What to know

• He won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three OscarsS1
• His sequined gowns and outrageous costumes threw clouds of glitter at American fashion for over half a century.S2
• Legendary fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie, whose sequined gowns for Cher, Diana Ross, Tina Turner and other stars dazzled red carpets for decades, has sewn his final stitch.S3
• Bob Mackie, designer to the stars who dressed Cher and Marilyn and defined ’70s glamour, dies at 87S4
• The 'Sultan of Sequins' won nine Emmys and earned three Oscar noms. 'A woman who wears my clothes is not afraid to be noticed,' he once said.S5