When he died, I cried for days. I needed water to calm myself down. Why did you die? I was in this chair when he died. I almost died too. We were making the shoes and my cousin texted me. Do I need to come to your studio? Are you in the studio? I have to tell you some bad news. I was thinking that this was all made up. Can you imagine myself?
He was a genius; pure genius. Michael Jackson was a virtuoso of music, avant-garde dancer and fashion icon. Michael loved his style. Michael loved Christophe Decarnin as well—he was one of his favorite designers, and Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy too.
It was very important to Michael that he wore things that very rich people could relate to and very poor people, too, because his music was listened to all over the world by all types of people.
I want to only tell you one thing: only great minds can afford simple style. Written by: Zaneta Apostolovski.
Jackson was an amazing artist. He lived in his own world with his music. I was at the theatre when after three weeks I got a phonecall from his lawyer who said he was calling on behalf of Michael Jackson. I got scared that I did something wrong in the way I contacted him …so I started apologizing. When the lawyer told me that Michael agreed to do the photoshoot, I asked him to repeat that sentence again before I pass out …I called the editor of the magazine right away and told her that Michael Jackson agreed to do the photoshoot.
According to Ruska, the preparations for this photoshoot were the most intense preparations on the planet. Even though he was a megastar, Michael never acted like one on the set. He was very professional, he knew that he was working with the best stylists, make-up artists and photographers and he never saw their work as something beneath him. There were hundreds of people on set. We played his Thriller album, he immediately stood in front of the camera and started dancing and a few moments later everyone was in tears.
He had so much energy that I then, and many times later, thought that he must be from a different planet. Michael Jackson thought the same about Ruska though. He was amazed how much love she put into her work. Because of similar sensibilities, they continued to work together and their professional association quickly turned into friendship.
He loved her character and honesty. Ruska and Michael were working intensely with one another over the last two years.
They saw eachother often and stayed in touch regularly. They had to be just right to enable you to get the best photo. Did she ever feel overawed by a super celebrity? The bigger the person, the more confident they are, and working with them gets easier. Steven Spielberg, for instance, turned up on the set without a manager or agent and we were able to get through it all very quickly.
The younger they are, the more complicated it gets. They have a crowd of people in tow — publicists, agents, managers — who all want to have their say. Which was the cover she loved the most? He was special.
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