Michael’s preference for thick-fabric clothes when dancing

[StarlightXX]

I know that as a rule, professional dancers don’t usually wear thick-fabric clothes due to them being inflexible and overheating. I noticed in the music video In The Closet, Michael wears black jeans, and in the Blood On The Dancefloor music video, Michael seems to be wearing corduroy pants. And in the Bad video, he is adorned all in leather.

I’m not saying Michael’s preference for thick-fabrics is incorrect but I find it interesting. In music videos and in concerts, he dances and jumps endlessly in leather loafers and thick-fabric clothes.

Dancers sometimes dress in thick-fabrics when performing in fantasy or historical performances (and Michael’s concerts do include these imageries). Maybe Michael could tolerate dancing in heavy fabrics like a personal preference and also going for a fantasy/ historical/ regal look. What do you think?

 

[mj_frenzy]

Michael Jackson's decision for thick-fabrics (especially in his concerts) was a correct decision because such fabrics can withstand the rigors of his dancing.

So, for him, it was a matter of necessity, rather than of personal preference.

But because overheating thick-fabrics would make him sweat easier on stage, Michael Jackson asked, for the 1997 HIStory Tour, his on stage clothes to have Air-Conditioned mechanism for a cooling effect.

 

[etoile 37]

And in the Bad video, he is adorned all in leather.

Look closely, it's not leather. The outfit he wore in the Bad music video was actually made of cotton according to Michael Bush.

 

[Spaceship]

Another golden pants thread in disguise.

 

[bluemoon7]

Another golden pants thread in disguise.

 

[StarlightXX]

Another golden pants thread in disguise.

Yeah, this thread has potential I was just thinking about dancing being a very high-energy performance and wondered how entertainers (including Michael) danced and wearing heavy-fabricated costumes that could not only be uncomfortable but also restricting.

 

[someplace_else]

I'd say thicker fabric looks more high quality and stays better in place when you are moving. Guess that's the main reason.

On stage he didn't wear such thick fabrics most of the time - no, I am not jumping onto the Goldpants - train