A unique gold suit worn by Elvis will be brought over from Graceland under armed guard to go on display in Greenwich.

The $10,000 Gold Lame Tuxedo outfit created for The King of Rock and Roll by Nudie Rodeo Taylors of North Hollywood will be at the Elvis At The O2 Exhibition for two months from April 12 before it returns to Graceland.

It will join other rare artefacts from Elvis Presley’s estate, which include his 16 karat TCB Taking Care of Business ring, a Champagne bottle from Elvis’s wedding to Priscilla that’s signed by both the bride and groom and the gold phone that was beside his bed.

Elvis Presley wore the full suit – including jacket, trousers, belt, tie and shoes - on just three occasions at live shows, the first of which was at the International Amphiteatre in Chicago on March 28, 1957.



He wore it again the following night in St Louis and in Toronto on April 2.

He also wore it for the cover of his 1959 album 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong, which featured 14 images of Elvis in the suit on the cover.

The outfit was so valuable that Elvis’ notorious manager, Colonel Tom Parker, always had it specially transported in an armoured car under armed guard.

Exhibition curator Angie Marchese says: “The reaction to the exhibition has been amazing and now we’re thrilled to be including the stunning gold suit that belonged to Elvis.

“Despite being so iconic, Elvis only wore the full outfit three times as he found the gold trousers heavy to wear.

“The Toronto performance in April 1957 was the last time that Elvis wore the entire outfit because he frequently fell to his knees during his stage show, which wore off the gold from the trouser knees, so he swapped to wearing the gold lame jacket with black trousers after that.

“However, the trousers were restored and have been displayed with the full outfit at Graceland after the estate bought the gold suit from Colonel Parker following Elvis’ death in 1977.

“The suit will take pride of place alongside all of the other personal items which are already on display.

“No exhibition mounted previously has ever been so revealing of the man and the star.  For people who can’t get to Graceland, Graceland is coming to them.”

Elvis At The O2 runs until the end of August and features more than 300 artefacts direct from Graceland. Tickets are on sale at elvisattheo2.com