Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation jacket sells for more than $81,000
LOS ANGELES — The military style jacket that Janet Jackson wore during her 1990 Rhythm Nation concert tour sold for $81,250 at a Beverly Hills auction on Friday, more than 20 times its pre-sale estimate. The Rhythm Nation cropped black jacket with metal hardware was one of the highlights of a three-day sale of stage costumes and other memorabilia amassed over four decades by the singer. The tour was her first as a headline solo artist. Julien’s Auctions said the jacket had been expected to sell for $4,000-$6,000. The buyer was not disclosed. A prototype of the same jacket went for $21,875. The five-time Grammy winner, who turns 55 on Sunday, was selling more than 1,000 of the costumes she wore on stage, on tour, on red carpets and in music videos. A single hoop earring with a key that she wore on tour in 1990 and at multiple other appearances was bought on Friday for $43,750. The singer’s most famous outfit — the black leather bustier that was ripped, briefly exposing her breast at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show — is not included in the auction. — Reuters
