Wing Jumpsuit (aka) Long Fringed With Cape Jumpsuit (1970)

[kennyelvis]

November 14th evening show
I had to make these pictures much smaller :'( befor i posted them here, i want to share them, but not give them away :clap:

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

Wing Jumpsuit (aka) Long Fringed With Cape Jumpsuit (1970) This is an awesome jumpsuit with the cape already built into the suit, Elvis found it restricted his movement and was inpractical and thus not worn often :'( who knows if others were made but just not worn????? :hmm:

Known Dates Worn:-

November 14, 1970. (8:30 pm) Los Angeles, CA.

And used in 1971

[The fool]

love it...looks awesome when his arms swing out and hes turning on stage...wow.

You mean like this?

[Elvis' Babe]

(y) (y) (y) like these!

[Paulie1971]

It looks awesome, but also like a safety hazard for our man. He had to keep his eyes wide open not to fall or get caught with those fringes. But ... awesome to look at!

[buttonhead]

more pix .. what a busy outfit (h)

[Elena/The Russian EP Fan Club]

Fantastic jumpsuit (y) I love it very much!

[Little Sister]

It's a fun suit, but I can definitly understand why Elvis didn't want to wear it too often!

[Leroy]

Elvis did like the suit too but was aware of the hazards. During his Los Angeles concert he got entangled in the microphone cord several times and had to be cut loose by Charlie Hodge.

However he did use the suit again in 1971.

[delvisologist]

i just wonder why the absolute majority of the photos we have (that i knowof) of this suit are in B/W!!

Thanks all this is an awesome suit!

[U.S. Male]

Gordon, check out the Modified Photo Gallery. You'll see I have managed to try and ad some color to some of the B & W photos :D

[AKing]

This is the shot I colorized. it has been doing the rounds on the Internet for a while now and also appeared on a few CD's and books...I even see it in this posting poorer quality.
Anyway, here tis...
A King

[delvisologist]

they are beautifully done guys thanks! I bet it takes a helluvalotta time and effort!

[AKing]

It's worthwhile. I love Black and White photo's also, because they have a mood of there own. But occasionally, they just cry out for a liitle color.
Sometimes a Black & White will be able to be colored and other times it won't. It all depens on the contrasted area's of a photo's attributes.
Ask any of the people who colorize, they'll tell you it ain't as easy as you think. but I do love modern technology! And ELVIS is the perfect subject to colorize on. So intricate with all of the many jumpsuits he wore.
:)

[delvisologist]

anything Elvis is fun :D

btw i gave this suit an 8....just because it is a bit impractical!

[Elvisgirl]

..............

[Teddybear]

Love That Fringe.

[amzietamzie]

some of these pics are amazing... truly spellbinding! i especially like the one where he's in the air and the fringe is all around.. although he does look a bit like my idea prince charming in one of these pics... sooooo handsome!!

[Indre]

It looks awesome, but also like a safety hazard for our man. He had to keep his eyes wide open not to fall or get caught with those fringes. But ... awesome to look at!

LOL..yeah, I imagine how **** hard time he had performing in that suit...the mike chord and all...but man I would like to watch some video footage of that show...he must have looked amazing, moving in those fringes!!!!!!!!

[sabbath]

Tour 1970 xx xx OR Vegas 1971 02 xx

[srj1967]

Not sure if this link will work, but this is video from that 1970 show in LA. If it doesn't work, just go into Youtube and search under ELVIS PRESLEY 1970.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jayuxQlcB8

Thanks to roddy156 on Youtube:cool:

[srj1967]

I don't believe this was ever used in '71. What date, if so?

All the books, articles etc say this was a once off.

Elvis was a bit peeved when he got caught up in it, so I can't imagine him going back to it. Or perhaps a new version with shorter fringes?

Where is any evidence for any other date than LA in 1970?

[Leroy]

This suit was used again in January/February 1971 in Las Vegas. Have this picture to prove it. If you look at the left side of the picture you see the huge film screen in the background of the orchestra that's always been used in Vegas to project different colours of light. You can also see that the tassles on the suit are shorter than they were in Los Angeles the previous year.

[Lisarose]

Not sure if this link will work, but this is video from that 1970 show in LA. If it doesn't work, just go into Youtube and search under ELVIS PRESLEY 1970.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jayuxQlcB8

Thanks to roddy156 on Youtube:cool:

This link still works, (is it on our clips page?) Is this the same suit that Elvis wore when :supriced: "attacked" by a fan? Actually the fan grabbed a fistful of fringe trying to remove it from his costume for a souvenir, & Elvis kept telling him/her that "It won't come off, it's tied, it's tied" Charlie had to rescue Elvis. This event was featured on a video clip on YouTube, but has been removed. I remember the fringe, but I don't remember the wings. Great pictures, btw. How many times did he wear this? He certainly was an adventurous soul.:king: (y)

[Johnny King]

This suit was used again in January/February 1971 in Las Vegas. Have this picture to prove it. If you look at the left side of the picture you see the huge film screen in the background of the orchestra that's always been used in Vegas to project different colours of light. You can also see that the tassles on the suit are shorter than they were in Los Angeles the previous year.

Leroy is quite right.
The suit was worn once more in January 1971 with the fringe cut shorter.

[Leroy]

You can dismiss that post of mine. I have always been under the impression this suit was used several times and it was the same suit all the way. But I was wrong about that. The "Wing Suit" Elvis used was a different one.
The 1970 "Wing Suit" has a double row of metal eyes on the lapels and collar, while the 1971 "Wing Suit" has a single row of metal eyes on the lapels and nails on the collar. Also the tassles are shorter which gave Elvis more abbility to move around.
Both versions of the suit are on display at Graceland.

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

You can dismiss that post of mine. I have always been under the impression this suit was used several times and it was the same suit all the way. But I was wrong about that. The "Wing Suit" Elvis used was a different one.
The 1970 "Wing Suit" has a double row of metal eyes on the lapels and collar, while the 1971 "Wing Suit" has a single row of metal eyes on the lapels and nails on the collar. Also the tassles are shorter which gave Elvis more abbility to move around.
Both versions of the suit are on display at Graceland.

Its weird that Elvis would have two suits of this design considering it was a flawed design in terms of restricted movement etc. I wonder if they were made at the same time or one made later with altered specifications to help with the restricted movement?

[Leroy]

I guess you must concentrate on the last option Matt. Elvis DID like the suit in the first place....

[Diane Lynn]

Tour 1970 xx xx OR Vegas 1971 02 xx he sure looks cool in it

[goodelvisgirl]

fantastic looking suit it looks plain and simple until you see the fringes elvis looked great in this and it made his on stage moves look fantastic

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

All in all this is a nice suit, there certainly seem to be more photo's on the net with Elvis wearing it these days!

[Unchained Melody]

Very cool photo Matt!(y)

[rossmcurry]

i have footage of elvis in this suit from 1970 and i can tell you he never wore it again after he had to be cut loose from it by charlie hodge charlie and john wilkinson talk about that night in los angeles and how elvis himself said i'll never where that suit again

[1100ccRider]

You can dismiss that post of mine. I have always been under the impression this suit was used several times and it was the same suit all the way. But I was wrong about that. The "Wing Suit" Elvis used was a different one.
The 1970 "Wing Suit" has a double row of metal eyes on the lapels and collar, while the 1971 "Wing Suit" has a single row of metal eyes on the lapels and nails on the collar. Also the tassles are shorter which gave Elvis more abbility to move around.
Both versions of the suit are on display at Graceland.

Cool! I've always thought that this was a particularly spectacular suit, especially in motion, and thought nothing of the apparently shorter fringes in the photo from 1971 (January 29?) because -- after all -- the thing was operated on in the Forum so why wouldn't they subsequently shorten the fringes?

It's great to see the two suits together. And, until I saw this picture, I had no idea that there were beads on the fringes as in the shorter-fringed suit(s).

[hounddog]

From the book Thank You Very Much

[hounddog]

from the same book

[mrsphilly]

very nice. i liked all his jumpsuits

[renapap05]

I think Elvis should wear this wonderful Jumpsuit more times...
One of my favorites(y)(y)(y)

[cibetty]

Awww, I love this jumpsuit, he looked great in it!! Betti

[elvispresleytheking]

This is one occasion where I think there are more pix. from just this concert than from vegas in 71, 73, and 74 combined!

[easyrider]

Nice jumpsuit!!!!

[debtdbruno]

I don't care for this, too 'in your face' for me.
The short fringe is my favourite jumpsuit though

[Angeline69]

I really like this jumpsuit. He looked awesome in it. Thanks for all these photos.(y)

[Dany]

Beautiful, wonderful and fantastic.(y)(y):notworthy:notworthy

[Tigerman1975]

Thats some killer fringe. I wish that he would have stuck with that more.

[bellus]

I may have asked already, but does anyone know of video footage of Elvis in the Long Fringe suit? I've looked everywhere online and can't find anything. I even tried youtube. Nothing. I'd like to buy a DVD that contains footage with this suit in it. I love the pics of the suit, especially the one that looks backlit. Thanks for any help with this.

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//28/1970Tommy2.jpg

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//28/70concert.jpg

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http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//28/727.jpg

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//28/1970-Fringed_003.jpg

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//30/A_1970_Long_Fringe_Wing_Tommy.jpg

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//28/1970_Long_Wing_HQ_Tommy.jpg

[Tommy]

http://www.tcb-world.com/gallery/data//13/LA_1970_.jpg