Ziggy Stardust (Hands)

Another outfit that made an appearance during the 1980 Floor Show was one of the most extreme of the Stardust era. Pairing gold lamé, loose fishnets, and ghoulish gold hands, Bowie donned this outfit for “The Jean Genie”. His head also had sun makeup applied to it, in a similar manner to the tour, but it was much simpler, with just gold paint in a circle. The costume was altered from its original state: it originally had a third hand grabbing Bowie’s crotch. American censors balked, had it removed, and the underlying black jockstrap was covered with gold briefs. As late as 2002, Bowie recalled the incident in detail, but had forgotten which song the outfit was used for. He wryly noted how typical it was of the period that the outfit carried a stronger memory than the song.