(Mad) Tiger Jumpsuit (1974)

[1100ccRider]

Wrong. He first wore it on May 27th 1974 at the 3 A.M show in Lake Tahoe

Doesn't he, during that Tahoe show (as released on the second A Profile On Stage set) mention the Aloha suit and say that it had lost his feathers so he'd had a replacement made that he was wearing that night? It sounds to me that he'd more likely have been wearing the embroidered American Eagle suit (debuted on the short May tour of the West Coast) that morning.

It also seems like, if he had the Tiger (and Dragon?) ready by late May, he'd have worn them during the June-July tour because on that tour he wore the other suits worn in May (Inca Gold Leaf, Peacock, Rainbow, and Aqua Phoenix).

[Brad Stalnaker]

Always loved this (A Tiger was my High School Mascot)

[renapap05]

I don't like this Jumpsuit so much...I believe it's one of the ugliest Jumpsuits Elvis ever wore.

[shelley.m.]

He's the "King of the Jungle," that's why he was called the Tiger Man.Cool jumpsuit.

[easyrider]

Very good jumpsuit.

[navechesalpa]

A candid off stage photo of Elvis in the Tiger suit - it's my thing

Lonely man,in this photo Elvis is lonely man!
Who roams from town to town, Lonely man.

[nabelt24]

I'm not sure, but I believe the suit was designed along with the Dragon suit as a symbol of his love for Kenpo Karate. As you'll notice, both the tiger and the dragon are placed on the Kenpo decal.

The tiger represents earthly strength derived during the early stages of learning. This is the stage where the individual is impressed with his own physical prowess.

[nabelt24]

You'll notice that the tiger's postition or pose on his suit is almost identical to the tiger on the Kenpo decal. The dragon is also similar with it's head turned and looking behind him. The only difference is the direction they're facing.

[molokai123]

i like this jumpsuit

[hounddog]

also from the Elvis Special 1976

[Mr.TCB]

This suit is great and it had meaning to it with Elvis' martial arts name being Tiger.

[The Everlasting Gaze]

[CLAY]

Fantastic looking Jumpsuit......only Elvis can pull it off wearing Jumpsuits

[Tommy]

[Tommy]

[drumzz70]

Amazing suit, the belt alone is an amazing piece of work, the more it ages and antiques the better it looks. A thread should be started on just the belts for all the suits, as i believe made alot of the jumpsuits what they were, and different belts with different suits changed the look.

[drumzz70]

just imagine what a tiger colored macrame' belt would have looked like with this suit , almost symbolizing a tigers tail

[hounddog]

and anotehr one

[Tommy]

[Tommy]