Michael Jackson’s most iconic outfits poised to…
Michael Jackson’s legendary gloves, loafers and “Thriller” jacket are headed to public sale — with the iconic gadgets estimated to fetch properly over $1 million.
Los Angeles-based Julien’s Auctions on Wednesday unveiled 4 items worn by Jackson forward of a December public sale in Abu Dhabi.
The gadgets on offer are rhinestone-studded glove and loafers the King of Pop donned when he debuted the Moonwalk on the 1983 “Motown 25” TV particular, as properly the red-and-black leather-based jacket and loafers he sported in the “Thriller” music video.
Michael Jackson’s legendary gloves are among the gadgets headed to public sale. © CORBIS
“The Thriller jacket is the one the world has never stopped talking about, and we are thrilled to unveil it alongside the rhinestone-studded glove Michael Jackson wore when he debuted the moonwalk,” said Martin Nolan, co-founder and government director of Julien’s Auctions.
He added that the items carry “a moment that changed pop culture forever.”
The gadgets up for public sale are anticipated to nab over $1 million. Getty Images
The well-known Motown 25 glove is billed as the “Holy Grail of Michael Jackson memorabilia” and carries the very best estimated bid of the gathering, at $600,000 to $800,000, according to the public sale’s official web site.
The merchandise last went to public sale in November 2009, when Hong Kong businessman Hoffman Ma purchased it at Julien’s for a then-record $430,000. Over the past 17 years, it has been shown as a major cultural attraction, drawing followers from around the world.
The black leather-based Florsheim Como moc-toe tassel loafers that Jackson wore in 1983 while performing “Billie Jean” in rehearsals for the NBC particular, where he unveiled the Moonwalk to the public, are estimated to fetch between $60,000 and $80,000.
The estimated worth of Jackson’s black and candy-red, calf-leather jacket from the 1983 “Thriller” video is only obtainable upon request. It has silver cuff buckles, a purple silk lining, a Trapunto-stitched collar and winged shoulders. It bears a “Marc Laurent Paris” label and is inscribed inside, “To Bush and Dennis All My Love Michael Jackson.”
The well-known Motown 25 glove is billed as the “Holy Grail of Michael Jackson memorabilia” and carries the very best estimated bid of the gathering. Getty Images
It is one of two jackets made for the video. The other was intentionally shredded for the music video’s zombie scenes and is saved by Jackson’s property, which has displayed it at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“This is the only jacket worn by Jackson during the portions of the video when he is not in zombie makeup,” the public sale’s web site said.
The loafers worn in the “Thriller” video and its rehearsals are also up for public sale and are estimated at $30,000 to $50,000. The pair is measurement 9.5, and each sole is scored and inscribed with “MJ Thriller Shoes.”
A Florsheim measurement 9.5 shoe worn by Michael Jackson during the manufacturing of “Thriller” is estimated to garner dozens of hundreds of {dollars}. Getty Images
The pair comes with a signed letter dated Dec. 18, 1983, from Jackson to the video’s choreographer, Michael Peters.
“The dancing told the story without needing words, and that’s something special,” Jackson wrote, saying that he needed Peters to have the footwear. “I hope they remind you of what we made together and how important your part was in it.”
All the gadgets will probably be offered during “Michael Jackson: The Fashion Legacy Auction,” half of Julien’s Celebrity & Pop Culture Experience.
The public sale will happen live from the Rosewood Abu Dhabi from Dec. 7–9, 2026. The items will journey across the US and to Japan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates before the sale.
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