International Design Competition Finalist: Yang Shen
Yang Shen's collection 'Looming' features a variety of unique leather jackets that are not only functional and protective but also timeless.
Originally worn by Jackson in the 1984 soft drink promo, it fetched the whopping six-figure sum at an auction by London memorabilia specialists Propstore.
It had been estimated to sell for between £200,000 and £400,000.
It wasn’t the only leather jacket to go for big money. A biker number worn by George Michael in the music video I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me), with US soul queen Aretha Franklin, sold for £93,750.
Jackson wore the jacket to film the Pepsi advert shortly after his record-breaking success with the Thriller album. The Pepsi ad became notorious for an incident in which Jackson’s hair caught fire while filming, leaving him badly burned.
The jacket he wore for the video for the title track of the Thriller album, an instantly recognisable red and black design, went for an even bigger sum at auction in 2011. According to Rolling Stone magazine, Texan gold trader Milton Verret paid an incredible $1.8million for it.
Yang Shen's collection 'Looming' features a variety of unique leather jackets that are not only functional and protective but also timeless.
In this month's Street Seen, meet Hantao from Shanghai, China.
The panel of judges for the Real Leather. Stay Different. Nordic Region Student Design Competition 2023, in partnership with Arts Thread, has been announced featuring two prominent industry figures and our first ever overall winner of the competition.
There are various ways to join two pieces of leather together. Gluing may be the easiest of them, but sometimes it’s also the best.
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