Michael
Jackson took the world by storm in the 80s with his infectious music,
amazing mini movie music videos, and unprecedented dance moves (see the
How to Moonwalk tutorial video below). Everyone
wanted to be as cool as Michael. And then . . . well, here at Like Totally
80s, we prefer not to focus on the "and then." So, if you
wanna be
startin' something by
donning a Michael look, you'll be the "Thrill-er" of the party.
To read more about MJ and to see some then and now pictures of him, go to our
Famous People of the 80s page.
To recreate Michael's classic 80s look you'll need just a few essential items:
Red leather (or pleather) jacket
with zippers all over it. Try pushing the sleeves up (as MJ has done
above). Or, wear a red button down shirt, open over a white
t-shirt as shown to the right).
One sparkling glove (or white
glove).
White socks with black patent
leather shoes, with pants short enough or rolled up slightly to show
the white socks.
Black fedora (buy to right), with
strands of black hair coming down face from under hat.
Aviator sunglasses (shown below
executed beautifully - buy at right for only $5.00!).
Michael Jackson seen here rockin’ out with
David Lee Roth.
Now just work on your spins and moonwalk. Then you'll be so "Bad" that
everyone will want to "Rock with You!" To get you started
off on the right foot (sorry for the wretched pun), we have included the
following very helpful tutorial on moonwalking (with airwalking thrown in
for good measure).
Michael
Jackson took the world by storm in the 80s with his infectious music,
amazing mini movie music videos, and unprecedented dance moves (see the
How to Moonwalk tutorial video below). Everyone
wanted to be as cool as Michael. And then . . . well, here at Like Totally
80s, we prefer not to focus on the "and then." So, if you
Red leather (or pleather) jacket
with zippers all over it. Try pushing the sleeves up (as MJ has done
above). Or, wear a red button down shirt, open over a white
t-shirt as shown to the right).
