Imitation leather halter top worn by Janet Jackson in "Scream" music video

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A white long-sleeve shirt covered with circular gathered puckers of fabric to create a three-dimensional effect, a pair of white faux leather pants, and an off-white faux leather bikini top worn by Janet Jackson in her and Michael Jackson's 1995 music video "Scream." The shirt has a Dexter Wong label. At a cost of $7 million, the music video was listed in Guinness World Records as the most expensive music video ever made. The song was a certified platinum single, and a number one song on the Billboard Hot Dance Club play chart and topped the charts in several international territories. It won the GRAMMY FOR Best Music Video Short Form, and received 11 MTV Video Music Award nominations - more than any other music video, and won Best Dance Video, Best Choreography and Best Art Direction. It was also given a Billboard Music Award for Best Pop Rock Video.

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