One year after his untimely death, it's clear that Michael Jackson's legacy lives on. Not only is it nearly impossible to find a pop star who hasn't been influenced by his music -- and, of course, his music videos -- but the current crop of chart and box-office-topping performers seem equally inspired by the man's inimitable fashion sense. (For proof, look no further than 11-year-old Jaden Smith's recent "Thriller" homage.)
InStyle examines how Lady Gaga, Usher, Katy Perry, and Beyonce have all been inspired by the King of Pop's style.
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Like virtually every singer of her generation, Gaga owes an enormous creative debt to Jackson. And it goes way beyond the innovative role he played as a trailblazer of the music video -- although Gaga's latest mega-efforts in that field certainly do credit to the form. Jackson was dressing in over-the-top metallic ensembles back when Gaga was still in diapers.
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And though the elaborate masked outfits Gaga's worn everywhere from the MTV VMAs to her little sister's high school graduation may have a high-fashion precedent, they also call to mind the period when a paparazzi-weary Jackson began parading around Beverly Hills in a black surgeon-style mask. (In Bahrain, he wore burkas.)
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But one would be hard-pressed to find a pop star who hasn't been influenced by Jackson's inimitable style: This month, Usher performed his current smash, "OMG," in a natty black hat and jacket.
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Justin Timberlake, too, has borrowed Jackson's sense of showmanship -- and, at times, his fedora. In 2001, they performed together at Jackson's 30th Anniversary Celebration.
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The rhinestone-laden jean shorts that Katy Perry donned for her new "California Gurls" clip call Jackson to mind -- he loved to add improbable amounts of glitz to quotidian items, like jackets, shirts, and (again) socks.
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And the shining metallic ornament Beyonce wore on her left hand throughout the "Single Ladies" era seemed inspired, in part, by Jackson's single glove.
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Even 11-year-old actor Jaden Smith -- who was born well after the King of Pop's heyday (and is himself the spawn of another musician, former Fresh Prince Will Smith) -- recently pledged allegiance to Jackson's style: At the June 10th premiere of his film "The Karate Kid," he walked the red carpet in black pants, a crisp white shirt ... and a carbon copy of Jackson's red-and-black leather "Thriller" jacket.
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