Michael Jackson's 10 Most Iconic Looks

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MUST-HAVE JACKET

For his 1982 teen gang video "Beat It," the singer picked a casually

cool outfit that would inspire millions to wear zipper-accented red leather

jackets in a decade-defining look for the '80s.

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SUITED UP

From the moment Jackson danced across the lighted floor in the 1983

video for "Billie Jean," legions of teenagers wanted his slick leather suit,

pink shirt and red bow tie.

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MOONWALK MOMENT

Debuting the moonwalk live at the Motown 25th Anniversary

celebration in 1983, the dancing star wore his signature cropped pants - designed to show off his intricate footwork to its fullest - with

sparkling socks, shirt and his omnipresent penny loafers. Ken Luftig Viste, curator of the Grammy Museum's Michael Jackson: HIStyle exhibition, explains, "He'd wear an elaborate outfit like this so that even the people in the farthest rows could see him dance because the crystals are flashing under the lights.The white socks really also showed off the way he danced, the ways he could move and how much of that was footwork," says Luftig-Viste. "He wanted people to be able to see him dance."

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FITS LIKE A GLOVE

Setting off a massive trend, Jackson wore just one bedazzled glove to the

1984 Grammys along with a sequined military jacket, complete with gilded

sash. Not only did he get fashionistas buzzing, he also picked up a

record-breaking eight awards that night. Jackson was very into "British regalia show clothes - over the top military themed items," says longtime costumer Michael Bush, who would research historically correct military gear for Jackson, and then "do a street version, rock and roll look out of plastic, vinyl. Anything other than what was traditional!"

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