Michael Jackson, king of style Impossible to copy Michael Jackson. Impossible without lapsing into caricature or kitsch.Who, except Michael Jackson, was able to wear short pants, white socks and black loafers ? Nobody … This held on MJ was not just acceptable, it was transcended by his personality, his approach, his way of being and was reflected in each of his choregraphies. It was incredibly elegant, class and ‘cool’…

Once upon a time, there were the red leather jacket with big shoulder pads and the super trio: fitted pants / white socks / black shoes. Jackson wore shouldered jacket for years, long time after the fashion of 80’s has passed. The structured silhouette with shoulder pads, literally impose and provide self-confidence. But it is firstly inspired by the image of the bad boy in leather, inherited of the 50’s fashion and culture, Marlon Brando in “The wild one” as well as the King Elvis at the height of his glory. White socks, outdated since the 60’s, catch attention to his feet and thus to his dance steps.

These three elements: black shoes, socks and silvered glove became emblems of the identity of Jackson’s character. He will add to these elements a armband, a traditional sign of mourning, wearing it as a political protest over the injustices done to children as he explained.

He appears both in the clip of Bad and in Bad Tour, harnessed from head to toe, metal loops run along his legs, multiple belts surrounding his weight, and in the clip, a perfecto covered with black zips, but he does not hesitate on stage to rip his virginal white T-shirt to appears half naked.Jackson was obsessed with military clothing, not just the cut but also decorations and ornaments. In this style, his most significant look was the one he had at the Grammy Awards ceremony in 1984, but also at the invitation of President Reagan and at the inauguration of his star on the Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.

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