This Elvis “Aloha” jumpsuit costume was first worn for the landmark Elvis television special “Elvis Aloha From Hawaii” on January 14, 1973. Bill Belew designed the white Elvis "Aloha" Eagle jumpsuit costume to signified America with an American Eagle patterned in red, gold, & blue gems. The costume was accented w/a belt decorated with gold American eagles. A spectacular calf-length cape proved to be too cumbersome during rehearsals, so Elvis ordered a hip-length cape to replace it. During the show, Elvis threw the belt into the audience & later threw the cape into the cheering crowd as he finished the closing song. Elvis ordered a second cape & belt for later performances. By the end of 1974, Elvis stopped wearing capes onstage. Not only were they heavy & uncomfortable, but members of the audience tended to grab the edges of them while he was performing, resulting in some near accidents.
The bright red jumpsuit Elvis costume first appeared on stage during the 1972 fall tour. This costume quickly became a fan favorite and one of Elvis's most famous stage costumes. Fans began referring to it as the Elvis “Burning Love” jumpsuit costume (a.k.a Elvis Red Pinwheel Suit or Red Matador Suit). The song “Burning Love” had been a recent hit for Elvis, and he included it in his song selection for the 1972 tour. Elvis donated the red suit to the National Cerebral Palsy Telethon in 1972. In October 1995,
the suit sold at a Las Vegas auction
for a record $107,000.
Elvis wore this complete Gold Lame Costume Tuxedo only once. It was featured on the 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't be Wrong album cover, which was released in 1959. Elvis was reluctant to wear the full lame gear & only wore the jacket once more in an appearance. The Gold Lame Costume Tuxedo was designed & produced for $10,000 by Nudie Cohen of Nudie Rodeo Tailors in North Hollywood, CA.
Elvis wore the '68 Comeback Special Elvis Costume in his comeback concert “Elvis”. It aired on December 3, 1968 on NBC-TV, and is commonly referred to as the '68 Comeback Special, because of subsequent developments in Presley's career.
Elvis Presley performs at Madison Square Garden in this June 1972 in his white and red squared jumpsuit.
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
The Blue Nail suit was 1st worn in Buffalo, New York on April 5th 1972
Powder blue jumpsuit with white kick pleats and portholes down the front
Elvis first wore this suit during the 1973 April tour.
During the June/July tour Elvis wore the belt of this suit with the "Pharao" suit.
This suit had a counterpart: Nail Mirrored Suit. It had only one minor difference compared to this one: where this suit has the big different coloured stones, the "Nail Mirrored Suit" has tiny mirrors.
Elvis in the red and white Phoenix Jumpsuit. I think elvis looked great in all the Phoenix Jumpsuits in 1975.
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.
