Beautiful Spring 1989 Bob Mackie Runway Red Silk Chiffon Dress & Cape w Inner Pink Layer designer-michaele-vollbracht The dress falls from there

The dress falls from there and drapes down the back and across the front

Thea always began with the fabric when she designed and loved choosing fabrics that became a part of the design itself whether by texture

Both pieces are made of a rich black velvet that really moves and drapes wonderfully

The fabric is slightly textured silky rayon that has a sharkskin effect which gives it a beautiful iridescent quality to it in the light

Suede insets run between the rings on the sleeve and vertically through the front and back with thicker panels down the sides of the jacket and inside of each sleeve

Beautiful Spring 1989 Bob Mackie Runway Red Silk Chiffon Dress & Cape w Inner Pink Layer designer-michaele-vollbracht The dress falls from thereBob 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