Matthew Miele's film 'Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion' traces the life of fashion's 'Mr. Hollywood,' the originator of the naked dress, whose work still resonates on stages and runways.
joined the designer onstage after the screening to chat about his impact on their lives over his 60-year career, helping them get into character, giving them confidence and transforming them into solo stars.tracing the life of fashion’s “Mr. Hollywood,” whose work is still resonating on the stage with young stars and on the runways. Namelyand CFDA Awards for dramatic effect, it focuses primarily on Mackie’s costume work in Hollywood.
He also spends time filming the Armenian seamstresses in Glendale, Calif., who have been bringing Mackie’s work to life since the 1980s, painstakingly embroidering his gowns, using his hand-drawn sketches for the exact sequin and crystal placement in an example of hands-on relationship between designer and craftsperson that is increasingly disappearing in fashion.
Because Mackie is so guarded, Miele’s exploration of the personal side of his life in the film is revelatory and poignant, including his first marriage and divorce, the death of his son, who was a Hollywood makeup artist, and tender moments with his granddaughter and great grandchildren, whom he has gotten to know later in life.
“It was so long and I thought oh my god, I’m going to be bored to death, I know everything about him. But it was fabulous, I enjoyed it very much. He and I spent more time together than I spent with lots of boyfriends,” said, recalling her weekly fittings with the designer for “The Sonny and Cher Show,” for which he made an average of 17 costumes per week.
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