Michael Jackson's clothes are all made to order, and many clothes are only worn once, which is very luxurious. . . Rich. . . Behind Byakki Smoker are MichaelBush and DennisTompkins, who have worked for the superstar for more than 20 years. These two L.A. fashion designers silently designed most personal and stage costumes for Michael Jackson, with tens of thousands of pieces. They created the black shirts and trousers in ManInTheMirror's music video, and the crystal stone national flag jacket at the 9/1/charity concert in Washington. And since February this year, they began to design Jackson's most important performance costume-the court costume of Santa Maria Palace. Every day, Bush gets up at 3 a.m. to dress up for the court that day-usually a colorful vest and a coat with military decorations. Then he immediately drove from his studio in Los Feliz and went to Wuxiang Ranch via highway 10 1. So, at 6-7 am, he began to dress Jackson. Bush said that Jackson usually said "thank you" to him and gave him a hug. The designer usually goes back to the studio after noon, and then helps tompkins finish the costume for court the next day. Most of Jackson's costumes made by tompkins were completed at one time. The two men sewed clothes with a "Michael mannequin", the size of which was made according to the singer's real size. Perhaps their proudest thing is that Jackson changed his clothes every day and never wore the same clothes twice. Bush said: "There are about two or three tailors making coats in our city, because our own speed can't keep up." They usually go to bed at 9 o'clock in the evening, but sometimes they stay up until evening 1 1. "We filmed everything. However, we know that as long as it is for Michael, he will call us later and ask for two sets. Maybe one suit will be sent to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland or Madame Tussauds in London, and he will keep the next one. " Jackson, who was accused of child molestation, was criticized by some media for dressing too luxuriously in court, but designers said these reactions were unfair. "If other people dress like this, they won't say anything," said tompkins, a silver-haired girl. "A few days ago on TV, Bruce Willis was wearing a bright orange coat. Robin williams is also wearing a beautiful skirt and a red tie. But no one has any objection. But if Michael Jackson wears mourning clothes or Armani clothes, people will wonder what he is hiding. " What about the pajamas lawsuit? "He was in the hospital that day. What do people wear in the hospital? Pajamas, of course. " Bush said. "I know what to wear to court," he continued, "but that's the life Michael has never experienced. Therefore, we have to find ways to make him not only lose his Michael Jackson style, but also integrate into the current judicial atmosphere. " When they started this latest clothing plan, they had done a lot of research. "We bought all the magazines in the world-men's, women's, children's, underwear, anything with patterns." Bush said: "Then we sat on the ground looking for inspiration. Dennis will take out his sketchpad and pencil and start drawing. We are very cooperative. Jackson welcomes any suggestions. " The instructions of the superstar are always harsh: "This is what the whole world is wearing. Beyond it. " "We started designing white clothes, and everyone was crazy about it." Bush talked about the white coat Jackson wore on his first day in court. "Then we started to make dark clothes, dark blue clothes, black clothes, gray striped clothes, and we even made him red double-breasted buttons-oh, the earth stopped spinning for it. The red dress was published in most pages of all newspapers. " The vest that became the topic of discussion in the experiment was made of silk from India, printed fabric from Europe and artificial fabric from downtown Los Angeles. Some vests also have crystal stones and brass buttons. Jackson likes things that wear military uniforms. "Uniforms attract people's attention," Bush said. The lines are clean, just like dance costumes. They are like the second skin. " Jackson is also a frequent visitor to Santa Monica British Collectibles Company. "As far as all beautiful ornaments are concerned, those badges in Britain are like jewels," tompkins said. So over the years, the two designers have also collected a large number of uniforms, armor and military badges-all for research. Bush said: This is not so much a political declaration as an armband made of gold ribbon embroidered on Jackson's right arm as a visual attraction. "Performance time" is a word often used by the designers. "When we are with Michael, it's showtime," Bush said, his eyes shining. Obviously, some of their ideas are too advanced for even Jackson to accept. "He stepped back and said,' No, no,no.' We said,' Yes, yes, yes.' Then I'll think in the morning if I've gone too far. We are still used to making stage costumes. "Bush grinned. Tompkins pointed to a light blue vest ready to appear in court and said, "Sometimes I look at what we have made and feel I have to wear it," he said, "but we can't afford these clothes ourselves. "Jackson didn't let them be servants, but paid separately for each piece of clothing they made. Bush and tompkins have other clients. Tompkins used to be an actor in ice dancing. His career in Hollywood began as a tailor in the clothing department of ABC TV. 1985 In the summer, just as he was leaving the TV station, he received a phone call and invited him to work for the CEO. This film is a sci-fi musical, directed by francis coppola and produced by george lucas. " I didn't want to attend, but Michael Bush said it was a good opportunity. "John Napier was the designer of the clothing project at that time, but tompkins was an expert in turning plane sketches into three-dimensional clothing. While working at Laird International Studio in Culver City, Jackson, who starred in this film, discovered tompkins's genius, especially his genius in making dance pants. " When he tried them on, he said, "I can dance in them, I can dance in them!" " ! "tompkins recalled. This began a long-term cooperative relationship between them. Michael Bush grew up in Ohio, worked in Las Vegas, moved to Los Angeles in 1980s, and joined the production team of Captain EO shortly after tompkins. "When I first told my mother that I had found a job, she asked me who Michael Jackson was. "After the filming of Captain EO, designers began to design costumes for Jackson's music video. "Became a job in Zhou Du, then a day job, and then an hourly job. For five to ten years, we only worked for Michael, and at that time we lost all other customers. " Bush said. The golden robot costume that Jackson wore in 1996 "Historical Journey" was a challenge. "We designed an armor on his chest, and he can take it off on the stage to reveal the dance costume inside." Tompkins said. On the dangerous world tour of 1992, they designed 18-carat gold leggings. Although Jackson's clothes look luxurious, the price is also an important point. Bush said, "He is a businessman. Many people think that money is nothing to him, but this is not true. " Over the years, the two designers have used wool, silk, canvas, nylon, gold, silver, British badges, police badges and even car parts from Pomona flea market. "He keeps us so busy that whenever we meet something, we want to know whether we can use it or turn it into something." Bush said. Jackson once called in the middle of the night and asked, "What does every man, woman and child in the world know?" Bush said Mickey Mouse was his first thought. But Jackson said he was thinking about tableware. "He said,' Can you help me make these into clothes? The result is a jacket with a knife and fork and a spoon. "Michael called it his evening dress," Bush said. "It's humorous. It is a human side that outsiders don't know. "The designers took Jackson's tour album and told him his likes and dislikes. They also complain that people think they only work for this music legend. " When we go to an interview, they will say,' We don't need uniforms'. "Bush said," But we can make more other clothes. "They used to design clothes for Britney Spears, including the red dress that appeared in the music video OopsIDidItAgain. They also designed a leather evening dress for Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.'s wife, Pauletta, who wore it at the 200 1 Golden Globe Awards Ceremony. They also designed a dress for Elizabeth Taylor to celebrate her 60th birthday in Disneyland. In the corner of their workshop, there was a dress covered with crystal stone, which was worn on the model and exhibited at a charity fashion show earlier this month. "It weighs about 17 pounds. We sewed the crystal stones piece by piece with fishing line. " Bush said: "This is also the detail that Michael asked for." Although the two designers may not be involved in future career development, they can't help talking about him. Bush said: "There is little demand for clothes now, because clothes from movies and TV can be bought on the street." "That's why we benefited from Michael. Being with him is always performance time. " Pie. Com customization: /497253088

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