Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson

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Michael Jackson
A black stage jacket with satin lapels and gilt fastening to waist, embellished with large diamante crystals to left lapel, cuffs and large encrusted sun motif to back and arm band to right sleeve [some crystals missing], with added braiding along arms and cuffs; labeled inside Tailored By Ghulam Mohammed; made for Michael Jackson for MTV Video Music Awards, Japan, 2006; accompanied by footage of Jackson at the awards and documents concerning the provenance (3)
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Lot Essay

Michael Jackson can be clearly seen wearing an identical jacket when arriving, performing and receiving his Legend award at the 2006 MTV Video Awards in Japan.
According to the vendor the jacket was obtained from a charity who were given the jacket by a storage company that had been storing it along with other items on behalf of Jackson. As payment for the storage was never received the company donated the jacket to a charity. At this time Jackson's popularity was waning and the storage company decided to give the items away rather than trying to raise funds from them.

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