Beautiful Spring 1989 Bob Mackie Runway Red Silk Chiffon Dress & Cape w Inner Pink Layer designer-annacat Made up of two layers

Made up of two layers of the black stretch net through the body and a layer of stretch jersey under that

I believe it is also an earlier piece and shows that contrast between the time when he really started to use pattern head to toe and slightly before that when more solid pieces were worked in

Bodice: 21" from top of shoulder to seam at top of the hip

This is quintessential Mugler

The shoulder are padded and string and the front plunges right to where the high waistline is set

Beautiful Spring 1989 Bob Mackie Runway Red Silk Chiffon Dress & Cape w Inner Pink Layer designer-annacat Made up of two layersBob Mackie became a household name when he started dressing Cher. He started off his career freelancing for costumers Edith Head and Jean Louis and it was while there that he sketched the design for Marilyn Monroe's famous 'Happy Birthday, Mr. President' dress. He met fellow costume designer Ray Aghayan who eventually became his life partner. Together they designed costumes for Hollywood and created a made to order line of RTW. That led to his