Bob Mackie loves strippers - but not in the way you might think. Tasked with ‘designing strippers’ by the great late costume designer Edith Head, who received a record-breaking 35 Academy Award nominations for her work in Hollywood, the California native headed downtown to the burlesque house. Inside, he was captivated by the formidable presence of Tempest Storm - the legendary burlesque icon known to the world as the 'Queen of Exotic Dancers.'

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