No idea when this was taken. Is this the penguin suit?
Elvis, Linda and Linda's brother Sam and his family
Footage of Elvis in His Ugliest Jumpsuit August 19, 1975 MS Las Vegas
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Re: Footage of Elvis in His Ugliest Jumpsuit August 19, 1975 MS Las Vegas
Private Presley wrote:No idea when this was taken. Is this the penguin suit?
Elvis, Linda and Linda's brother Sam and his family
It looks similar, but the black & white bits seem to be reversed there:
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Re: Footage of Elvis in His Ugliest Jumpsuit August 19, 1975 MS Las Vegas
Just when did Elvis' fashion sense desert him?
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Re: Footage of Elvis in His Ugliest Jumpsuit August 19, 1975 MS Las Vegas
When he was influenced by Liberace...
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Re: Footage of Elvis in His Ugliest Jumpsuit August 19, 1975 MS Las Vegas
Pretty soon, he exchanged Memphis / Lansky cool, for West Coast / Vegas / Devore / Cohn tackiness.
The gold lamé suit was the first step towards the penguin suit, so to speak.
The gold lamé suit was the first step towards the penguin suit, so to speak.
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Mister Moon wrote:Pretty soon, he exchanged Memphis / Lansky cool, for West Coast / Vegas / Devore / Cohn tackiness.
The gold lamé suit was the first step towards the penguin suit, so to speak.
Well, the gold suit was cool, and influential and iconic. Others copied that look throughout the years.
When he was influenced by Liberace...
Nah, he remained sensible till about 1970/1971 I reckon. After that, it all started to slide down.
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John wrote:Mister Moon wrote:Pretty soon, he exchanged Memphis / Lansky cool, for West Coast / Vegas / Devore / Cohn tackiness.
The gold lamé suit was the first step towards the penguin suit, so to speak.
Well, the gold suit was cool, and influential and iconic. Others copied that look throughout the years.
It was cool indeed, and the image of him on stage wearing it was out of this world. But anything suited him in 1957. He was that great.
The way I see it, in hindsight, it was the first little step towards those horrible 70s suits.
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Re: Footage of Elvis in His Ugliest Jumpsuit August 19, 1975 MS Las Vegas
Elvis was the only entertainer that could wear those and look good in it. He was the king and the look fit him perfectly. Nobody else could look right much less perform in those suits like Elvis, the King of cool!!
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