Cher’s dress is sold at Bob Mackie Auction & More Items for 1,600

Cher’s dress is sold at Bob Mackie Auction & More Items for $101,600

Illustrations, costumes and more by designer Bob Mackie were featured in Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies’ collaboration “Unmistakably Mackie” on Wednesday in Beverly Hills. The live and online event showcased several of Mackie’s ephemera pieces, including designs the well-known fashion icon created for the likes of Cher, Carol Burnett and Diahann Carroll.

“Unmistakably Mackie” attracted more than 1,800 registered bids worldwide, exceeding pre-sale estimates for the white glove sale event. More than 70 pieces from Mackie’s own fashion archive, spanning the designer’s six-decade career, included a rare collection of illustrations of his masterpieces.

Bob Mackie, Julien's Auctions, TCM

A Bob Mackie design.

Courtesy of Julien’s Auctions & TCM

Three key pieces were auctioned at breathtaking prices. Cher’s 1977 performance look “It Had to Be You,” which she styled on “The Sonny and Cher Show,” sold for $101,600. “The Carol Burnett Show” costume illustration by Norma Desmond brought $25,400, 25 times its estimate.

Another piece the “Moonstruck” Oscar winner wore and sold was her 1975 performance ensemble “Take Me Home,” which the multi-hyphenate talent wore on “The Cher Show” and sold for 95,250 US dollars was sold.

Bob Mackie, Cher, 1974

Cher with Bob Mackie at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design” gala exhibition at the Costume Institute on November 28, 1974 in New York City.

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“I have dressed so many people in so many shows and films. I don’t know what happened to all these years. They just faded into memory,” Mackie previously told WWD in August ahead of the premiere of his documentary “Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion.”

Of the high-profile stars Mackie has dressed over the years, the designer told WWD, “They’ve just become part of my family.” People say, “Well, haven’t you had any problems with any of them?” and I say : “Hardly anyone – I really had the best people working with me.” They liked what I did and I loved what they did. When you’re dressing someone, you really have to know them inside and out, especially when they’re artists. You have to know what’s good for them and how to make them look their best. It also helps to know their talents.”

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