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."
他的社交媒體帳號上發布的一份聲明寫道:「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 said that Mackie died of pneumonia in Palm Springs, California.
他的公關表示,麥基在加州棕櫚泉因肺炎去世。
Mackie was long known as a "designer to the stars." He won nine Emmy Awards and one Tony Award, and was nominated for an Oscar three times, one of those nominations being for designing the costumes for Barbra Streisand's Funny Girl, in which she wore a sheer, bat-wing gown.
麥基素有「明星設計師」之稱,曾獲九項艾美獎、一項托尼獎,並三度入圍奧斯卡,其中一次提名是為芭芭拉·史翠珊的《妙女郎》設計服裝,她在片中穿著一件透明的蝙蝠翼禮服。
In 2002, he was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
2002年,他入選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 concert costumes for Pink.
他曾為麥當娜、史翠珊、莎朗·斯通、黛安娜·羅斯以及茱莉亞·路易斯-德瑞弗斯設計禮服,也為Pink設計過演唱會服裝。
When Marilyn Monroe sang "Happy Birthday" in a breathy, seductive manner at a fundraiser for President Kennedy and the Democratic National Committee, she was wearing precisely a sheer, beaded gown that Mackie had conceived in a sketch.
當瑪麗蓮·夢露在甘迺迪總統與民主黨全國委員會的籌款活動上,以 breathy、誘人的方式演唱《生日快樂》時,她穿的正是一件透明的珠飾禮服,那是麥基在草圖中構思出來的。
His influence is clearly visible in the styles of Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid.
他的影響力在坎達兒·珍娜與貝拉·哈蒂德的風格中清晰可見。
His archival pieces are now worn by the likes of Anya Taylor-Joy, Miley Cyrus and Zendaya, with Zendaya paying tribute to Cher at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in a gown designed by Mackie.
其檔案作品如今獲安雅·泰勒-喬伊、麥莉·希拉和千黛亞等人穿著,其中千黛亞於2024年搖滾名人堂入選儀式上,身著一件麥基設計的禮服向雪兒致敬。
When Taylor Swift wanted to portray a showgirl on the cover of her 2025 album, The Life of a Showgirl, she turned to some of Mackie's original designs.
當泰勒絲欲在2025年專輯《The Life of a Showgirl》封面上呈現歌舞女郎形象時,她轉而求助於麥基的一些原創設計。
Sequins and embellishment were always his natural tools — his other nicknames included "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.
亮片和裝飾向來是他順理成章的工具——他的其他綽號還包括「亮片蘇丹」、「水鑽拉賈」和「閃光大師」——但他有一條簡單的座右銘:「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年說道。
Tributes have been pouring in from fellow designers and those fortunate enough to have worn his clothes.
來自同行設計師以及那些有幸穿過他服裝的人,悼念紛紛湧來。
The actress Kristin Chenoweth called him a "legend", while the designer Isaac Mizrahi wrote simply: "Heartbroken."
演員克里斯汀·肯諾維斯稱他為「傳奇」,設計師艾薩克·米茲拉希簡短地寫道:「心碎。」
The actress Alyssa Milano, for her part, described him as "one of the best humans of all time".
演員艾莉莎·米蘭諾則稱他為「有史以來最優秀的人之一」。
On Broadway, Mackie designed costumes for the casts of "On the Town" in 1971 and "Moon Over Buffalo" in 1995.
在百老匯,麥基為1971年的《錦城春色》和1995年的《月光照在布法羅》的演員設計服裝。
In addition, he designed costumes for the casts of Burnett in the revue "Putting It Together", Debbie Reynolds in the 1976 show "Debbie", Liza Minnelli in the 1999 show "Minnelli on Minnelli", and most recently "The Cher Show", for which he won a Tony Award.
此外,他亦為伯內特在諷刺劇《Putting It Together》中、黛比·雷諾茲在1976年的《Debbie》中、麗莎·明內利在1999年的《Minnelli on Minnelli》中,以及最近的《The Cher Show》的演員設計服裝,並因此贏得了托尼獎。
Mackie is a Southern California native who embraced the concept of Hollywood glamour at an early age and was inspired by colour musicals.
麥基是南加州人,年幼時便接受了好萊塢電影魅力的概念,並受到彩色音樂片的啟發。
He would devise and sketch elaborate costumes for his mother and sister, and he took an active part in designing the costumes and sets for his high school plays.
他會為母親和姐姐構思精美的服裝並畫出草圖,並積極參與高中戲劇的服裝和佈景設計。
He went on to study advertising and illustration at Pasadena City College, and then costume design at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles.
他進入帕薩迪納城市學院學習廣告和插畫,然後在洛杉磯的舒伊納德藝術學院學習服裝設計。
He was equally a fan of all the variety shows and pop stars of the 1950s and 1960s, and was especially fascinated by their dazzling costumes.
他同樣是1950年代和60年代所有綜藝節目與流行明星的粉絲,尤其著迷於他們耀眼的服裝。
He first worked for the costume designer Edith Head, and later landed a job on The Carol Burnett Show.
他先為服裝設計師伊迪絲·海德工作,之後得到了《卡蘿爾·伯內特秀》的工作。
He formed a deep friendship with Burnett and together they created many memorable characters, such as Nora Desmond, Eunice, and her interpretation of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind — the so-called "Starlet O'Hara" — wearing that green curtain dress hanging on a rod.
他與伯內特建立了深厚的友誼,並攜手塑造了諸多令人難忘的角色,例如諾拉·德斯蒙德、尤妮絲,以及她對《亂世佳人》中斯嘉麗·奧哈拉的詮釋——即所謂的「斯塔萊特·奧哈拉」——身著那件懸於桿上的綠色窗簾裙。
"I like to do fun things," McKee said in an interview with a reporter in 1999.
「我喜歡做有趣的事情,」麥基在1999年接受記者採訪時表示。
"This week I have to make Carol into an unattractive postal worker, and who knows what I'll have to do next week."
「這週我必須讓卡蘿爾變成一個不吸引人的郵政工人,誰知道下週我必須做什麼。」
(Starlet's dress is now part of the collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.)
(斯塔萊特的裙子如今已成為史密森尼美國國家歷史博物館的館藏之一。)
McGee's television career continued to develop on The Sonny and Cher Show, after Cher had made a guest appearance on Burnett's program and had consequently taken a liking to him.
麥基的電視事業持續在《桑尼和雪兒秀》中發展,此前雪兒曾在伯內特的節目中客串,並因而喜歡上他。
He once said that her portrayal of the character Laverne, dressed in a leopard-print jumpsuit and dangling earrings, was one of his favorite roles.
他曾說,她飾演的拉文角色,穿著豹紋連身褲和垂墜耳環,是他最喜歡的角色之一。
When Cher turned to film and was invited to the Academy Awards, he and Cher became even more glamorous.
當雪兒轉向電影並受邀參加奧斯卡頒獎典禮時,他和雪兒變得更加性感。
All those beaded, midriff-baring outfits she wore on the otherwise dull red carpet came from Mackie.
她在沉悶的紅毯上穿的所有那些珠飾、露腹的服裝都來自麥基。
Mackie took Cher to the 1974 Met Gala, where she wore what is perhaps one of the most famous so-called naked dresses of all time: a sheer, beaded gown with white feathered sleeves and a white feathered skirt.
麥基帶著雪兒參加了1974年的Met Gala,她穿著一件或許是有史以來最著名的所謂裸色禮服之一:一件透明的珠飾禮服,配有白色羽毛袖子和白色羽毛裙。
She and the dress appeared on the cover of Time magazine.
她和這件禮服登上了《時代》雜誌的封面。
In 1999, Mackie said, "These costumes are sometimes mistaken for fashion, but they are like the costumes of characters in a play.
麥基在1999年說:「這些服裝有時被誤認為時尚,但它們就像戲劇中角色的服裝。
I want people to have fun.
我想讓人們玩得開心。
I want people to say, 'Isn't that fun?' or 'Isn't that daring?'"
我想讓人們說『那不是很有趣嗎?』或『那不是很大膽嗎?』」
Nude dresses only grew more popular, but in his later years Mackie took a dim view of them.
裸色禮服只變得更受歡迎,但麥基晚年對此不以為然。
"You watch the awards and you say, 'Oh, cover it up! Put it away! Honey, I don't need to see it all!' It's become so vulgar that you don't even want to look at it anymore," he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2024.
「你看頒獎典禮時會說,『哦,遮起來!收起來!親愛的,我不需要看到全部!』它變得如此庸俗,你甚至不想再看它了,」他在2024年告訴《好萊塢報導》。
"I found the Met Ball incredibly boring — everyone was exposing everything, the same similar dresses — I turned it off.
「我看Met Ball時感到非常無聊——每個人都在暴露一切,同樣的相似禮服——我關掉了。
If you've seen one Kardashian, you've seen them all.
如果你看過一個卡戴珊,你就看過所有的了。
And we've already seen them all."
而我們已經看過所有的了。
Mackie also designed dozens of different Barbie dolls for Mattel, covering a variety of facial sculpts, body types, and storylines.
麥基還為美泰公司設計了數十款不同的芭比娃娃,涵蓋各種面部雕塑、體型和故事線。
He is regarded as the first designer to create a complete doll.
他被視為第一位設計出完整娃娃的設計師。
One of them was Lady Dracula Cher, who had small fangs and came in a box shaped like a coffin.
其中一款是德古拉雪兒夫人,她有小尖牙,包裝盒像棺材。
The documentary "Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion" premiered in 2024.
紀錄片《鮑勃·麥基:赤裸的幻覺》於2024年首映。
A Mackie gown that Cher wore in 1975 sold at auction in 2024 for $101,600, which was 25 times its original estimate.
雪兒在1975年穿過的一件麥基禮服,在2024年拍賣時以101,600美元成交,為原估價的25倍。
Mackie's marriage to the showgirl Lulu Porter lasted from 1960 to 1963; their son, the make-up artist Robert Gordon Mackie Jr., died of AIDS at the age of 35.
麥基與歌舞女郎露露·波特的婚姻從1960年持續到1963年;他們的兒子、化妝師小羅伯特·戈登·麥基在35歲時因愛滋病去世。
His long-term partner, the costume designer Ray Aghayan, died in 2011.
他的長期伴侶、服裝設計師雷·阿加揚則於2011年去世。
In 2017, at the age of 71, Cher caused a sensation once again by wearing two outfits specially designed by Bob Mackie at the Billboard Music Awards.
2017年,71歲的雪兒再次引起轟動,在告示牌音樂獎上穿著兩件鮑勃·麥基特別設計的服裝。
It was a shock from a different era, unlike the boring fashion world he saw around him.
這是來自不同時代的衝擊,不同於他所看到的無聊時尚界。
"There's nothing truly captivating anymore," he said in a 2017 interview with Vogue.
「已經沒什麼真正引人入勝的了,」他在2017年接受《Vogue》採訪時如此表示。
"You just keep seeing the same things over and over, with no surprises to speak of.
「你不過是一再目睹相同的景象,毫無驚喜可言。
Sadly, these days it's hard to appreciate much fashion flair anymore."
遗憾的是,如今已難再領略到多少時尚風采了。」