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A Thriller Michael Jackson Costume

Written on October 13, 2011 by Hansen

Filed Under: Costumes

So you want to be Michael Jackson for Halloween? Well here are some ideas that will have you looking like MJ in no time.

First you want to obtain the essential pieces of the costume, which are a hat, black shoes and white gloves. Now keep in mind you can change up any of these pieces as needed depending what era or what style of Michael you want to reflect (smooth criminal, thriller, etc) but for this costume we are going to go with the Thriller theme.

We will be starting with a sort of red jumpsuit as this is what he wears in his video. If you cannot find anything that fits close enough you could start with a black t-shirt and wear an open red leather jacket over the shirt, and find some matching red leather pants.

Find a fine black hair wig and put a generous amount of gel inside it and style it in such a way that it looks similar to the king of pop’s hair but messy enough to belong to a zombie. As for the face, I would suggest either using one of the many makeup kits that can be found, or buying a simple zombie mask at your local costume shop. You will be a zombified music legend in a Michael Jackson outfit in no time