He speculates that the Graceland archives people restored the pants to their original appearance. You can’t see the knees, but Alan was there two years ago, and he said they showed no signs of wear. Graceland obtained the suit as part of the huge collection of Elvis memorabilia it purchased from Col. On Display at Graceland: I’m not sure, but I think this is a photo of a previous exhibition display. This was the last time Elvis wore the famous gold lam é coat. Note that the shirt is different than in the earlier photos. The USS Arizona was one of twelve American warships sunk by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. All proceeds from the concert went toward the USS Arizona Memorial. I don’t know who the two guys are.Įlvis and Boots: This photo of Boots Randolph on stage with Elvis was taken on Maat the Bloch Auditorium in Honolulu. Elvis seems to be pretty happy, but we can’t tell how well the pants fit. Gold Pants, No Gold Coat: This is the reverse. Of all the Elvis memorabilia, I think I would most prefer to own Elvis’ golden shoes. When Elvis toured again in late summer 1957, he no longer wore the gold shoes. I wish the first two pictures above were too, because you could easily see that the shoes were gold. Gold Coat In Color: This is another concert photo, but it is not near as dramatic as the previous shots. When it arrived and I first looked at it, I thought Elvis was jumping and his feet were off the stage. To me, it is the essence of Elvis in concert, and I couldn’t wait to spend $6 for a copy of it. You can be sure the audience was screaming when this one was taken. A much better look for Elvis, don’t you think.Įlvis In Motion: This is another photo from Alan’s collection taken at the same concert, and it is one of my all-time favorite Elvis pictures. Consequently, he switched to black pants while performing in the gold coat. In addition, Elvis frequently dropped to his knees during performances, and this wore off the gold. He thought they were heavy and didn’t fit him well. As you may know, Elvis disliked the gold pants. Gold Coat, Black Pants: This is another photo available from Alan – on stage in Ottawa on April 3, 1957. I find cool pictures of Elvis from 1957 very inspiring. I bought five of them, and they now adorn my ElvisBlog computer station.
He has them for sale on his blog site for $6. My friend Alan Hanson, chief blogger honcho of, discovered this situation and made 8×10 high resolution copies of the original of this and many other concert photos. But, on January 1, 2008, the picture went into the public domain. Ultimately, photographer Andrews Newton gave the photos and their copyrights to the City of Ottawa Archives.
#Gold lame pants plus
They last for the rest of the year in which a photo was taken, plus 50 years. Copyright laws on photos are different in Canada than in the USA. It was the last time Elvis would wear the gold pants. Ī Different Look: This photo was shot in Toronto on April 2, 1957. Louis the next night and later in the week in Toronto. He wore the complete suit (jacket, pants, belt, tie and shoes) just two more times, in St. Įlvis first wore the gold lame suit on Maduring a performance at the International Amphitheater in Chicago. For more information on Nudie, check out his website here. He is also given credit for being the first designer to put rhinestones on the outfits of country music singers, which led to the term Rhinestone Cowboy. This creation rocketed Nudie to stardom and cemented his place in fashion history. So, let’s take a look at the most interesting ones.Įlvis and Nudie: The man standing next to Elvis is Nudie Cohn who created the gold lame suit in 1957. However, for years I have been collecting other photos of Elvis in that suit, and you probably haven’t seen most of them before. It has appeared so many places on the web that there is no need to reproduce it here.
The famous picture of Elvis in his gold lam é suit is one of the most iconic images in the world.
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