Bob mackie says cher was never intimidated by anything that [he] ever put on her, from wild headpieces to the naked dress she wore to the 1974 met gala. In the documentary bob mackie In honor of cher's 75th birthday, we revisit some of cher's most iconic outfits of the 70s and 80s.
Cher in sheer. Dress by Bob Mackie #cher #sheer #bobmackie #star #
Cher wore some of her most iconic bob mackie ensembles in a series of portrait shoots between 1978 and 1981, including one of her most revealing looks to date.
The naked dress, as we know it today, is a sheer dress that reveals much of the body through thin, gauzy fabric
At least one naked dress makes an appearance at every met gala, but the concept was scarce before cher. Of course, mackie's many naked dresses for cher—including that dress she wore to the 1974 met gala —shot the designer's work into an entirely new stratosphere. Bazaar.com caught up with mackie to talk designing for the cher show, how he first met cher, and what he thinks of celebrities (ahem, kim kardashian) recreating his famous naked dress look today.