Elvis' Clothes - & What Happened To Them

[Colin B]

I got this message from Mike [who reads the posts here]:

Why don't you reinstate him?

He burned his boats as far as Phoenix goes...

[Mountain Mist]

Hi Colin and Mike,

Mindi has promised to forward the details on for you, Mike, although she is away at present. Mindi's contacts, the ones I am thinking of, are not the same as Tony's.

There may be more than one collector, too, as far as I have read.

[Colin B]

Hi Colin and Mike,

Mindi has promised to forward the details on for you, Mike, although she is away at present. Mindi's contacts, the ones I am thinking of, are not the same as Tony's.

There may be more than one collector, too, as far as I have read.

Thanks !

The prospects for a sale are looking good, aren't they ?

[TonyS]

I have no doubt it's a genuine Elvis suit, but I've now concluded its not the one in Sandi's pictures.
Auction and item pictures from seller shows a cut in the lapel that is not seen in Sandi's shots, and then there seems to be a kind of pocket line too.

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[Colin B]

I have no doubt it's a genuine Elvis suit, but I've now concluded its not the one in Sandi's pictures.
Auction and item pictures from seller shows a cut in the lapel that is not seen in Sandi's shots, and then there seems to be a kind of pocket line too.

But it is the one in your 'auction' pic, right ?

[TonyS]

I have no doubt it's a genuine Elvis suit, but I've now concluded its not the one in Sandi's pictures.
Auction and item pictures from seller shows a cut in the lapel that is not seen in Sandi's shots, and then there seems to be a kind of pocket line too.

But it is the one in your 'auction' pic, right ?

Yes, as I said

Auction and item pictures from seller shows ....

For clarity.... the documents provided by the seller show the auction lot number, and it matches with the lot number in the auction catalogue.

[Mountain Mist]

...There is a major collector who is a friend of Mindi Miller's (one of Elvis' girlfriends), I only know of this collector, as Mindi attended one of his showings of Elvis' memorabilia and shared photos of what he has (he is a major, major collector).

If you would like his name, Mike, please let me know?
I shall then ask Mindi, I am sure this gentleman would love to know about this suit.

Mike sends his thanks & this:

"I will gladly send info to the collector Mountain Mist mentioned, if she could find out where to send it, that would be great."

Hi Mike,

Mindi is definitely on it, and you could have a buyer.

[Mountain Mist]

Hi Colin - Could you please say "Hi" to Mike for me?



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Photo credit: Sandi Miller.
Perugia Way, Bel Air.

Please don't forget this photo that Sandi, took.

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I think it ticks the boxes?

[TonyS]

I certainly wouldn't rely on that b & w picture.
The only box it ticks for me is the cut lapel, and even that's not clear.
You can't see the color of the jacket, buttons, or even the shape of the cut at the hem.
Sorry, I'm not convinced, too much that can't be confirmed from that image.

[Mountain Mist]

I certainly wouldn't rely on that b & w picture.
The only box it ticks for me is the cut lapel, and even that's not clear.
You can't see the color of the jacket, buttons, or even the shape of the cut at the hem.
Sorry, I'm not convinced, too much that can't be confirmed from that image.

That is the negatives, yes, I agree, with some.

I feel that the lapel is clear.

The actual cut (shape and hang) of the jacket is the same, or very similar, which is still not good enough, I agree.

Any possible photo (as per what I found, and it took ages to do so) is just "candy" on top.

A serious buyer, as per the gentleman through Mindi, of course, will know what he is doing.

There is nothing in it for me, I looked out of kindness, and thus far, perhaps this photo is close, or the one; sadly, we will not ever know, at this stage.

Anyway, Mindi said that the fellow who may be interested in the suit, will know, and if not interested, he may still be kind enough to supply more information (when time allows). I tried to help, that is all.

[TonyS]

I certainly wouldn't rely on that b & w picture.
The only box it ticks for me is the cut lapel, and even that's not clear.
You can't see the color of the jacket, buttons, or even the shape of the cut at the hem.
Sorry, I'm not convinced, too much that can't be confirmed from that image.

That is the negatives, yes, I agree, with some.

I feel that the lapel is clear.

The actual cut (shape and hang) of the jacket is the same, or very similar, which is still not good enough, I agree.

Any possible photo (as per what I found, and it took ages to do so) is just "candy" on top.

A serious buyer, as per the gentleman through Mindi, of course, will know what he is doing.

There is nothing in it for me, I looked out of kindness, and thus far, perhaps this photo is close, or the one; sadly, we will not ever know, at this stage.

Anyway, Mindi said that the fellow who may be interested in the suit, will know, and if not interested, he may still be kind enough to supply more information (when time allows). I tried to help, that is all.

Likewise.

[TonyS]

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[Mountain Mist]

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Now, we are having fun!

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[Mountain Mist]

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I cannot fault these photos, Tony.

The only thing, is the shine on the buttons, reduces the comparison, if one wants to be over picky; hence why I looked for more photos.

Yeah!

[Colin B]

I cannot fault these photos, Tony.

The only thing, is the shine on the buttons, reduces the comparison, if one wants to be over picky; hence why I looked for more photos.

Yeah!

The lack of 'shine' on the buttons in Mike's photos maybe because the Elvis ones [with the red background] from TonyS were taken in a professional studio with all the lights etc.

They are probably the closest we are going to get I reckon.

Thanks, TonyS !