Someone in the dark: All-TIME 100 Fashion Icons

2013-09-25

All-TIME 100 Fashion Icons

From models and muses to designers and photographers, the world of style has no shortage of superstars. We picked the 100 most influential fashion icons since 1923, the beginning of TIME ... magazine

Michael Jackson

1958–2009

By Chris Gayomali Monday, Apr. 02, 2012

The glittering glove. The Thriller-era leather jacket. Those spit-shined penny loafers that gave him the otherworldly ability to glide across the stage.

Yes, it's no coincidence that we associate the different chapters of the King of Pop's career with the clothes he wore. But what's perhaps most impressive of all when it comes to Jackson 's aesthetic is that it never once felt contrived. His wardrobe — though flamboyant — was never some grandiose political statement or performance-art afterthought. Like his music, his style reflected the inverse of an introverted artist wrought with complexity: flashy, singularly talented and larger than life.

It was a wardrobe, for lack of better words, fit for a king.

來源：MJJCN.com / 《時代》編譯：Keen
2012年4月3日 - 著名《時代》週刊今天評選出1923年至今的“史上最具影響力的百大時尚標誌性人物”，從設計師、模特、攝影師和繆斯。邁克爾·傑克遜（Michael Jackson）、戴安娜王妃、奧黛麗·赫本、麥當娜、米切爾·奧巴馬、Lady Gaga均作為“時尚繆斯”類別的超級巨星入選。

對邁克爾的評價是：

“閃閃發光的手套。《顫慄》時代的皮夾克。擦得亮亮的便鞋——讓他擁有異世界的能力在舞臺之上滑翔。

“是的，我們將流行音樂之王穿過的服飾和他事業的不同篇章聯接，並非巧合。但或許最讓人無法忘懷的是，傑克遜的審美從來沒有一次讓人感覺做作。他的衣櫥——儘管豔麗耀眼——從來不是某種浮誇的政治聲言或後來才發現的行為藝術。就像他的音樂一樣，他的風格映射了一個內向而複雜的藝術家的顛倒宇宙：閃耀、難以置信的天才，和超越真實人生。

“這樣的時尚，沒有更好的詞語可以言表，只能說，只配得上國王。”