I would have given anything to design for Elvis!

"I would have given anything to design for Elvis..."
— Gianni Versace

To Elvis Presley, clothes were second in importance only to music. An avid collector of garments, accessories, and costumes, many made just for him, Elvis was as much a fashion icon as a rock ?n? roll trendsetter. He loved clothes and had an uncanny eye for what would shine on stage, and maintain his sexy persona off stage. Elvis loved to be part of the process and often conferred with his tailors, costumers, and accessory designers, working his initials into their designs whenever possible! Featured in ELVIS FASHION- From Memphis to Vegas are working sketches of costumes, and comments from favorite designers like Nudie, the Rodeo Tailor, Vegas costumer-extraordinare Bill Belew, 50s Rat-Pack tailor Sy Devore, and the legendary Oscar-winning Edith Head, who designed many of his film wardrobes. Also included is fascinating ephemera like a record of his running tab at a Memphis jeweler, and invoices for clothing described down to the minutest detail: ?light-blue double-knit suit w/lattice patterned jacket front in navy blue leather accented w/brass studs?lined in patterned silk.?

Graceland gave author Julie Mundy unprecedented access to the Elvis Presley?s costume archive and allowed her to select an incredible range of Elvis?s famous jumpsuits, leather pants, embroidered and jeweled capes, and accessories from hats to belts to custom boots. Mundy chronicles the development of Elvis? taste, and his growth into a true fashion icon paralleled by his meteoric rise to stardom. Multitudes of costumes from the Graceland collection were photographed especially for this book, and will be enhanced by archival photos of Elvis wearing them, both on stage and off.

Elvis?s velvety voice, smolderingly good looks, charisma, and personal style all contributed to making him ?The King of Rock ?n? Roll.? Beloved by millions, Elvis is known in every corner of the world and is one of the most important and enduring figures ever in American popular culture.

A comprehensive look at the gorgeous clothes that were so much a part of what made Elvis Elvis is long overdue. Stunningly designed, this book is as tasty a package as Elvis was himself! An absolute must for Elvis Presley fans everywhere.

About the Author

Julie Mundy is a music journalist and the author of The Official Elvis Presley Fan Club Commemorative Album (Virgin, ?97). In 1995 she was commissioned to re-launch The Official Elvis Presley Fan Club Magazine, and Elvis Monthly to be ready for the 20th anniversary of Elvis? death. Julie Mundy lives in London and is currently working on two book projects, one of which celebrates the 100th anniversary of Las Vegas.

And Gianni versace would have loved to desighn elvis cloths i wonder what he would have come uip with.
elvislady:D

he would of surley come up with great jumpsuits for the king(y)(y)(y):notworthy:notworthy:notworthy:notwor thy:notworthy:king:

Better than the unworn suit...

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Originally Posted by Wendy56

Better than the unworn suit...

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If your talking about the Blue jumpsuite that was in the works for the August 1977 tour, I liked that one..:blush::blush:

Yep, the blue 1977 one... :P

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Originally Posted by Wendy56

Better than the unworn suit...

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In defense of the suit though, Wendy56, it is an UNFINISHED suit and we never did see Elvis wearing it... :hmm:

I do agree with you though, that as is, it is not one of the better looking suits that he had. But it was just cool that he was actually going to wear a blue suit for the first time in a year or so... (y)

TCB!
Mike

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Originally Posted by Wendy56

Yep, the blue 1977 one... :P

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Come on Wendy, it wasn't that bad lookin'..:P(y)(y)

Maybe Gianni Versace would have taken Elvis in a differant direction for stage clothes, more like the two piece suits he wore in 1972, yum.

Some more info i have just got.

Here is what I got from the biography of Captain Marvel:

Elvis Presley
The musician Elvis Presley was a big fan of Captain Marvel Jr., and styled his trademark haircut after that of the comic book character. In addition, some of Elvis's stage outfits (with a half-cape similar to those worn by the Marvels) and his TCB logo (with a Marvel-esque lightning bolt insignia) also show inspiration from Captain Marvel Jr.[18] Elvis's childhood collection of Captain Marvel Jr. comic books still sits in the attic of Graceland.

In reference to Elvis's admiration for the character, Captain Marvel, Jr. has often been shown as either a fan of Elvis or having been inspired by Elvis. In Teen Titans vol. 3, #23, Captain Marvel Jr. is revealed to be a huge fan of Elvis Presley. The narrator (Superboy) states that "He's okay, just a little too into the retro thing for my tastes. Loves all that rockabilly crap. Flame shirts and hot dice belt buckles." Captain Marvel Jr. himself quotes Elvis (whom he refers to as "the greatest modern-day philosopher," to which Hawk immediately states that she likes Sex Pistols bass guitarist Sid Vicious better) as a role-model: "Do what's right for you as long as you don't hurt no one."


elvislady:D