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Rest in peace, Mr. Belew...you will be missed.....
Bill Belew, who headed the design team for Elvis Presley's stagewear and much of his personal wardrobe from 1969 to 1977, died of cardiac arrest yesterday after a prolonged illness. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that donations be made to any of a number of Bill's favorite charities per his wishes. A list of those charities and other details will be posted here as soon the family provides the information.
Bill Belew and his design team made an outstanding contribution to the definition of Elvis Presley's personal style on stage and off. Belew designed the now iconic black leather suit Elvis wore for the key components of his all important 1968 "comeback" television special, along with his other outfits for the show. The collaboration continued through the 1970s, including the famous jumpsuits Elvis wore on stage, most notably the American Eagle jumpsuit made for the global television concert event Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii, via Satellite.
"You could be daring as a designer and put anything on Elvis and he could make it work. And the simplest outfits that didn't seem particularly remarkable on the rack transformed into something spectacular when Elvis put them on. He was that beautiful and powerful a presence. As a wardrobe designer Bob Mackie had a perfect muse and a perfect canvas in Cher. I got to have that in Elvis." - Bill Belew
Bill Belew played a special role in Elvis history and was a beloved friend to all of us at Elvis Presley Enterprises. We will miss him.
Rest in peace, Mr. Belew...you will be missed.....
Very sad RIP.
elvislady
This is sad....rest in peace Mr. Belew
Diane
Thank you for this information, sorry to hear this.
I dream a world where man no other man
will scorn. Where LOVE will bless the earth
and peace its paths adorn...
So Sorry, I didn't even know he was ill.
I didn't see a date . Do you know when this happened?
"I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem."
I didn't see a date when l saw this on EPE news.Originally Posted by cameron
So Sorry, I didn't even know he was ill.
I didn't see a date . Do you know when this happened?
Well, IF that thing is right; it said he died yesterday....
...maybe, the 7th?? If thats right.
"I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem."
what epe wrote cameron l copy and pasted it.
Rest in peace Bill, you're in good company with Elvis up there.Now he will look cool in heaven.God Bless.
Bill passed away yesterday, l saw it in the elvis collectors gold news.
Sad news, may he RIP...
franny
Oh wow R.I.P. It is terrible, everyone that worked with Elvis is passing away.
"When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen, I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was a hero in the movie. So every dream that I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times. I learned very early in life that without a song, the day would never end; without a song, a man ain't got a friend; without a song, the road would never bend; without a song. So I keep singing a song." - Elvis Presley
Ohh noo..that is sad!
Rest in Peace!
Taking Care of BusinessTil we meet you again, may God bless you, Adios.
I had Red Lion done by B-K Enterprise back in 2004 and I guess Bill was visting the day while they where doing my jumpsuit and not sure if they just said this to get smile out of me but they said he did couple studs on my jumpsuit.
So I will forever keep my Red Lion jumpsuit in my hands. My prayers and toughts go out to his family right now.
Love to all,
Tim Dudley
I hadn't checked my google new alerts for a few days, i just found this.
Sad news my sypmathy's to his family and friends.
http://www.showbizspy.com/2008/01/17...ew-dies-at-76/
Last edited by hounddog; 01-23-2008 at 03:16 PM.
Farewell to a good man R.I.P loved your designs xxxx
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