watch it anymore," he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2024.
“你看颁奖典礼时会说,‘哦,遮起来!收起来!亲爱的,我不需要看到那一切!’它变得如此粗俗,你甚至不想再看它了,”他在2024年告诉《好莱坞报道》。
"I watched the Met Gala and found it so boring — everyone exposing everything, the same knockoff dresses — I turned it off.
“我看大都会艺术博物馆慈善晚宴时觉得太无聊了——每个人都暴露一切,同样的仿制裙——我关掉了。
If you've seen one Kardashian, you've seen them all.
如果你见过一个卡戴珊,你就见过她们所有人。
And we've already seen them all."
而我们已经见过她们所有人了。”
Mackie designed dozens of strikingly different Barbie dolls for Mattel, each with its own distinctive face, body type, and storyline.
麦基曾为美泰公司设计出数十款风格迥异的芭比娃娃,其脸型、体型与故事线均各具特色。
He is also widely recognized as the first designer to create a fully realized doll persona.
他亦被公认为首位塑造出完整娃娃形象的设计师。
One of them, named Madame Dracula Cher, had a pair of sharp little fangs, and its packaging was designed to look like a coffin.
其中一款名为德古拉夫人雪儿,长有一对尖利的小獠牙,其包装盒则被设计成棺材的样式。
The documentary "Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion" premiered in 2024.
纪录片《鲍勃·麦基:赤裸的幻象》于2024年首映。
A Mackie gown worn by Cher in 1975 was auctioned in 2024 for $101,600, which was 25 times its original estimate.
雪儿在1975年穿过的一条麦基长裙于2024年以101,600美元拍卖,是原估价25倍。
Mackie was married to the showgirl Lulu Porter from 1960 to 1963; their son, the makeup artist Robert Gordon Mackie Jr., died of AIDS at the age of 35.
麦基与歌舞女郎露露·波特于1960年至1963年间结婚;他们的儿子、化妆师小罗伯特·戈登·麦基在35岁时死于艾滋病。
His long-term partner, the costume designer Ray Aghayan, passed away in 2011.
他的长期伴侣、服装设计师雷·阿加扬于2011年去世。
In 2017, at the age of 71, Cher once again became the centre of attention when she wore two outfits specially designed by Bob Mackie at the Billboard Music Awards.
2017年,71岁的雪儿再次成为焦点,她在公告牌音乐奖上穿了两件由鲍勃·麦基特别设计的服装。
It was a jolt from another era, utterly unlike the dull fashion world she observed around her.
那是一种来自另一个时代的冲击,与她所看到的无聊时尚世界不同。
"These days, hardly anything truly excites my interest anymore," he admitted candidly in a 2017 interview with Vogue.
“如今已然没有什么能真正激起我的兴趣了,”他在2017年接受《Vogue》采访时坦言。
"You just keep seeing the same thing over and over again, with no surprises to speak of.
“你不过是在反反复复地目睹如出一辙的东西,毫无惊喜可言。
Sadly, there is precious little fashion left that is worth looking at."
遗憾的是,值得一看的时尚已经所剩无几了。”