He Black retro Jacket as well have been a time capsule, because when she stepped out in a blindingly sparkly black lamé cape and an Retro outfit with an asp, he could have been 18 again.
These days, Mackie spends most of his time designing inspire to D & G line, but his Studio City workroom is still a fantasy land of buttons, trims and bolts of fabric. When Davo came to him earlier this spring, she had several characters in mind for the production, which sent him sketching.
He had just four weeks. The costumes were engineered more than designed, Mackie says. “It was like building a battleship with all the pieces and layers,” he says. “It was full, long days and lots of nervousness.”