Shirt worn by Michael Jackson during Victory tour
date: label: Date
content: 1984
name: label: Attributed to
content: Bill Whitten, American, 1944 - 2006
label: Worn by
content: Michael Jackson, American, 1958 - 2009
label: Signed by
content: Michael Jackson, American, 1958 - 2009
notes: label: Description
content: A custom made tour costume top worn by Michael Jackson. The shirt is sleeveles and constructed in two panels. The back is blue spandex with a hanging curved flap which has a strip of velcro sewn horizontally about 7 inches from the bottom. The front panel is blue silk, the chest of which is covered entirely in cylindrical blue, red, white and black beads in an abstract, flowing shape. The bottom of the front panel has a curved flap, with two strips of velcro affixed horizontally about 9 inches from the bottom. On the outer portion of the PL of this flap is a handwritten message and signature in black ink. The two panels are sewn together down the proper left side and on the pright right are attached via a small toothed zipper on top of the shoulder, which does not detach completely, and a larger toothed zipper along the torso, at the top of which is a small metal hook and eye fastner. On the interior there is a fine sheer fabric panel sewn to the front silk panel only over the chest area. Sewn to the interior front of the collar is a white rectangular tag printed with [MICHAEL JACKSON] in black.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Popular music
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.23.3
objectType: label: Type
content: shirts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Bill Whitten and Jams M Cross (Executor) & Family
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic fiber and sequin, silk (textile), metal, trimming (material)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Laid flat): 30 1/2 × 19 in. (77.5 × 48.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Shoulder width: 16 1/8 in. (41 cm)