This outfit was a total thriller.
Prince Jackson honored his late father, Michael Jackson, at the Los Angeles premiere of the biopic “Michael,” by wearing a piece of fabric from one of the singer’s shirts.
“Michael Bush was the costume designer for my father; he designed the suit that I was wearing,” the 29-year-old told ABC News on Thursday about his ensemble, “and actually, the armband was made out of the fabric that my dad would always wear — the red corduroy shirt. And that was my childhood, like if I hugged my father, that was what he was wearing.”
Jackson was pictured wearing a red corduroy shirt at the 50th Anniversary “American Bandstand” show taping on April 20, 2002 — 24 years to the day of the “Michael” premiere.
Prince attended Monday’s premiere with kids from his foundation Heal Los Angeles — an organization that helps youth in the area thrive.
Those in attendance were also sporting red armbands with the Heal Los Angeles logo.
Prince told ABC News that honoring his dad meant “so much” to him. Michael, who died in 2009 at age 50, wore a red armband on several carpets as a nod to helping children in need.
Other celebs at the LA premiere wore looks inspired by the late Jackson, including Usher, Wale, Myles Garrett and more who donned loafers, gloves and suits in reference to the King of Pop’s style.
Prince and his younger brother Bigi, 24, also paid tribute to their dad’s style while at the movie’s Berlin premiere earlier this month.
Along with the armbands, the siblings wore a gold crown decal on their suit jackets.
Bigi’s armband had its own special image of Michael’s feet on it, representing an iconic dance move the musician always did.
“Michael,” which hits theaters Friday, covers the superstar’s life on and off the stage — from his involvement in the Jackson 5 in the 1960s to his tense relationship with his dad, Joe Jackson, played by Colman Domingo.
And the project remains a family affair as Jaafar Jackson — the son of Michael’s older brother Jermaine Jackson — portrays his late uncle.
The musical movie ends after the release of “Bad” in 1987 and doesn’t address the bombshell child sex abuse allegations made against Michael beginning in 1993.
Earlier this week, Jaafar said that a sequel to “Michael” is already “in early development” while chatting with Entertainment Tonight.
“You can’t fit it all in one movie,” he explained. “It’s impossible.”
Effie Spence, who plays Liza Minnelli in the movie, also said there is “talk for there being a second film.”
She told Page Six on Friday: “There’s just so much to Michael Jackson’s life, and there’s so much controversy and there are so many layers that we could uncover.”
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