American Eagle Jumpsuit (1974)

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

American Eagle Jumpsuit (1974)

Known Dates Suit Worn: -

May 11, 1974. (8:30 pm) Los Angeles, CA.
June 16, 1974 (8:30 pm) Fort Worth, TX.
June 17, 1974 (8:30 pm) Baton Rouge, LA.
June 23, 1974 (8:30 pm) Philadelphia, PA.
June 25, 1974 (8:30 pm) Columbus, OH.
June 29, 1974. (8:30 pm) Kansas City, KS.
July 1, 1974 (8:30 pm) Omaha, NE.

[kennyelvis]

May 11, 1974. (8:30 pm) Los Angeles, CA

[Sonny]

Columbus, June 25, 1974

[snowbird]

More American Eagle photos.

[boogie]

a nice am eagle pic 1974

[buttonhead]

another pics of the suit

[madschad]

big one from www.oqdiamondm.com (http://www.oqdiamondm.com/)

[elvis fan 1976]

Baton Rouge, La. and Kansas City Mo. June 1974

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

Baton Rouge, La. and Kansas City Mo. June 1974

Nice pictures elvis fan 1976, do you have the last one in a larger size?

JJ

[elvis fan 1976]

No i don't sorry.

[Teddybear]

This Is One Of My Favorites.

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

This picture is top drawer (y)

JJ

[Tommy]

Thanks everybody for all the great jumpsuit photos! (y)

Tommy :)

[Leroy]

Nice pictures elvis fan 1976, do you have the last one in a larger size?

JJ

But I do, here it is........

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

But I do, here it is........

Thank you Leroy (y)

Matt

[Wild_In_The_Country]

a few i have but not good quality.
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7977/americanyn4.jpg

[Eve]

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/2198/americaneagle197432mu7.jpg

[Eve]

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/1416/american2ud8.jpg

[Eve]

http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/1328/american5eo2.jpg

[Unchained Melody]

Great pictures Eve (y) (y)

Heres another for you :P

[SeeSeeRider777]

The Aloha Belt looked better than the original belt on this suit.

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

The Aloha Belt looked better than the original belt on this suit.

I don't know It's a close thing :hmm:

[Diane]

I like the original belt better because it matches the design closest on the front of the suit....I'm a virgo so I'm anal about that sort of thing.:)

Diane

[franny]

Greats pics, thanks! :notworthy (y)

Is there a close-up pic of the back of this jumpsuit in colour?

franny

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

Hope this is what you are looking for franny (y)

[franny]

Yes, that's what I was looking for!! (y) Very nice pic!
Thanks, so much Matt :clap:

I hope you're enjoying your Birthday! (y)

Best wishes,
franny :)

[Diane]

Are you collecting front, back and cape pictures too Franny? :) That's a great picture Matt, I needed that one too!

Diane

[utmom2008]

Elvis was wearing the American Eagle jumpsuit on 08/06/73...it was opening night in Vegas. Would that be this suit, or the one used in 73? :hmm:

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

I hope you're enjoying your Birthday! (y)

Best wishes,
franny :)

Thank you yes, I have had a great birthday, spent time with my wife daughter and then later went out with my brother and friend for a couple of cool beers (y)

[Dekerivers57]

I prefer the Aloha belt as well. Are these belts the same dimension? The aloha belt looks a bit smaller than the other. Anyone know the true dimensions of these belts and did these dimensions change over the years? Maybe the actual craftsman making the belts changed? I have seen from receiepts that some were purchased through IC Cosumte, while I have also heard that Mike McGreggor had made them. Anyone know the real scoop?

[beckyelvis1]

These are some great photos (y)

[Tony Trout]

Elvis was wearing the American Eagle jumpsuit on 08/06/73...it was opening night in Vegas. Would that be this suit, or the one used in 73? :hmm:


I'm confuzzled...are you referring to whether he wore the "Aloha Bald-Headed Eagle" jumpsuit or the "American Eagle" jumpsuit?

According to the awesome "Elvis In Concert" website Elvis wore the "Blue Rainbow" jumpsuit that night....I can't find any other info regarding the show other than that....



August 6, 1973 Opening Show (http://www.elvis-in-concert.com/1973/06_aug_73.htm)

Date: August 6, 1973

Tickets: 2,200
Costume: Rainbow


Time: 8.30pm

Venue: Las Vegas, NV.
Hilton Hotel

Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
Trouble/Raised On Rock
Love Me
Steamroller Blues
What Now My Love
Blue Suede Shoes
Memphis Tennessee
Long Tall Sally/Mama Don't Dance/Flip, Flop And Fly/Jailhouse Rock
Love Me Tender
Hound Dog
My Boy
Suspicious Minds
[band introductions]
I Can't Stop Loving You
An American Trilogy
Bridge Over Troubled Water
How Great Thou Art
A Big Hunk O' Love
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Can't Help Falling In Love

[medleyofcostumes]

I think the elvis-in-concert site (wrongly) assumed that because the cd's artwork included a pict of EP in the rainbow suit, it was worn on the show. As fas as I know the rainbow suit was forst worn during the short May 1974 tour.

[Tony Trout]

I think the elvis-in-concert site (wrongly) assumed that because the cd's artwork included a pict of EP in the rainbow suit, it was worn on the show. As fas as I know the rainbow suit was forst worn during the short May 1974 tour.


Ahh...thankies! (y)

[goodelvisgirl]

i love this suit and elvis sure looks dam good in it thanks for all the great pics not seen most of them before

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

This suit would definitely be in my top five (y)

[my boy]

This suit is gorgeous, one I had never really seen much of until the FTD BOOK –LIVE IN LA where it's seen in all its fantastic glory.

Elvis still had the magic in 74' as shown in the book and excellent CD;although the sound is bass heavy adjust the treble accordingly for the King on great form– the best "Steamroller Blues" I've ever heard!

This suit would be in my top ten of 1970s Elvis jumpsuits & easily on par with the ALOHA American Eagle suit.(y)(y)(y)

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

Yeah, I agree Elvis could still come up with the goods in 1974. Even though 74 is considered a mixed year, visually he still looked great most of the time. (y)

[Unchained Melody]

Thought 74 was a great year for elvis musically and look wise.

also there is a very cool photo of Elvis in the American Eagle outfit on the cover of the LP Elvis In Hollywood..very cool (y)

[elvispresleytheking]

Thought 74 was a great year for elvis musically and look wise.

also there is a very cool photo of Elvis in the American Eagle outfit on the cover of the LP Elvis In Hollywood..very cool (y)

Up through August was great.
He had the energy missing in 73. Jan/Feb Vegas is my favorite.

[Leroy]

To answer a few questions I saw coming by...
Both suits were called "American Eagle". Some of the 1974 suits were second versions of earlier suits only done in embroidery instead of stones and nails. The 1974 "American Eagle" was one of the first. It was based on the 1973 "American Eagle" . It happened before with 1971 "Snowflake" that was re-done in 1973, only with a slightly different pattern. Through the years designer Gene Doucette became more experienced in working out designs. When he explained it to me he told me that with the 1973 "Flame" (better known as "Red Flower") this design came closest to how he could portrait flames.
When he started to work with emboidery his range widened... So that is why a lot of suits from 1974 on were based on earlier versions......

[elvispresleytheking]

That makes sense, Leroy, thanks!

[Brad Stalnaker]

Going down memory lane from my vacation to Memphis last October (2008):

[beaustewart44]

This was a great jumpsuit and in all the pics Elvis looks to be haveing a great time


TCB(y)

[merry77]

the dimensions of this buckle are:
14.5cm by 22.2cm (sorry in Europe we are using the metric system).
This is calculated by using a similar brass coin buckle exactly like the one that was used and hence calculating the scale of the photo I took of the belt on display.

The size of the buckles did change and was also dependant on the size of the brass buckles used.



I prefer the Aloha belt as well. Are these belts the same dimension? The aloha belt looks a bit smaller than the other. Anyone know the true dimensions of these belts and did these dimensions change over the years? Maybe the actual craftsman making the belts changed? I have seen from receiepts that some were purchased through IC Cosumte, while I have also heard that Mike McGreggor had made them. Anyone know the real scoop?

[CLAY]

This was a good looking suit for Elvis in 74,he looked great wearing it (y)

[Always]

Great pictures:clap:(y)

[peter]

Is that possible to get more informations about "third" American Eagle suit that was never "finished"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8Y9yRK_WAc

It was "unfinished" or work never began?

[Tony Trout]

Is that possible to get more informations about "third" American Eagle suit that was never "finished"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8Y9yRK_WAc

It was "unfinished" or work never began?



If you'll watch the video in that link, you'll hear him say that work never began on the "third version" of the suit (most entirely likely because Elvis passed away before it could be worked on).

[alex110596]

10 out of 10! Eagle is one of my favourite of all his suits (y)(y)(y)(y)

[drumzz70]

Just to add something to the embroidered suits and why Elvis used the studded aloha belt with this suit and studded 73 suit belts. The answer is the matching embroid belts were not finished yet for those suits so he used the studded 73 belts until they were ready. He got the suits before the belts and started wearing them. The proof of this is if you look at dates of photos when he first wore them with the studded belts, it was before the matching embriod belts were worn, any time after the matching belts showed up, the matching belts where worn, same for the blue rainbow ( and target belt ), light blue phoneix and (light blue swirl two piece suit ) belt and so on. The Inca suit belt change was just a change of the big front buckle , and as in some pics you might see the first Inca belt buckle had an indian head that fell off so he had no choice. As for the alpine and gypsy suits that was also because the suits were made before the matching belts showed up, so he wore two piece suit belts..

[hounddog]

a couple of this suit

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//32/1974AmericanEagleTommyTCB.jpg

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//32/106LA11-5-74ES.jpg

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//32/125LA11-5-74ES.jpg

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//32/197412.jpg

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//32/1974_Tommy.jpg

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//32/img099.JPG

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//32/19749.jpg

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//32/1974_004.jpg

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//32/1974_001.jpg

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//32/197410.jpg

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//32/74_002.jpg

[Snake Eyes]

Tommy, I can always rely on you to put up some stunning pictures, #59 wow!

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//32/elvis_19741.jpg

[Tommy]

Tommy, I can always rely on you to put up some stunning pictures, #59 wow!

Thank you very, very much my friend. (y) :D