Michael Jackson Clothes Designer Rick Pallack Mourns the Death of Friend With Memories of Designing Wardrobe for 'Thriller' Album Cover
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) July 17, 2009 -- Michael Jackson was a shining light of creativity, innovation, talent, compassion and graciousness. Those sentiments were expressed by Rick Pallack who designed Michael Jackson clothes (www.rickpallack.com).
"I will miss Michael dearly," said Pallack. "He was a great humanitarian and philanthropist. My heart goes out to the entire Jackson family at this tragic time. He enriched the world with his music, fashion and entertainment."
Among the many Pallack designs that Jackson wore was the white suit and accessories that appear on the cover of the best selling 'Thriller' album (1982). Pallack also designed the iconic Michael Jackson clothes for the cover of the Billie Jean single release.
Pallack and Jackson both grew up and became teenage friends in Encino, a suburb of Los Angeles, around the same time. For more than two decades, Pallack has wardrobed many of Hollywood's and the music industry's top rock fashion celebrities, including Jackson.
The sudden passing of Jackson brought forth a lifetime of memories to Pallack, who has created a number of fashion styles over the years for the pop icon.
When Miko Brando - Marlon Brando's son and a close friend to both Jackson and Pallack - was about to get married, Michael personally asked Rick to design the formal wear for the groom and the men in the wedding party. Jackson was the best man and hosted the event at his Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California, which Pallack attended.
The recently opened Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles has added a Michael Jackson clothes exhibit dedicated to his rock fashion style (www.rickpallack.com), including a Michael Jackson glove. Pallack contributed one of Jackson's Billie Jean fedora hats to the music fashion exhibit. The exhibit introduction reads that celebrity fashion designer Pallack "went on to design some of Jackson's most iconic looks, including those from the Thriller era." Pallack is also quoted as saying that "Michael Jackson was hands on in creating every aspect of his own rock fashion style and iconic image."
"Michael Jackson was not only an amazing entertainer, he also revolutionized music fashion," said Pallack. "Michael Jackson clothes (http://www.rickpallack.com) created trends that made him a pop culture fashion style icon."
Over the years Pallack's designs have been seen on the Academy Awards, The Grammy and Emmy Awards, MTV Music Awards, the Olympics, six U.S. Presidents and such celebrities as Tom Cruise, Jim Carrey, Sylvester Stallone, Senator Edward Kennedy, Hugh Hefner and Frank Sinatra.
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