The leather-based jacket worn by Michael Jackson to movie a Pepsi advert practically 40 years in the past has bought at a London public sale for £250,000 ($306,000).
Jackson wore the jacket to movie a Pepsi advert in 1984, scorching off the heels of his record-breaking success with the Thriller album. The Pepsi advertisements turned infamous for an incident during which Jackson’s hair caught hearth whereas filming, leaving him with critical burns. He later mentioned his ache remedy for his accidents was what triggered his dependence on prescription remedy.
The jacket was considered one of greater than 20 objects, together with a jacket initially worn by George Michael and a hairpiece belonging to Amy Winehouse, plus objects linked to David Bowie, Oasis and The Beatles, that had been bought at public sale Friday.
Different objects within the public sale included ones linked to Elvis Presley, Queen and Johnny Marr, previously of The Smiths. There was additionally a Gibson guitar that beforehand belonged to AC/DC’s Angus Younger, and a restricted version Yellow Submarine Beatles jukebox.
George Michael’s jacket – seen within the video he recorded with Aretha Franklin for the hit I Knew You Had been Ready (For Me) – bought for £93,750 ($115,000), much more than the very best information value of £60,000.
This isn’t the primary sale of memorabilia belonging to Jackson. A black fedora hat he wore simply earlier than debuting his distinctive moonwalk dance in 1983 was bought in September at public sale in Paris for €77,640 (£67,088).
