Michael Jackson brought attention to many unique styles during his lifetime, but none may be more enduring than the gloves he rocked through the Thriller era and to the very end. Now, Nate D. Sanders auction house is giving you a chance to own one of one of the iconic studded gloves MJ wore.
Jackson owned this particular glove in 1984. It is encrusted with crystals and will start at a bid of $20,000 when it goes under the hammer on July 30. Obviously, the auction only features a singular glove as Jackson always sported them one at a time.
Jackson gifted the glove to artist Paul Bedard, who is the one offering the glove up in this auction. Bedard was a friend of Jackson's and the artist created a number of paintings featuring iconic pop culture figures wearing the entertainer's signature look for the walls of Neverland Ranch.
This glove will likely sell for much higher than its starting bid. A previous auction involving the glove Jackson wore when he first performed the moonwalk shattered estimates of $40,000 to $60,000 when it sold for $420,000 in 2009. The winner at the time called the price "a fairly good discount," according to Today.
The auction house is taking separate bids for a prototype of the leather biker jacket Jackson wore in the "Bad" video. The starting bid for that item is $10,000.
