The Mask of Jacko: Michael Jackson steps out in his most bizarre outfit yet

He has never lacked creativity when it comes to fashioning a 'disguise'.

But Michael Jackson's latest effort is remarkable, even by his standards.

With his trademark trilby hat and a black eye mask, the troubled 50-year-old looked a dead ringer for Zorro.

The masked man: Michael Jackson steps out in Los Angeles in a blue tunic, slippers and eye mask

However, his lower half was not quite in keeping with the theme. Instead of a cape and boots, he opted for slippers and a bright blue tunic.

Intentional or not, one thing was clear; it didn't work.

In fact, if the singer had wanted to escape any unwanted attention, he only succeeded in doing the exact opposite.

A crowd of bemused onlookers gathered and watched on as Jackson wandered around the streets visiting an antiques shop.

His rather odd choice of outfit was not the first time he has attempted to go incognito.

In October he was seen wearing a surgical mask while on an outing with his children, Prince Michael, 11, Paris, ten and Blanket, six

King of shock: Jackson clutches a gift bag, which included a DVD copy of his family's Channel 4 documentary

They too were dressed in Halloween masks. Last year he covered his face in plasters and wrapped his head in a shawl.

In his hand this time around Jackson appeared to be holding a copy of the reality television show The Jacksons Are Coming, made about his brothers and their move to Devon last summer.

They too were dressed in Halloween masks. Last year he covered his face in plasters and wrapped his head in a shawl.

In his hand this time around Jackson appeared to be holding a copy of the reality television show The Jacksons Are Coming, made about his brothers and their move to Devon last summer.

Frenzy: Photographers and screaming fans gathered around an umbrella-wielding Jackson

Checking out antiques: Jackson stops by a Los Angeles antique store

The five-day auction will take place in Beverly Hills in April.

Auctioneer Darren Julien said that Jackson was not being forced to sell the items rather he was doing it of 'free will'.

Last month he was also taken to court by an Arab sheik, who claimed the singer owed his millions of pounds for pulling out of a music contract.

In November he also lost ownership of his Neverland ranch in California.

Back to the car: Jackson retreated to his chaffeur-driven car, which had a cardboard picture of babies and a book on the Renaissance artist Michelangelo