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Bob Mackie, fashion designer and costumer to the stars, dead at 87

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Bob Mackie, the iconic designer to the stars who dressed Cher to Tina Turner to Madonna and defined '70s Hollywood glamour, has died. He was 87.

Family announces designer and costumer's death on his Instagram account

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An older man with silver hair, dark glasses and wearing a black suit with white shirt smiles broadly as he arrives at an event.
Designer Bob Mackie, seen arriving at the 2025 Fashion Trust U.S. Awards in Los Angeles, has died at the age of 87. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/Associated Press)

Bob Mackie, the iconic designer to the stars who dressed Cher to Tina Turner to Madonna and defined '70s Hollywood glamour, has died at 87.

A post on the award-winning American designer's Instagram page announced his passing on Monday.

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