Vicki Lawrence tribute to Bob Mackie: “The Guru of Glitter is in heaven. Those angels don’t know how lucky they are”

As a member of the cast of The Carol Burnett Show throughout its entire run, few people got to work with the late, great Bob Mackie as closely and as long as Vicki Lawrence did. The Emmy winner posted this tribute on social media:

This is a monumental loss for the fashion world. Not only was he a genius, but how he did it every week for 11 years is beyond me. It was always such a treat to go to wardrobe fittings and find out what you were gonna get to wear that week. He was a lovely man. I don’t think I ever remember seeing him without a smile. I will always remember him young, when the Carol Burnett show first started. He was one of the only people that would sit down and talk to me. I was so much younger than everybody on the show, and kind of a fish out of water, you know? I would sit in the audience and watch rehearsals, he would come and sit next to me, and talk to a very shy girl about her life. He was so kind and funny, charming and OMG so good looking. I remember after I had my second baby, we had a huge CBS photo shoot coming up. A legendary photo with everybody who was or had been on CBS. Bob said to me, I will make you a brand new gown, if you lose the weight before the shoot. I did, and I felt so beautiful that day. The Guru of Glitter is in heaven tonight. Those angels don’t know how lucky they are.