Hollywood designer Bob Mackie, known for making stars such ​as Cher and Elton John ‌sparkle, died on Monday (September 14, 2026) at 87, ​according to a ⁠post on his official Instagram account.

His career spanned five decades and included designing a ‌Barbie doll clothes collection.

Born in 1939 into a ‌middle-class family in Monterey ‌Park, California, ⁠he was nominated for ⁠more than 30 Emmys, winning nine. He received Academy Award nominations for costumes ​worn in the films “Lady ‌Sings the Blues,” “Funny Lady,” and “Pennies From Heaven.”

“His genius and extraordinary designs will live on forever, continuing ‌to bring beauty into this ​world,” his team said in an Instagram post. His ⁠cause of death was not stated.

Mackie was known for sequins, ‌rhinestones and glitter, but also humour.

The highlight of his 11-year run for The Carol Burnett Show was the “curtain dress” worn by Burnett in a sketch parodying ‌1939 film classic “Gone with the ​Wind.” The costume, now in the collection of the Smithsonian’s ⁠American History Museum, included a brass curtain ⁠rod balanced on Burnett’s shoulders and a bit of ‌valance worn as a hat.