Costumers & Set Designers - Michael Bush & Dennis Tompkins

About Dennis Tompkins & Michael Bush

If you ask Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush to define their craft, they will humbly tell you they design “show clothes.” But that hardly captures the tremendous impact they have had on pop culture with their show-stopping designs on some of the most famous performers of our time and their more than 25 years with Michael Jackson, the “greatest entertainer that ever lived.”

Through their boundless creativity and relentless ingenuity, the formidable team of Tompkins Bush makes show clothes like none other—clothes that are unique, work innately with the entertainer, enhance the performance, and are choreographed into every element, but never compete or upstage—and are, without a doubt, visually riveting.

Since 1985, Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush created, styled, and designed almost all of the clothing and costumes worn by Michael Jackson. He wore their masterful creations for countless concerts, video shoots, three world tours, and presidential and royal meetings, as well as appearances and photo shoots that spanned the globe and made pop culture history. The show clothes they made for Michael Jackson have been some of the most photographed in history.

Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush spent hours in rehearsal studios observing Jackson sing and dance so they could incorporate every element of his performance into their designs and see how the garment needed to move. Their design philosophy has always been firmly grounded in the belief that the clothes need to make the performance look effortless. Ultimately, the clothes were as choreographed as Michael Jackson and specifically constructed to work with each and every beat.

Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush very rarely talk about their work publicly. They knew at all times who the star was, and they never competed for that spotlight. Quietly and without fanfare, they left their indisputable mark on fashion and entertainment and made the world stop and look. As they fondly recall, “Michael Jackson was always ‘show time.’ He wanted to set the pace, not copy one.”

Most recently, in early 2009, Michael Jackson called on the artistic abilities of Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush once again, to design the costumes for “This Is It,” which would have been their fourth tour together. Tompkins/Bush have also designed show clothes, costumes, and personal wardrobes for the Jackson Brothers, Elizabeth Taylor, Britney Spears, Siegfried & Roy, *NSYNC, Denzel and Pauletta Washington, 3T, and many others. They reside in Los Angeles and continue to design for select clients.

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LATEST:
Michael Jackson's "THIS IS IT" -
Costume Designers -
Michael Bush & Dennis Tompkins

Michael Jackson's "THIS IS IT" -
Head of Wardrobe -
Michael Bush
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SELECTED CLIENTS:

• Michael Jackson (1984 - 2009)
Stage Costumes for Special Appearances and Performances, 3 World Concert Tours, Personal Wardrobe, Props, Music Videos, etc.

• Britney Spears
Second & Third Albums - “Britney” & ”Oops! I Did It Again” - Videos, Tours, Publicity Shots, Magazine Covers, Live Grammy Performances, Red Carpet Awards Costumes

• N’SYNC
Awards Show Costumes, MTV Appearances

• Denzel and Pauletta Washington
Red Carpet Costumes and Personal Wardrobe

• Elizabeth Taylor
60th Birthday at DisneyLand, Various Still and Live Shots, Various AIDS Benefits & Appearances, Personal Wardrobe

• 3-T
Still photos and Music Video

STAGE PRODUCTIONS:

• “Headlights and Tailpipes”
Live Las Vegas Show at the Stardust Hotel, 2006

• “Siegfried and Roy”
Live Las Vegas Show, Mirage Hotel

• “David Copperfield”
Live Las Vegas Performances, TV Special with Michael Jackson

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