Bob Mackie, Designer Who ‘Dressed Every Spangly Woman in Show Business,’ Dies at 87

His sequined gowns and outrageous costumes threw clouds of glitter at American fashion for over half a century.Bob Mackie in 2001. He designed beaded, rhinestoned, feathered and often winged creations that bedazzled and elevated celebrities like Carol Burnett, Cher, Diana Ross and RuPaul.