A golden trophy is the best memento a musician can take home from the Grammy Awards. Months after Miley Cyrus took home the first ever trophies for Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Record of the Year at the 2024 Grammy Awards last February, she finally took home the next best souvenir.

Contrary to popular belief, celebrities do not typically own the rare vintage pieces they wear on the red carpet. Instead, archival flexes, such as the cutout silver sequin dress Cyrus wore on stage as one of her five Grammy costume changes, are usually on loan. However, a special auction hosted by Turner Classic Movies and Julien's Auctions allowed Cyrus to bid on and purchase a piece of performance history.

Cyrus's Bob Mackie performance dress from the designer's Fall 2002 collection, featuring hundreds of dazzling sequins and bold cutouts in the front, was worn in the 1970s and 1980s by Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Cher Throughout the pop diva's history, Mackie has been tapped by performers seeking similarly revealing and glamorous looks for their moment in the spotlight. His label's archives have recently been tapped by a new generation of stars, including Sabrina Carpenter (who wore Bob Mackie to the 2024 MTV VMAs) and Zendaya (who wore a vintage Cher-inspired naked dress to this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony), to capitalize on that glamorous side of comeback by doing so.

Neither Miley Cyrus nor Bob Mackie's team has revealed how much she paid to get the “Flowers” dress. However, Miley Cyrus did reveal what the dress meant to her. In a press release first shared through People, Cyrus said, “This dress is more than a performance, it is a celebration of the relationship between music, artistry, and glamour.”

“This performance is a pivotal moment in my life, and it means the world to me that Bob Mackie supported me in securing it.”

On the designer's side, McKee will forever associate the dress with Miley Cyrus' victory lap. Miley's performance at the 2024 Grammy Awards was an unforgettable moment in her career,” she said. As the designer of this dress, I couldn't imagine anyone else wearing it,' he said in a press release. 'That girl was born to perform