Glamour has to come from you

Dame Mary Berry is 90 today! *

Oh, how these weekends taunt us! The weather was glorious towards the end of last week, then descended to grey and murky all weekend. Now - as I head off for another sublimely fulfilling (ahem!) week in work - the forecast is for another upturn in temperatures. Sigh.

Hey, ho. Speaking of birthdays...

... today is also the 85th of that OTT creative genius Mr Bob Mackie, designer of choice for decades of ladies beloved of men-who-are-light-in-their-loafers including Mitzi Gaynor, Diana Ross, Bette Midler, Carol Burnett, Ann-Margret, and of course Cher!

"Glamour has to come from you and it has to come from confidence."

So what better way to kick off the week (in sparkling fashion as is our wont) on this Tacky Music Monday, than with Cher, Bette and Dame Elton John (and Flip Wilson), together, dressed in the most outrageous of Mr Mackie's creations?!

Elton John, Cher, Bette Midler, Flip Wilson - Cher Show final medley: Mockingbird, Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Never Can Say Goodbye and Proud Mary

And here is a musical compendium of some of his famous costumes:

Bob Mackie highlights

Robert Gordon "Bob" Mackie (born 24th March 1940)

[* and no, I don't think Dame Mary's ever worn a Bob Mackie creation!]

Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring

Boo! Monday's here!

Groo. Another lovely weekend is over - a visit from The Mother on Saturday (she loved our garden!), and a "chill-out" day gently pottering in the sunshine yesterday - and here we are again...

I think we should go completely OTT this Tacky Music Monday, methinks, by way of a wake-up call - in the glittering company of a cavalcade of stars: Cher, Bette Midler, Dame Elton, and - erm - Flip Wilson!

Cher Show Medley - Mockingbird, Proud Mary, Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Never Can Say Goodbye

Have a good one, dear reader.

[I have, of course, featured this clip before, way back in 2014]