Elvis' Sideburns

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

Weren't Elvis sideburns cool in 1969....

Not sure they looked as cool in 1977 though :hmm:

[Merry]

Weren't Elvis sideburns cool in 1969....

Not sure they looked as cool in 1977 though :hmm:



Yes, I like them.

I wonder if Elvis liked them, or if just had to keep up with the fashion :hmm:

Kim

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

I wonder if Elvis liked them, or if just had to keep up with the fashion :hmm:

Kim

He had to dye them, so I guess there must have been an element of liking, otherwise you just wouldn't go to all that trouble?

On the other hand Elvis had already established this look and kept it because it was a sort of trade mark, as with the glasses he wore. The book "Elvis by the Presley's" has a picture of Elvis' reading glasses on the front, I guess he didn't wear the aviator style glasses at home all the time?

The comment "The Image is One Thing The Human Being Is Another" springs to mind :hmm:

[Merry]

He had to dye them, so I guess there must have been an element of liking, otherwise you just wouldn't go to all that trouble?

On the other hand Elvis had already established this look and kept it because it was a sort of trade mark, as with the glasses he wore. The book "Elvis by the Presley's" has a picture of Elvis' reading glasses on the front, I guess he didn't wear the aviator style glasses at home all the time?

The comment "The Image is One Thing The Human Being Is Another" springs to mind :hmm:


Yes, I was thinking of your comment too, re the image.

I vote that they were fashionable only, lol. Probably wrong, but boy, they did look very nice (y)



Kim

[ksimms2]

not in the 70's it didnt look good...well maybe 70/71 - but he grew his hair longer and he should have gotten rid of the sideburns - but - they were his trademark and that is probably why he kept them.....he was a very handsome dude!

[Diane]

I preferred the way he had his sideburns in '69 thru 71. I didn't mind his hair longer except I felt it was too bushy at the Madison conference. The sideburns seemed to have gotten too long from there on. The only way I really disliked his hair was that short time it looked like he had bangs - that didn't suit him at all.

Diane

[presley31]

elvis looked great with sideburns in the late 60's, l thought there were to bushy through the 70's.

[boogie]

At his best in 69

[TCBnAflash]

I think he was proud of them. It was something he made popular in 50's and had to probably be a part of again. Jerry was quoted as saying, "he hated the short hair and no sideburns look he had for his movies". Although I read somewhere else that in 1958 he was looking forward to getting that buzz cut in the ARMY. I think he just like to experiment with his looks. Look at how many times the shape and size of sideburns changed in the 70's.

[KPM]

69-71 His sideburns and hair were perfect. Thin high cheekbones with the sideburns- very strong and masculine look.

[ksimms2]

69-71 His sideburns and hair were perfect. Thin high cheekbones with the sideburns- very strong and masculine look.

Yea, a total HUNK! :jawdrop:

[GirlHappy19]

58 through 77---yummi

[ms_epblvd]

Definately the coolest in 69. No Contest(y)

[The King's Queen]

Oh my....another thread about Elvis' looks, and ya'll know that it makes me say things that I shouldn't say....:doh: :lmfao:

Sideburns....well, I don't have a problem with them. Don't really have an opinion either way. I gotta admit, when I look at Elvis, it ain't his sideburns I'm focusing on! :blush: :supriced: ;)

[utmom2008]

LOL, I agree, they were sexy as all get out, weren't they? I actually liked Elvis' hair and sideburns better in 1970 than in 1977. I liked them when you could still see a little bit of ear, but I would take him either way!!!

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[utmom2008]

Yea, a total HUNK! :jawdrop:

Gorgeous, Gorgeous man!!!!!!!!

[utmom2008]

69-71 His sideburns and hair were perfect. Thin high cheekbones with the sideburns- very strong and masculine look.
I totally agree!! He was perfect any way you want to look at it! RIP Elvis..............

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[King_Creole]

There are photos of ELvis in '76/'77 where his sideburns look just hideous ...:(

[Merry]

Oh my....another thread about Elvis' looks, and ya'll know that it makes me say things that I shouldn't say....:doh: :lmfao:

Sideburns....well, I don't have a problem with them. Don't really have an opinion either way. I gotta admit, when I look at Elvis, it ain't his sideburns I'm focusing on! :blush: :supriced: ;)



:jawdrop: (y) :blush: :D

[elvislady]

I loved the sideburns!
elvislady:D

[goodelvisgirl]

well i think he look fab withhis sideburns or sideboxers as my papa calls them
the later76-77 sideburns didn't look as great but still very nice and at least he looked like he had time to do his hair not like some of the celebs today who like like they just got out of bed always looked well dressed and clean

[TurnpikeTaylor]

The sideburns made E look a lot older to me. And for most of the 70`s his hair did`nt look that good, what was going on with the MSG press conference hair do, and the On Tour hair?....terrible.

[Sheila]

I love his sideburns in early 1955 to 1957

[elvis himselvis]

I like his sideburns most of the time,maybe they were a litlle bit too much in the seventies,but for me they were OK...
:king:

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

There are photos of ELvis in '76/'77 where his sideburns look just hideous ...:(

100% agreed

[KPM]

100% agreed
Well we all have bad hair/sideburn days:D

[Tony Trout]

I preferred the way he had his sideburns in '69 thru 71. I didn't mind his hair longer except I felt it was too bushy at the Madison conference. The sideburns seemed to have gotten too long from there on. The only way I really disliked his hair was that short time it looked like he had bangs - that didn't suit him at all.

Diane



Ahh...the "Moe Howard" period of the hair....absolutely hideous, IMO!!


There are photos of ELvis in '76/'77 where his sideburns look just hideous ...:(

Agreed....


The sideburns made E look a lot older to me. And for most of the 70`s his hair did`nt look that good, what was going on with the MSG press conference hair do, and the On Tour hair?....terrible.

Does anybody know who styled his hair for that particular period? Larry Geller didn't worm his way back into the group (how did he get by the Colonel?) until sometime in '76.

[Unchained Melody]

His sideburns imo always looked cool. I really liked them in Late December '76 and into the beginning of 1977. But theirs not a time that I didn't like them;).

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

The sideburns in 1968 looked pretty cool, shorter than in the 70's

[Diane]

Yup Matt, those sideburns look good. I just like his hair a little bit fuller on the sides and the front pulled down as in my avatar. I didn't like the combed back style in most of the movies...not natural looking.

Diane

[cameron]

Yes, I love him in side burns. Just not the way he had them in the last few years . Too long, big and bushy, IMO.

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

Yup Matt, those sideburns look good. I just like his hair a little bit fuller on the sides and the front pulled down as in my avatar. I didn't like the combed back style in most of the movies...not natural looking.

Diane

Here is a photo from Jan 9th 1969 (y)

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

And here is a picture from Dec 1969, what a huge difference from earlier on in 1969 :supriced:

[May]

Yes, I like them.

I wonder if Elvis liked them, or if just had to keep up with the fashion :hmm:

Kim

Well, they werent in fashion when he first started growing them at school, them OR his haircut - all the kids had crew cuts didnt they ... he wanted to grwo his hair and sideburns to look like a "grown up truck driver" :king:

[Miss Clawdy]

And here is a picture from Dec 1969, what a huge difference from earlier on in 1969 :supriced:

The difference is really remarkable! For me he looks much better in Jan '69 and I prefer the short and not bushy sideburns and hair, the more natural look like Diane said. :D

[LovesElvis]

68-71 are my favorite. hunka hunka burnin' love. :)

[Elvis_Lady_1984]

Yup Matt, those sideburns look good. I just like his hair a little bit fuller on the sides and the front pulled down as in my avatar. I didn't like the combed back style in most of the movies...not natural looking.

Diane

yes your avatar is a good pic. i love his hair in this period. and those sideburns set off the look. imo...(y)

[Diane]

Matt, your first picture in '69, the sideburns are perfect in my mind and the hair is full and natural looking.....great picture.

The second picture in '69 is good but he's gained weight in the face so his features don't stand out as well. He's the only person I've ever known of who could change so much in just a matter of months. Still very handsome but changed with the weight going up and down....bad sign of health problems for sure.

Diane

[ruggishboo]

And here is a picture from Dec 1969, what a huge difference from earlier on in 1969 :supriced:

Not trying to start an argument here, I was under the impression this pic was from early '71. His hair seems a little too long for late 69...still a great picture no matter when it was taken..(y)

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

Not trying to start an argument here, I was under the impression this pic was from early '71. His hair seems a little too long for late 69...still a great picture no matter when it was taken..(y)

Originally I thought the same but the picture has been bought from a reliable source :hmm:

[elvis himselvis]

The sideburns in 1968 looked pretty cool, shorter than in the 70's

I also prefer his sideburns in the late 60's,not too short and not too much.
:king:

[crazy_tigress]

Elvis sideburns made Elvis Elvis. They were **************** hot!!!!!

[epmoodyblue]

it was all good from 69 to 77 elvis was cool no matter what sideburns were cool

[COL DRIES]

I Complete Agree With "crazy Tigress" !!!