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Michael Jackson costumes shown on world tour

(Reuters) – A

collection of costumes worn by the late Michael Jackson is going on a global tour starting next month

ahead of an auction in Beverly Hills in December, Julien’s Auctions said on Monday.

U.S. pop star Michael Jackson gestures 

during a news conference at the O2 Arena in London March 5, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
U.S. pop star Michael Jackson gestures

during a news conference at the O2 Arena in London March 5, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

The exhibit, to open in Santiago, Chile on Friday, will include

one of the singer’s signature crystal-covered gloves, a military-style jacket he wore for the Soul

Train awards in 1989 and a silver spandex leotard Jackson wore during his “Bad” tour in 1987.

A

helmet wired with battery powered lights that Jackson wore for the 2001 special concert at New York’s

Madison Square Garden that marked his 30 years as a solo entertainer will also go on

display.

The 50-100 costumes to be exhibited were designed by Jackson’s long-time Los

Angeles-based collaborators Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush, who spent 25 years creating his stage and

personal clothes.

The items were mostly gifted back to Tompkins and Bush by the singer, and many

are signed by him, auctioneer Darren Julien said.

The exhibit will open on Friday at the Museo

de la Moda in Santiago, Chile and tour cities in Europe and Asia, including China and Japan, ahead of the auction in Beverly

Hills on December 2.

A portion of the proceeds will go to the charities Guide Dogs of America

and the Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas.

Jackson died aged 50 in June 2009 in Los Angeles

from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol and sedatives. His personal doctor is currently serving a

four year jail term for involuntary manslaughter.

(Reporting By Jill

Serjeant, editing by Christine Kearney)

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