Elvis Presley’s Peacock Jumpsuit Sold for $300k

The King is definitely a legendary name, and still came with a high price, even today!

It was reported yesterday that Elvis Presley’s favorite performance costume, the peacock jumpsuit, sold for $300,000, making it the most expensive piece of Elvis memorabilia sold at auction.

The white outfit with a plunging V-neck and high collar features a blue-and-gold peacock design hand-embroidered on the front and back and along the pant legs. It’s cinched at the waist by a wide belt decorated in gold medallions in a design resembling the eye of a peacock feather. Elvis knew how to get a birdie-glamorous look.

The online sale was held by auctioneer “Gotta Have It!” ended at 3 a.m., with the pre-sale estimated around $275,000 to $325,000. The auctioneer described the seller as “a big Elvis collector” and didn’t want to share information about who bought the jumpsuit.

Presley paid $10,000 to have the outfit made by Los Angeles designer Bill Belew, who created all of his stage wardrobe between 1968-1977. It captured the “Jailhouse Rock” singer’s fascination with peacocks as a good luck symbol and the auction house said it was among his favorite Belew designs.

The costume was first seen at the Forum in Los Angeles on May 11, 1974, and later he wore it for the cover of his album “Promised Land.”

$300,000 baby! a Hound dog must be howling in joy!

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