Fyi regarding the photo ops with Bush as some people posted about the amount of money they had to pay to get a photo with Bush. That idea did not come from Bush, he may have supported the idea and allowed these kids to make some money, but seemingly these two lads was behind it.
Duo return from Jackson adventure in Los Angeles
Friday, 18 January 2013
EXPERIENCE:?Shane McCusker and Kristian Baycroft with Michael Bush at the Julien’s Auctions VIP reception held in LA.
TWO media students at Barking and Dagenham College have just returned from Los Angeles after securing key roles in the touring exhibition of the late Michel Jackson’s stage costumes.
The adventure began when 18-year-old Shane McCusker, from Dagenham, clinched an interview with Jackson’s long-time designer and personal friend Michael Bush at the Irish stop of the exhibition world tour.
Bush later invited Shane to join him and Philip Treacy - milliner to the stars - at their London Fashion Week Catwalk Show. He mingled with guests including Lady Gaga, Kelly Brook, and Dita Von Teese at the VIP fashion show, and it was there that plans for the rest of the tour were discussed.
Shane was invited, along with his business partner Kristian Baycroft, 19, from Barking, to help set-up and run the London exhibition at Westfield Stratford City.
The enterprising young duo spotted a business opportunity: to offer fans a chance to pose for a souvenir photo alongside one of Jackson’s iconic jackets.
They built a website overnight to host the images for customers to download, and as a result of their business savvy, have thousands of photos and hours of footage from the numerous exhibitions.
During their visit to LA, Shane and Kristian secured front row seats at the world-famous Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, where Jackson’s costumes went under the hammer.
Lady Gaga bought 55 items, spending vast amounts of money, with just one jacket from the iconic collection selling for £148,418. The pair managed to secure some mementos of their trip, including signed copies of Bush's book and a prototype T-shirt, designed to be sold at Jackson's ill-fated London comeback shows.
“It was a great project to be involved in” said Kristian, who has moved on to study media and communications at Birmingham City University.
The talented young duo also run a film production company ‘Wider Horizon’ and their earnings from the tour will help fund their first feature film later in 2013.
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