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Elvis' favourite Jumpsuit to be auctioned. Over 400 music
memorabilia items, including items once owned by Elvis, The Beetles, Marilyn Monroe are being auctioned by
www.Gottahaveit.com. Included are Elvis'
Peacock Jumpsuit (see image below) and Elvis' 1967 Clambake Millionaire
Suit
Elvis Jumpsuits:
Elvis Presley's iconic stage costumes from the major concert era of his career, 1969-1977, officially opened
in the visitor center at Elvis' Graceland Mansion in Memphis. While the permanent exhibits at Graceland relating the story of Elvis' career include 16 of these costumes, the special new exhibit features a dazzling 56 additional Presley stage outfits. The displays chart the evolution of the design of Elvis' stage-wear of this era, from simple two-piece karate-inspired suits to the famed "jumpsuits" with elaborate rhinestone and metal studding and matching capes. A selection of accessories, photographs and performance footage complete the exhibit, which will be in place for two years. After focusing much of the 1960s on his career as a movie actor, not performing in front of a live audience for over seven years, the triumph of Elvis' 1968 concert television special prompted a permanent return to the concert stage with a sold-out, critically acclaimed month-long Las Vegas engagement in the summer of 1969. Elvis did not want to wear a tuxedo, which was basically the uniform of male crooners working in that town. He was going there to rock. Wanting something different and special, he called upon Bill Belew, who had designed the now-classic black leather suit and other outfits for the '68 special. Inspired by Elvis' great interest in karate, Belew came up with simple two-piece gabardine suits in with tunic-style tops and simple, long karate-style belts knotted to one side with the ends dangling from the hip.
Elvis Hawaii Eagle Jumpsuit
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The "Peacock" jumpsuit worn by Elvis Presley (above
right) has sold for $300,000, making it the most expensive piece of Elvis memorabilia sold at auction. The online sale by auctioneer Gotta Have It!
estimate was $275,000 to $325,000. The white outfit with a plunging V-neck and high collar features a blue-and-gold peacock design hand-embroidered on the front and back and along the pant legs. The previous record for an Elvis collectible is $295,000 for one of his classic cars. The most ever paid previously for one of his stage costumes, a bejeweled cape, was $105,250. Both were sold at a 1999 auction at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, run by
Guernsey's
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