Chinese Dragon Jumpsuit (1974) [Archive]

Jumpsuit Junkie

07-14-2004, 04:35 PM

Chinese Dragon Jumpsuit (1974)

Known Dates Worn:-

September 29, 1974. (2:30 pm) Detroit, MI.
October 1, 1974 (8:30 pm) South Bend, IN.
October 3, 1974 (8:30 pm) St. Paul, MN.
October 4, 1974. (8:30 pm) Detroit, MI.
October 6, 1974 (8:30 pm) Dayton, OH.

Scottishthistle

07-18-2004, 04:12 PM

gorgous !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kennyelvis

07-20-2004, 12:00 AM

A suit fit for a King :P

boogie

07-27-2004, 01:03 PM

live in dayton 1974

U.S. Male

07-31-2004, 10:01 AM

This is arguably the best of Elvis' suits. I love it, and thanks to all for sharing these magnificant photos.
(y)

snowbird

08-05-2004, 06:33 AM

Another dragon suit photo.

buttonhead

09-04-2004, 11:06 AM

More chinesse dragon jumpsuit

Elena/The Russian EP Fan Club

09-16-2004, 03:02 AM

Beautiful suit!

Elvis42

01-31-2005, 11:45 AM

Dayton - Oct 6 - 1974 ES & Detroit Oct 4 - 1974

IM4Elvis

04-14-2005, 07:19 PM

Absolutley on of his best jumpsuits ever! I just wish he had worn it more often.

IM

Wendy56

07-23-2005, 01:48 AM

I really like this one... Elvis looks :cool:

elvis fan 1976

08-09-2005, 04:21 PM

What Happened to his hand? :doh: :hmm:

ayda

12-04-2005, 01:56 PM

What Happened to his hand? :doh: :hmm:

He cut himself with a piece of my heart:lol: No.Serious man.Dead serious here.He hurt his hand during a Karate demo

Alyda:cold: :newyear:

Jumpsuit Junkie

12-05-2005, 01:32 AM

He cut himself with a piece of my heart:lol: No.Serious man.Dead serious here.He hurt his hand during a Karate demo

Alyda:cold: :newyear:

Quite right he did......

P.S. I love you avatar :D

JJ

sabbath

01-23-2006, 11:29 AM

1974 09 01 Ds

Eve

08-13-2006, 04:42 PM

Two great pictures

Jumpsuit Junkie

08-16-2006, 02:09 PM

Very nice photo Eve (y)

Matt

elvislady

08-21-2006, 01:37 PM

i love this pic
elvislady

Matelvis

08-23-2006, 06:02 AM

This is a wonderfull jumpsuit.
Beautiful pictures, thanks (y)

Dudcowboy_1

08-23-2006, 07:13 AM

To me I wished Elvis wore this jumpsuit more than he did in 1974. That probley why is one of jumpsuits I bought to wear at my tribute shows. It had so much detail and Mad Tiger too.

Eve

08-23-2006, 04:32 PM

this is one of the best suits

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9460/dragon2bx9.jpg

Matelvis

08-24-2006, 03:24 AM

Whaaaaaaa :notworthy

elvislady

08-24-2006, 03:37 AM

Thats a great picture eve.(y) :D
elvislady

Unchained Melody

11-11-2006, 10:09 PM

Really a great looking suite, with a beautiful design on it.

Elvis had alot of great looking suites made in 1974. Wish he'd worn these more often.

jadedragon61

01-28-2007, 09:40 PM

This is a beautiful jumpsuit. No doubt the influence is karate. Actually, that dragon is a nice cross between a Chinese style dragon and a European version.

'Course, I'm just goin' by pictures here - I ain't never seen a real dragon...

goodelvisgirl

08-19-2007, 09:59 AM

well this is a fab suit very flamboyant great choice with the dragon wish elvis had wore more of these great pics thanks for posting them

ilovelvis

08-31-2007, 08:06 PM

I like this suit a lot. Gave it an 8 out of 10.

smithversusneo

06-27-2008, 05:28 PM

Awesome jumpsuit!

svn(y)

MojoElvis

06-27-2008, 06:49 PM

To me I wished Elvis wore this jumpsuit more than he did in 1974. That probley why is one of jumpsuits I bought to wear at my tribute shows. It had so much detail and Mad Tiger too.

I Agree with You, The Tiger Suit just doesn't do it for me. And The Dragon is one of them Jumpsuit that only Elvis could get away with wearing.
No one else does it justice. That goes for lots of his Jumpsuits.

elvispresleytheking

10-17-2008, 06:35 PM

Next only to the peacock in beauty!

jean francois

10-18-2008, 08:06 AM

1974EagleJumpsuit.jpg
aeeagle.jpg
eagle suit.jpg
hop you like it enjoy (y)

elvispresleytheking

11-11-2008, 09:35 PM

umm... that post belongs under a different suit

elvia7

02-04-2009, 02:39 AM

BEAUTIFUL : ELVIS and Jumsuit !!!!!
Yess, his hand often looks just like there-http://www.tagsmaker.com/upload/c37b7ecb7d921a35c29861dcea811d0e.jpg

easyrider

02-04-2009, 05:52 AM

i love this pic

moody-blues67

03-21-2009, 07:02 PM

This is my number one favorite jumpsuit,the Chinese dragon (y)(y)(y)

elvia7

03-25-2009, 06:39 AM

This is my number one favorite jumpsuit,the Chinese dragon (y)(y)(y)

This is my version your fav SUIT -Glenn:)
http://www.tcb-world.com/picture.php?albumid=269&pictureid=10317

elvia7

03-25-2009, 08:07 AM

And photo :)
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/c5ab619d8e.jpg

nabelt24

03-25-2009, 08:11 AM

I love both the Dragon and the Mad Tiger Suits. If I'm correct, it's an obvious symbol of his love and passion for Kenpo Karate.

The Dragon, in Kenpo, represents spiritual strength which comes from seasoning. This mental attitude is attained during the individuals later years of training. It is placed above earthly strength (as represented on the Kenpo decal/patch) since the individual at this stage has learned to develop humility and self-restraint.

Éireann Elvis

03-25-2009, 01:20 PM

Great suit, one of my favourites.

Éireann Elvis

03-25-2009, 01:21 PM

This is my version your fav SUIT -Glenn:)
http://www.tcb-world.com/picture.php?albumid=269&pictureid=10317

Great stencil mate, love it(y)

michu

04-08-2009, 09:14 AM

One of the best suits!

chinese doll

04-16-2009, 11:45 PM

it's my favourite!!!!!dragon-chinese manner!!!!

hounddog

08-19-2009, 04:30 PM

this on is from the Elvis Special 1976

chinese doll

08-21-2009, 07:38 PM

who made the name of this suit?i do love the style and the dragon onit.but it surely not chinese dragon.chinese dragon has no wings.and we call it as loong .Loong is generally regarded as benevolent, powerful, worshipful and lucky. It is thought the source of wind and rain.Loong used to be the symbol of Chinese emperors. Now it stands for luck, happiness and power by ordinary Chinese people.

chinese doll

08-21-2009, 07:39 PM

i think It is wrong to translate loong as dragon in English. In fact, loong is so different in nature from dragons.i am not sure if i should say it here.but it's true:P

hounddog

08-23-2009, 05:05 AM

the suits were usually named by the fans.

chet321c

09-02-2009, 07:55 PM

What Happened to his hand? :doh: :hmm:

elvis actualy hurt his hand the night before pounding on a speaker was what i was told years ago

Brad Stalnaker

10-29-2009, 10:25 AM

another closeup

Brad Stalnaker

10-29-2009, 11:12 AM

the back of the belt

tattooedelvis

11-11-2009, 03:12 PM

I have this suit tattooed on my body!! the whole thing!

rickb

01-29-2010, 04:54 AM

great- can we see a photo?

Tommy

06-08-2012, 06:31 AM

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

Tommy

06-12-2012, 09:08 PM

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//32/DragonManTommyTCB2.jpg

drumzz70

06-23-2012, 01:06 PM

i believe the design to be more mythical then trying to place it in ethnic origin , the same with the tiger suit, gene said he designed it a few times in which the first looked like the ringling bros circus tiger so he changed it. also the phoenix suits were to be zebra design until Elvis first saw the design upside down and thought it was a bird with funny looking feet. So gene then made it into a phoenix but you see the zebra pattern and the belt is all zebra pattern. they should call the phoenix suit the zebra mishap instead of phoenix.

Tommy

06-25-2012, 04:51 AM

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

drumzz70

06-25-2012, 07:53 AM

Amazing suit, and the detail is most likely my favorite of all the embroid suits. i think the belt could have had more desgin with artwork instead of the large buckles, but i believe the front and others two buckles were to represent Gongs .