Michael Jackson's Thriller jacket Michael Jackson's Thriller jacket Michael Jackson's Thriller jacket refers to the red jacket worn by Michael Jackson in the "Michael Jackson's Thriller" video in 1983. On June 27, 2011, the jacket sold for $1.8 million at Julien's Auctions. The buyer, Milton Verret, described the jacket as "the greatest piece of rock and roll memorabilia in history". The jacket was designed by Deborah Nadoolman Landis, wife of director John Landis. She had also designed Indiana Jones's jacket in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", among other things. The red jacket was noted for its V shaped black stripes, the unusual style of
Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video) it "continues to be considered the greatest video ever by just about everyone." Gil Kaufman of MTV described the video as "iconic" and felt that it was one of Jackson's "most enduring legacies". Kaufman also noted that the music video was the "mini-movie that revolutionized music videos" and "cemented Jackson's status as one of the most ambitious, innovative pop stars of all time". "Michael Jackson's Thriller" was named the "greatest video" by MTV in 1999, and by VH1 and "Time" in 2001. In a poll of over one thousand users conducted by Myspace in 2010, it was voted the most