Beloved Hollywood fashion designer Bob Mackie is over the moon that Taylor Swift is repping one of his famously rhinestone-encrusted creations on the cover of her The Life of a Showgirl album. Speaking to E! News, Mackie, 85, said he was “kind of shocked” that the singer picked a real-life showgirl outfit he designed for the face of her 12th LP.

“Because I was thinking Taylor Swift to be this little girl who used to write songs about fairytale princesses,” said Mackie. “She’s amazing and much taller than I thought she would be and older than I thought she was. I thought she was still 14 or something. Not true!”

“Sultan of Sequins” Mackie, whose legendarily sparkly, jewel-encrusted costumes have been worn by everyone from Diana Ross to Elton John, Whitney Houston, Miley Cyrus, Judy Garlan

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