By LOUISE TURK
Two Wollongong men are waxing lyrical about their moment with Michael Jackson and the biggest opportunity in their design careers.
Ricky Milne and Robert Manzini, both involved in local amateur theatre, created a jacket for the Michael Jackson wax figure at Sydney’s Madame Tussauds museum.
The pair were approached by Sony Music Australia to design and create the jacket worn by Jackson on the new album Xscape - created from unreleased music and recordings, and officially released at the museum earlier this month.
Mr Milne, 26, said it was a unique challenge to make the jacket in a two-week time frame, in between work, study and theatre commitments.
“The jacket on the album cover is not in existence so Robert and I had to put our heads together to figure out just how to make this jacket from a computer-generated image come to life, and we did it,” Mr Milne said.
“We are very proud of this piece of work because it is the first one to be made in the world.”
Mr Milne said they were given the honour of dressing the Jackson figurine in their jacket and they were there, on the day of the launch of Xscape, to help Sony with the proceedings.
“People were lining up to purchase an album and get a photo with the Michael Jackson wax figure that was dressed in our jacket,” he said.
The jacket was made to Jackson’s measurements and the star, who died in 2009, had a tiny frame, Mr Milne said.
“He was always very tailored in what he wore,” he said.
Source: illawarramercury / LOUISE TURK / MJ-Upbeat.com
MJ is truly the king. Anytime i listen to his tracks i feel as he is still alive. For sure one of the most significant music superstars ever!