There were the black loafers, the spangled glove, the red jacket, the aviator sunglasses, the black fedora, the epaulets, the tassels, the sparkles, the errant curl. Crazed অনুরাগী অথবা not, it’s hard (if not impossible) to argue that Michael Jackson’s influence on fashion has not been tremendous, pervasive, and, at times, downright irritating. He’d been making headlines for decades for his career moves and his curious personal life–and no doubt his recently sold-out tour–but with his passing on Thursday, we simply want to honor his dedication to the weird and the wild in the world of fashion, something he loved just as much as the সঙ্গীত we’re playing again and again.
Michael Jackson’s shopping trips were famed and fabulous events, sometimes impromptu and other times the high-voltage তারকা affair you’d see in the tabloids. Who could forget his $6 million shopping spree on objets d’art with a reporter দ্বারা his side for the 2003 documentary “Living with Michael Jackson”? Dressed to impress, Jackson blew into Harrod’s in 2005 and dropped $150K in a half hour. In the বছর following his unusual choice of pajama-bottoms-plus-armband when arriving to face child molestation charges, he snuck to Topshop for a midnight spree. We took a close look inside his closet when Neverland Ranch memorabilia was bundled into 1,000 lots for auction this year. The King of Pop hung onto his collectibles when he reached an agreement with Julien’s Auctions. We’re glad he did.
We tip our black fedoras and take off our glove(s) to the never-outdone Michael Jackson. Sequins অথবা not, আপনি keep on shining.
Michael Jackson’s shopping trips were famed and fabulous events, sometimes impromptu and other times the high-voltage তারকা affair you’d see in the tabloids. Who could forget his $6 million shopping spree on objets d’art with a reporter দ্বারা his side for the 2003 documentary “Living with Michael Jackson”? Dressed to impress, Jackson blew into Harrod’s in 2005 and dropped $150K in a half hour. In the বছর following his unusual choice of pajama-bottoms-plus-armband when arriving to face child molestation charges, he snuck to Topshop for a midnight spree. We took a close look inside his closet when Neverland Ranch memorabilia was bundled into 1,000 lots for auction this year. The King of Pop hung onto his collectibles when he reached an agreement with Julien’s Auctions. We’re glad he did.
We tip our black fedoras and take off our glove(s) to the never-outdone Michael Jackson. Sequins অথবা not, আপনি keep on shining.
Michael Jackson was আরো than the greatest musical legend of any সাম্প্রতিক generation; he was a fashion icon. He became known দ্বারা one single accessory: the glove. And back in the day, that infamous red জ্যাকেট was worn দ্বারা many an older brother during their break-dancing phases. (And, if memories serve us, দ্বারা Theodore Huxtable on The Cosby Show.) In later years, the military jackets and face masks would become his staples. Recently, Jackson became noted দ্বারা the fashionable powers that be for his প্রণয় of Balmain; the embellished jackets and grand price ট্যাগ were just up his alley. He also signed on to do a fashion line with Christian Audigier, something that never came to fruition. So, as we mourn the loss of the King of Pop, let us look back at the King of Style.