- After a six decade career, Bob Mackie is having a moment yet again. With a Lifetime Achievement award from the CFDA being bestowed in 2019, as well as a Tony nomination for The Cher Show, Mackie made a book-ended return to the 2019 Met Gala, no doubt the 'King of Camp,' as he ascended the stairs for the Camp-themed Gala like he did four decades earlier with a near-naked Cher in an outfit worthy of the cover of TIME Magazine. He is truly the unassuming man behind the myth-making ensembles of Cher, Elton, Tina, Bette, Diana Ross, Carol Burnett, the list goes on and on, and a spotlight on Mackie and his magic is long overdue. Like his costumes, Bob is wholly unique and unfiltered, which makes for a compelling and candid subject. He is an American original, and this new documentary will showcase how he accomplished his life's work and made each design worthy of amplified spectacle.—MPSM
- Bob Mackie is an American original, and to be given a chance to showcase how he accomplished his life's work and made each design worthy of amplified spectacle is something that will leave audiences inspired. Like his costumes, Bob Mackie is wholly unique and unfiltered, which makes for a compelling and candid subject.
The film will examine Bob's unique upbringing, those whom he has held dear within his inner circle, and the familial surprises in his life that have all contributed to the optimism and audacity present in his work.
Because this film is fully authorized, Quixotic Endeavors is being given access to the full Bob Mackie archive which has been meticulously kept and curated with many rare and unseen artifacts, including the outfits that didn't make the cut. We are also capturing the over-the-top costumes as they get sequined and beaded from sketch to stage. Specific highlights include some of the soon-to-be lost art methods by old-world artisans that help to make each outfit Mackie conjures something to behold and remember.
The documentary feature will include original interviews with Bob Mackie clients and collaborators, including Cher, Carol Burnett and Elton John, along with those he has inspired - designers, stylists, comedians and actors, as well as Bob's first-person account of some of his most iconic looks from The Carol Burnett Show's Startlett O'Hara dress to Cher's 1986 Academy Awards look with feathered headdress and Tina Turner's iconic concert costumes.
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