My brother has to go out of the world dancing. Which shoes should he wear? LaToya said, ‘Oh my God. I had one question: In public he wore his personal appearance shoes. “But LaToya said 'you know what he would pick out.' Dennis said, ‘let’s put him in his favorite jacket.’ We called the family, and no one knew where it was. “I didn’t know if I could do it,” he said. Tompkins and Bush designed the outfit, and Bush had to dress him one last time. He was also dressed in black Levis encrusted in black seed beads, as well as Lucite shin guards that Jackson was supposed to wear for the opening number of “This Is It,” the tour he was rehearsing for when he died, as well as an 18-karat gold-plated champion belt adored with semi-precious stones and a pair of his sunglasses. But for his final outfit, he was dressed in a copy of the pearl jacket he wore when his sister Janet handed him a Grammy in 1994. But he understood when he stood out in public that people wanted to see a show.”īush said Jackson slept in Nordstrom over-the-counter pajamas. He would wear oversized shirts, trousers, stepped down shoes. If he came in here in his personal clothes, you wouldn’t know it was Michael Jackson. He didn’t care less what he wore otherwise. “Michael’s basic mentality was I am not a model, I am a dancer,” said Bush.
“Michael’s mentality was, 'I am going to sing the beat and you have to help me show the beat,'" said Bush. It was like two kids with crayons, seeing who could mess up the other one’s drawing better than the other one could,” he said.Īlthough they were not the first ones to dress Jackson in his favorite military-inspired look, the duo created many of Jackson’s embellished military-style jackets now up for auction. And then I would draw something, and he would say I am not going to wear that. He would draw something, and I would say that I don’t want to make that.
This Smooth Criminal white fedora hat was autographed in 2002 by Michael Jackson and given as a gift to his general manager Dieter Weisner. He had a pencil, and I had a pencil with erasers. There are close to 100 collectible items that have sold for more than 10,000 on eBay since his death Michael Jackson Autogrpahed White Fedora Hat - Winning Bid 2742.47.
“We would sit at a table with some paper. “He would give you something if you said you liked it."Īlthough Bush said it has been hard to part with clothes from the man he described as his best friend, he has decided to sell most of the objects, with a portion of the proceeds going to charities.Īlso Read: Michael Jackson's Deathbed Up for Bid in Auction for Ghouls With Moneyīush found the process of designing with Jackson to be amusing. Here, he is pictured with Lisa Marie Presley, who he married in 1994. The sale was cancelled at the last minute. The pop star had given many of the costumes back to Bush for inclusion in the book, which he has been planning for two decades. JUNE 2009 - Michael Jackson’s memorable fedora, which featured in countless dance sequences, was recently valued at £500-£700 for an auction at Julien’s in New York. “Many museums have shown an interest in these pieces, which is a good thing because some of them are starting to fade and tear,” said Bush, who kept the famous "Bad" tour jacket under his bed in a cardboard box for 20 years.
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