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		September 2008

		Tina Turner's Tour Costumes by Nick Axelrod Posted Tuesday September 30, 2008 From WWD Issue 09/30/2008 Say the name Bob Mackie and most people think of Cher. But Tina Turner also has a 30-plus-year relationship with the bedazzler to the stars. “No one does stage dressing the way Bob does. No one,” says Turner, who enlisted Mackie to whip up looks for her 2008 world tour, which opens in Kansas City on Wednesday. “The first time I saw her,” recalls Mackie of meeting Turner in the mid-Seventies, “she had on a beautiful man-tailored silk blouse, gabardine pants and alligator loafers. So opposite to anything that we thought of as Tina Turner at the time.” Nor did it really scream Bob Mackie. Thankfully, designer and singer saw eye to eye — or perhaps sequin to sequin — when Mackie was enlisted to outfit the star for her appearances on “The Sonny and Cher Show.” Click here for full story.

		May 2008

		The Diva Master Caesars Palace is all aglitter with the star and her 17-piece wardrobe. By Booth Moore May 18, 2008 LA Times IT WAS a grand concert entrance if ever there was one – Cher at the Colosseum in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, descending from the ceiling like the empress of the sun. Her golden chariot might as well have been a time capsule, because when she stepped out in a blindingly sparkly gold lamé cape and an Egyptian headdress with an asp, she could have been 22 again. Or even 42. But Cher is 61, and she can still rock a Bob Mackie get-up like nobody else. Click here for full story. Click here to see sketches of Cher's costumes.

		February 2008

		Cher Agrees to 3-Year Deal in Vegas February 8, 2008 - 10:33am Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - She has released 25 albums that have sold more than 100 million copies and has enjoyed a career that has included concerts, recordings, Broadway, TV, film acting and directing, and books. Now she's taking her show to Vegas. Cher announced Thursday she'll be one of the headline acts at Caesars Palace. Click here for full story.

		October 2007

		Bob Mackie helped kick off the third version of his Bob Mackie Home Signature collection in the American Drew showroom at the Fall International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, NC. The line has done $500 million at retail since its 1998 launch, said American Drew President jack Richardson.

		February 2007

		Jada Pinkett Smith shined on the red carpet in a hot-pink vintage Bob Mackie gown, accented with Bulgari jewels. January 2006 Eva Longoria attended the 2006 Golden Globes in a Bob Mackie custom style that was sewn onto her. The gown was inspired by another Bob Mackie piece that she had previously worn in her pageant days. Current Awards 2007: tdf/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award 2005: Honorary Doctoral Degree from Otis College of Art & Design 2003: Emmy Award, Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or