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Elvis' Peacock Jumpsuit Sells For $300K
Suit Now Most Expensive Presley Memorabilia Sold At Auction
POSTED: 5:03 pm MDT August 7,
2008
NEW YORK -- Elvis Presley's peacock jumpsuit on Thursday became the most expensive piece of The King's memorabilia ever 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. And it sold for $300,000. The previous record for an Elvis collectible was $295,000 for his 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II.
The most ever paid previously for one of his stage costumes, the so-called aloha cape worn during one of his last television shows, was $105,250. New York's Gotta Have It! auction company declined to say who bought it but describes the seller as "a big Elvis collector." Elvis first wore the costume at the Forum in Los Angeles on May 11, 1974, and later for the cover of his album "Promised Land."
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