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Gorgen Ray Aghayan was an Iranian fashion designer and costume designer for the United States film industry. He won an Emmy Award and was nominated for three Academy Awards for his costume design. From the early 1960s until his death in 2011, Aghayan's partner was fashion designer Bob Mackie.

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• Bob Mackie American fashion designer (1939–2026)

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