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Iconic Michael Jackson jacket goes up for auction

2023-10-11 1 Dailymotion

#englishnews #MichaelJacksonjacket <br /><br />News Article :-<br />An iconic jacket once worn by pop star Michael Jackson is set to go up for auction in London in November.<br /><br />The item featured in a Pepsi commercial in 1984 and is among more than 200 pieces of music memorabilia being sold.<br /><br />The black-and-white leather jacket, which was custom-made for Jackson for the commercial, is listed for between £200,000 ($245,000) and £400,000.<br /><br />It came from the first in a series of ads for the soft drink that featured the superstar.<br /><br />The commercials are chiefly remembered now because, during one filming session, Jackson's hair caught fire and he suffered burn injuries after a pyrotechnic malfunction.<br />However, he was wearing a different jacket on that occasion.<br /><br />The item will be auctioned by costume and prop vendor Propstore, along with George Michael's La Rocka jacket, which he wore while duetting with Aretha Franklin in 1987.<br /><br />Also up for grabs is a beehive hairpiece used by Amy Winehouse in 2007 for the music video of You Know I'm No Good, which featured on her last album Back To Black.<br /><br />Other memorabilia going under the hammer include items relating to David Bowie, Elvis Presley and The Beatles.<br /><br />A Gibson guitar that belonged to AC/DC's Angus Young could fetch up to £120,000, while a belt buckle that belonged to John Lennon is estimated at up to £60,000.<br /><br />Mark Hochman, director of music and posters at Propstore, said bidding would be "highly competitive".<br /><br />"For many of these exclusive lots, it is the first time they have been offered for sale to the public," he said.<br /><br />Memorabilia belonging to Michael Jackson has previously sold for thousands.<br /><br />The black fedora hat that he wore just before performing his famous moonwalk dance for the first time in 1983 sold at an auction in Paris last month for €77,640

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