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A vintage screen-matched La Rocka jacket worn by singer-songwriter George Michael in the music video for his number-one hit duet with Aretha Franklin, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)". This jacket comes directly from the collection of Michael's stylist Alan Keyes, and originally belonged to Keyes.

Michael's Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgley spotted Keyes wearing the garment backstage during the "I'm Your Man" video shoot and asked if he could borrow it. Ridgley then wore the jacket (without the lapel pins and some of the skull studs) on stage in the video for that song, filmed in 1985 at the Marquee Club in London. Images of Ridgley wearing the jacket can be seen in the book If You Were There: George Michael and Wham! - Photographs by Martyn Goddard, published by Ormond Yard Press. Additional images in the book show Ridgley wearing the jacket, now with studs and pins applied, during two concerts at Brixton Academy on 23 and 24 June 1986. Pulls and scuffs on the left sleeve photo-match the jacket to one of the concert images.

In 1986, Michael - now embarking on a solo career - asked Keyes if he could borrow the jacket for the "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" video. Released in January 1987, the song reached number one in both the US and the UK, and it was Franklin's only ever UK number one. Directed by Andy Morahan, most of the video shows Michael and Franklin performing in front of, and on, a video screen. The positioning and make of certain studs on the back and the skull studs on the front screen-match the jacket to Michael in the video.

The vintage 1980s La Rocka leather jacket features denim sleeves, a red lining, three metal zips, skull buttons and studs, and multiple pockets. Various metal badges are pinned to the lapels, some of which can be seen in the video. The back is heavily decorated with metal studs, which spell out "Rock 'N' Roll", and features an image of the 7" single "Wild Cat" by Gene Vincent. Marked as a size "L", the jacket exhibits signs of wear and age, including patches of discolouration on the denim and marks and loose threads on the lining. Some of the studs have come loose, with others coming out over time, and several of the pins seen in the video are missing. The lot is accompanied by a handwritten letter of authenticity from Keyes.

Estimate: £30,000 - 60,000 M