Iconic Photos of Celebrities Partying in the 1970s

In this candid 1977 snapshot, a young Michael Jackson beams with youthful charm while chatting at Studio 54’s Beatlemania-themed party. Dressed in a sleek, double-breasted velvet suit with a wide-collared shirt peeking through, Jackson radiates the calm of the early disco era.

The glass in his hand, his casual posture, and that unmistakable afro all speak to the cultural zeitgeist of the time, just before he would skyrocket into solo superstardom. The man talking to him seems animated, hands mid-gesture, while Jackson listens intently, caught between admiration and amusement.