Overview
- The designer’s team confirmed his death in a statement posted to his official Instagram on Monday, September 14, and the post gave no cause of death.
- Mackie built a six-decade career designing for television, film and stage and won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony and three Academy Award nominations.
- He forged long partnerships with major stars, most famously Cher, and created landmark looks such as the 1974 Met Gala 'nude illusion' gown and Cher’s jewel-and-feather 1986 Oscars ensemble.
- Mackie’s theatrical, sequin-forward aesthetic influenced generations and his archive has been reused by contemporary stars including Zendaya, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Sabrina Carpenter.
- Tributes poured in from clients and peers, museums and auction houses that hold his work are likely to see renewed interest, and retrospectives and archival placements will shape how his legacy is preserved.