The legendary red jacket worn by Michael Jackson in his Thriller video is going under the hammer – and could fetch a staggering $400,000.
The iconic piece of clothing, which Jacko autographed for his former costume designers Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush, is among a selection of music memorabilia being auctioned off in Beverly Hills, California.
Also up for grabs is a custom-made black glove that the King of Pop wore to the 1984 American Music Awards, which is expected to sell for up to $30,000, and the wig he wore when he announced his ill-fated This Is It concert series in London, which could fetch up to $6,000.
Other items in the Music Icons auction include a song score handwritten by Jimi Hendrix, thought to be worth up to $30,000, a cape worn by ex-Beatle Ringo Starr in the 1965 movie Help!, which is expected to fetch up to $8,000, and a 1986 Jaguar car owned by Frank Sinatra, estimated to fetch between $10,000 and $20,000.
Jackson’s Thriller jacket, which sparked a 1980s fashion craze, is the highest priced lot and is expected to fetch between $200,000 and $400,000 when it goes under the hammer at Julien’s Auctions on 25 June and 26 June.
The coat is one of two jackets worn by the music legend while he filmed the groundbreaking 1983 video. The other one is on display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, on loan from the Estate of Michael Jackson.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the jacket will be donated to the Shambala Preserve in California – where Jackson’s two Bengal tigers, Thriller and Sabu, have been living since the late singer left his Neverland Ranch in 2006.
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