In a statement posted on his social media account, it was written: "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."
其社交媒體帳號所發布的一份聲明中寫道:「他充實地度過了87年的人生,實現了成為時裝和服裝設計師的夢想,這是他唯一想做的事。」
His publicist stated that Mackie died of pneumonia in Palm Springs, California.
其公關表示,麥基在加州棕櫚泉因肺炎去世。
Mackie — the costume designer renowned as the "designer to the stars" — amassed nine Emmy Awards and one Tony Award, and received three Academy Award nominations, one of which was for the costumes he designed for the sheer, bat-winged gown worn by Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl; in 2002, he was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
麥基——這位素有「明星設計師」之譽的服裝設計師——囊括九座艾美獎與一座托尼獎,並三度獲得奧斯卡提名,其中一項即為芭芭拉·史翠珊於《妙女郎》中所穿的透明蝙蝠翼禮服所設計之服裝;他於2002年獲選入電視藝術與科學學院名人堂。
He designed gowns for Madonna, Streisand, Sharon Stone, Diana Ross, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and also created custom concert attire for Pink.
他曾為麥當娜、史翠珊、莎朗·斯通、黛安娜·羅斯與茱莉亞·路易斯-德瑞弗斯操刀禮服設計,亦為Pink量身打造演唱會服裝。
When Marilyn Monroe delivered her breathy, seductive rendition of "Happy Birthday" at a fundraiser for President Kennedy and the Democratic National Committee, she was wearing a sheer, beaded gown — one that Mackie had conceived in his sketches.
當瑪麗蓮·夢露於甘迺迪總統及民主黨全國委員會的籌款活動上,以 breathy、誘人的方式演繹《生日快樂》之際,她所身著的,正是一襲透明的珠飾禮服——那正是麥基於草圖中構思而成的。
The legacy of his influence is clearly discernible in the stylistic vocabulary of Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid.
其影響力之遺緒,清晰可辨於坎達兒·珍娜與貝拉·哈蒂德的風格語彙之中。
His archival designs are today worn by the likes of Anya Taylor-Joy, Miley Cyrus, and Zendaya—the latter of whom, at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, donned a gown designed by Mackie as a tribute to Cher.
其檔案設計作品,今日更為安雅·泰勒-喬伊、麥莉·希拉與千黛亞等人所披戴——後者於2024年搖滾名人堂入選儀式上,身著一襲麥基所設計之禮服,以向雪兒致敬。
When Taylor Swift sought to fashion a showgirl persona for the cover of her 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl, she too turned to several of Mackie's original designs.
當泰勒絲欲於2025年專輯《The Life of a Showgirl》封面上形塑歌舞女郎之姿時,她亦轉而求諸麥基若干原創設計。
Sequins and embellishment were, for him, nothing less than an innate creative idiom — he bore such epithets as the "Sultan of Sequins," the "Rajah of Rhinestones," and the "Master of Glitter" — yet his personal motto was disarmingly plain: "You don't try to change anybody; you just try to make them look better than they've ever looked," as he put it in 2018.
亮片與裝飾於他而言,無非是渾然天成的創作語彙——他另擁「亮片蘇丹」、「水鑽拉賈」與「閃光大師」等雅號——然而其座右銘卻質樸至極:「你不試圖改變任何人,你只是試圖讓他們看起來比以往任何時候都更好,」他在2018年如是說道。
Tributes poured in from fellow designers and from the fortunate few who had the privilege of wearing his magnificent creations.
來自同行設計師與那些曾有幸身著其華服的幸運兒之悼念紛至沓來。
The actress Kristin Chenoweth hailed him as a "legend," while the designer Isaac Mizrahi wrote simply: "Heartbroken."
演員克里斯汀·肯諾維斯譽其為「傳奇」,設計師艾薩克·米茲拉希則簡潔寫道:「心碎。」
The actress Alyssa Milano went further, calling him "one of the best humans to have ever lived."
演員艾莉莎·米蘭諾更稱其為「有史以來最優秀的人之一」。
On Broadway, Mackie designed costumes for the casts of the 1971 production of "On the Town" and the 1995 production of "Moonlight on Buffalo."
於百老匯,麥基曾為1971年《錦城春色》及1995年《月光照在布法羅》之演員陣容操刀服裝設計。
He also served as costume designer for Burnett in the 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, more recently, for "The Cher Show," earning him a Tony Award for his work.
其亦先後為伯內特於諷刺劇《Putting It Together》、黛比·雷諾茲於1976年《Debbie》、麗莎·明內利於1999年《Minnelli on Minnelli》,以及晚近之《The Cher Show》擔綱演員服裝設計,並藉此榮膺托尼獎。
Mackie, a native of Southern California, was steeped from an early age in the notion of Hollywood film glamour and drew profound inspiration from Technicolor musicals.
麥基出身南加州,自幼便浸潤於好萊塢電影魅力的概念之中,深受彩色音樂片所啟發。
He would conceive and sketch elaborate gowns for his mother and sister, and he also threw himself enthusiastically into costume and set design for his high school's theatrical productions.
他曾為母親與姐姐構思華服並繪製草圖,亦積極投身於高中戲劇的服裝與佈景設計。
He subsequently enrolled at Pasadena City College to study advertising and illustration, and went on to pursue costume design at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles.
其後,他進入帕薩迪納城市學院研習廣告與插畫,繼而於洛杉磯舒伊納德藝術學院攻讀服裝設計。
He was also an aficionado of all the variety shows and pop stars of the 1950s and '60s, and was especially enamoured of their dazzling costumes.
他亦是1950年代與60年代所有綜藝節目及流行明星的擁躉,尤其傾心於他們耀眼的服裝。
He first worked for the costume designer Edith Head, and subsequently secured a position on The Carol Burnett Show.
他先是為服裝設計師伊迪絲·海德效力,繼而獲得了《卡蘿爾·伯內特秀》的工作。
He and Burnett shared an intimate, inseparable friendship, and together they created numerous unforgettable characters, such as Nora Desmond, Eunice, and her interpretation of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind—popularly known as "Starlet O'Hara"—clad in that green curtain dress hanging from a rod.
他與伯內特之間維繫著一份親密無間的友誼,二人更攜手締造了諸多令人難以忘懷的角色,諸如諾拉·德斯蒙德、尤妮絲,以及她對《亂世佳人》中斯嘉麗·奧哈拉——世稱「斯塔萊特·奧哈拉」——的詮釋,身著那襲懸於桿上的綠色窗簾裙。
"I love doing things that are great fun," Mackie said in a 1999 interview with a reporter.
「我鍾情於做些饒富趣味的事,」麥基於1999年接受記者採訪時如此說道。
"This week I simply have to transform Carol into a thoroughly unremarkable postal worker; who knows what I'll be forced to do next week."
「本週我非得把卡蘿爾塑造成一名毫不起眼的郵政工人不可,誰又料得下週我將被迫做些什麼。」
(That Starlet dress is now part of the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.)
(斯塔萊特的那條裙子如今已成為史密森尼美國國家歷史博物館館藏的一部分。)
MacLaine's television career continued to flourish on The Sonny and Cher Show, having been prompted by Cher's having taken a liking to him when she previously made a guest appearance on Burnett's programme.
麥基的電視事業於《桑尼和雪兒秀》中賡續發展,緣起於雪兒此前客串伯內特之節目時對他萌生好感。
He once remarked that the character of Laverne, whom she portrayed attired in a leopard-print jumpsuit and dangling earrings, was in fact among his most cherished roles.
他曾言及她所飾演的拉文一角——身著豹紋連身褲、佩戴垂墜耳環——實為其最鍾愛的角色之一。
As Cher pivoted toward a film career and was invited to attend the Academy Awards, he and Cher increasingly exuded an air of glamorous allure.
當雪兒轉向電影事業並受邀出席奧斯卡頒獎典禮之際,他與雪兒愈發顯得風情萬種。
The beaded, midriff-baring ensembles she wore on the otherwise staid red carpet were all of Mackie's creation.
她在沉悶的紅毯上所穿的那些綴滿珠飾、露腹的服裝,悉數出自麥基之手。
Mackie accompanied Cher to the 1974 Met Gala, where she wore what is arguably the most famous so-called naked dress in history: a beaded, sheer gown paired with white feathered sleeves and a white feathered hem.
麥基偕同雪兒出席了1974年的Met Gala,她身著一襲或許堪稱史上最負盛名的所謂裸色禮服:一件綴滿珠飾的透視禮服,搭配白色羽毛袖與白色羽毛裙襬。
She and the gown together appeared on the cover of Time magazine.
她與這件禮服一同登上了《時代》雜誌的封面。
"These costumes are sometimes mistaken for fashion, yet in truth they are rather like the costumes worn by characters in a play," McGee remarked in 1999.
「這些服裝時而遭人誤認為時尚,然則它們實則宛如戲劇中角色所著之戲服,」麥基於1999年如是說道。
"I want people to delight in them.
「我欲使人們樂在其中。
I want people to blurt out, 'Isn't that utterly delightful?' or else, 'Isn't that extraordinarily bold?'"
我欲使人們脫口而出『那豈非妙趣橫生?』抑或『那豈非膽識過人?』」
Nude dresses merely grew ever more fashionable, yet in his later years Mackie took considerable exception to the trend.
裸色禮服僅是益發風靡,然麥基晚年對此頗不以為然。
"While you're watching an awards ceremony, you can't help blurting out: 'Oh, cover it up! Put it away! Darling, I have no need to behold the whole picture!' It has become so vulgar that you can't even bear to look at it squarely," he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2024.
「你觀賞頒獎典禮之際會不禁脫口:『哦,遮起來!收起來!親愛的,我無須目睹全貌!』其流俗至此,你甚至不願再正眼瞧它,」他在2024年告訴《好萊塢報導》。
"As I watched the Met Ball, I was overcome with utter tedium — everyone was baring everything, all in dresses cut from the same cloth — so I turned it off.
「我觀看Met Ball時深感百無聊賴——人人皆在袒露一切,盡是如出一轍的禮服——我便關掉了。
If you've seen one Kardashian, you've seen them all.
你若見過一位卡戴珊,便已見過所有卡戴珊。
And we've already seen the lot of them."
而我們早已全數見識過了。」
Mackie also created dozens of strikingly different Barbie dolls for Mattel, encompassing a wide array of facial sculpts, body types, and storylines.
麥基亦為美泰公司締造了數十款風格迥異的芭比娃娃,涵蓋形形色色的面部雕塑、體型與故事線。
He is widely acknowledged as the first designer to craft a complete doll.
他公認是首位打造完整娃娃的設計師。
One of them was Lady Dracula Cher, who had tiny fangs and came in a box shaped like a coffin.
其中之一乃德古拉雪兒夫人,生有細小尖牙,其包裝盒狀似棺木。
The documentary "Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion" premiered in 2024; concurrently, a Mackie gown that Cher had worn in 1975 was put up for auction the same year, ultimately fetching $101,600 at the hammer—twenty-five times its original estimate.
紀錄片《鮑勃·麥基:赤裸的幻覺》於2024年首映;與此同時,雪兒曾於1975年身著的一襲麥基禮服亦於同年付諸拍賣,終以101,600美元落槌,達原估價之二十五倍。
Mackie was married to the showgirl Lulu Porter from 1960 to 1963; their son, the make-up artist Robert Gordon Mackie Jr., died of AIDS at the age of only thirty-five.
麥基曾於1960年至1963年間與歌舞女郎露露·波特締結婚姻;二人所出之子、化妝師小羅伯特·戈登·麥基,年方三十五便因愛滋病辭世。
The costume designer Ray Aghayan, his longtime partner, passed away in 2011.
服裝設計師雷·阿加揚——其長年伴侶——則於2011年與世長辭。
In 2017, Cher, then aged 71, once again caused a considerable stir by wearing two outfits specially designed by Bob Mackie at the Billboard Music Awards.
2017年,時年71歲的雪兒再度掀起軒然大波,於告示牌音樂獎上身著兩套由鮑勃·麥基特別設計的服裝。
This gesture amounted to a visual impact that transcended eras, standing in stark contrast to the dreary dullness of the fashion world as she had witnessed it.
此舉堪稱跨越時代的視覺衝擊,與她所目睹的時尚界之沉悶乏味形成鮮明對照。
"It has become utterly devoid of interest," he candidly confessed to Vogue in 2017.
「已然乏善可陳,」他在2017年向《Vogue》如此坦言。
"You merely witness the same spectacle over and over again, with no prospect of any surprise whatsoever.
「你不過是一再目睹相同的景象,再無任何驚喜可言。
Regrettably, fashion has all but ceased to exist."
遗憾的是,時尚已幾近蕩然無存。」