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Taylor Swift\u00a0shocked fans when she shared the promotional imagery for her new album,\u00a0The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>, as she stripped down and got glam in a glittering showgirl\u2019s costume straight from Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

One of the sparkling outfits that Swift wore for the album photo shoot was created by\u00a0legendary designer Bob Mackie\u00a0in collaboration with co-designer Pete Menefee. Mackie revealed details of one of the dazzling looks in a Tuesday, Aug. 19,\u00a0Instagram post.<\/p>\n

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\u2018The Life of a Showgirl,\u2019 Taylor Swift.<\/strong>Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe ensemble worn by\u00a0@taylorswift\u00a0was designed by Bob Mackie for the \u201cJewel Finale\u201d of the Las Vegas show\u00a0Jubilee!\u00a0<\/em>Produced by Don Arden; the show featured over 1,000 costumes based on Florenz Ziegfeld stage shows with elaborate couture costumes worn by the showgirls.\u00a0It was the longest running showgirl spectacular in history and ran from 1981 to 2016,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n

The post \u2014 which additionally featured a look at one of the\u00a0Jubilee!<\/em>\u00a0performers wearing the actual costume backstage \u2014 continued, \u201cThe bra, undergarments, and armbands are all French wirework and backed with a blush fabric for a nude illusion.\u201d<\/p>\n

The set that Swift wore also has \u201cset stones and drops at the under-bust of the bra and the waistline of the underwear.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The 30th anniversary celebration of \u2018Jubilee!\u2019 at Bally\u2019s Las Vegas on July 30, 2011.<\/strong>David Becker\/WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bob Mackie is a favorite among celebrities for his glittering designs. Mackie, 85, has famously designed stage costumes worn by Cher, Elton John, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Miley Cyrus, Madonna and more.<\/p>\n

Mackie also created showgirl costumes for the Las Vegas burlesque show\u00a0Hallelujah Hollywood<\/em>, which ran from 1974 to 1980 and notably drew the original sketch of\u00a0the dress Marilyn Monroe wore in 1962 when\u00a0she performed at President\u00a0John F. Kennedy\u2019s birthday celebration\u00a0at\u00a0Madison Square Garden\u00a0in New York.<\/p>\n

\"Legendary
\u2018The Life of a Showgirl,\u2019 Taylor Swift.<\/strong>Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to the glamorous Bob Mackie design, Swift tested out black wigs and wore a bold waist-cinching corset and feathered burlesque outfit in images from the album. The pop star also wore a push-up bra top made of glittering rhinestones \u2014 while giving the camera a sultry look from inside a tub of water, face full of makeup \u2014 for the album\u2019s main cover.<\/p>\n

The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>, Swift\u2019s 12th studio album, is scheduled to release Oct. 3. Swift\u00a0first announced the arrival of the record\u00a0and gave fans the first look at the cover for it while appearing on boyfriend Travis Kelce\u2019s podcast\u00a0New Heights<\/em>\u00a0on Aug. 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taylor Swift\u00a0shocked fans when she shared the promotional imagery for her new album,\u00a0The Life of a Showgirl, as she stripped down and got glam in a glittering<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":91617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-taylor-swifts"],"yoast_head":"\nLegendary Designer Bob Mackie Reveals the Sparkly Details Behind Taylor Swift's Glam\u00a0Life of a Showgirl\u00a0Costume - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=91616\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Legendary Designer Bob Mackie Reveals the Sparkly Details Behind Taylor Swift's Glam\u00a0Life of a Showgirl\u00a0Costume - 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