Paris Jackson's Striking Fashion Week Appearance
Paris Jackson, the only daughter of the late music icon Michael Jackson, made a bold fashion statement at the Vivienne Westwood womenswear FW/26 runway presentation during Paris Fashion Week on Saturday. The socialite, who will turn 28 next month, displayed unusual facial markings that captured significant attention from fashion enthusiasts and media outlets alike.
Artistic Makeup Inspired by Vivienne Westwood
Make-up artist Lisa Potter-Dixon created a distinctive look for Jackson, sketching a small design to the left of her blue eye and applying black lines through her eyebrows. Potter-Dixon shared on Instagram that the creative process involved "a certain trust and respect that happens in the chair when you create a look like this." She described it as "a shared moment of letting instinct lead" without overthinking, focusing purely on expression.
The makeup artist explained her inspiration came directly from Vivienne Westwood's design philosophy. "I took inspiration from Vivienne's love of starting her ideas with loose, expressive drawings before turning them into garments," Potter-Dixon wrote. "So this was makeup, but treated a little like a sketch. Raw, instinctive, and free."
Fashion Ensemble and Front Row Presence
Jackson wore a striking ensemble designed by Vivienne Westwood creative director Andreas Kronthaler, featuring a red-patterned halter catsuit layered over a grey-patterned maxi-blouse. The Beverly Hills-born celebrity completed her look with black thigh-high slouchy boots and a matching skinny belt selected by stylist Jessica Paster.
Hairstylist Luke Pluckrose styled Jackson's messy updo as she occupied a front row seat at Césure in Paris alongside fellow pop stars Chappell Roan and Lola Young. The Zadig & Voltaire brand ambassador has attended multiple Paris Fashion Week presentations this season, including shows for Mugler, Chloé, and Tom Ford.
Ongoing Legal Battle with Michael Jackson Estate
Beyond her fashion week appearances, Jackson remains embroiled in a lengthy legal dispute with her famous father's estate co-executors, John Branca and John McClain. She has accused them of pocketing $148.2 million in "bonus and premium payouts" through 2021, according to court documents.
The legal representatives for Branca and McClain are seeking $93,924.63 in fees and $1,238.39 in costs from Jackson related to their anti-SLAPP motion. On February 26, Jackson's attorneys filed an opposition brief arguing that the lawsuit represents "a waste of resources" designed to "make it as expensive and time-consuming as possible for Paris."
Jackson's legal team contends that "the SLAPP [lawsuit] was a waste of resources that executors had a duty to avoid and likely could have avoided." They note that the motion did not achieve dismissal of any cause of action, leaving Jackson's requested relief in the Petition to Rescind unaffected.
Family Dynamics and Biopic Controversy
The socialite has also publicly distanced herself from Lionsgate's fully-authorized musical biopic, Michael, which stars her cousin Jaafar Jackson as her father. Last August, Jackson criticized Antoine Fuqua's $155 million-budget two-part film, claiming it contains "a lot of inaccuracy" and "a lot of just full-blown lies." The movie is scheduled to hit US and UK theaters on April 24.
According to a February 1 report in the New York Post, Jackson's younger brothers, Prince and Bigi, are attempting to heal family rifts so all three siblings can reunite at the biopic's red carpet premiere. A source indicated that Prince wants the focus to remain on their father's achievements rather than internal family conflicts.
Personal Milestones and Career Developments
Jackson, who announced on January 6 that she has maintained sobriety for six years, continues to pursue her music career. She has been actively promoting her new single Zombies in Love, produced by Linda Perry, which releases this Friday. On Instagram, Jackson described the song as being about "being strung out back in the day with the love of my life."
The artist, who boasts 8.1 million social media followers, is scheduled to perform live on May 23 at the California music festival BottleRock Napa Valley. She will also appear in Christopher Broughton's documentary Michael Jackson: A Celebration, which premieres in US theaters in June.
Jackson's upcoming acting projects include roles in multiple films: RZA's drama One Spoon of Chocolate, Ronald Krauss' horror thriller Wounds, Adam Sigal's comedy Skinemax, Catherine Hardwicke's drama Street Smart, and Adam Rifkin's comedy Toad.
Jackson was just 11 years old when her father tragically died from "acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication" at age 50 in 2009. An October 14 court filing revealed that the heavily-tattooed millennial has received $65 million in benefits from her father's $2 billion estate, which earned 13 Grammy Awards during his legendary career.
