Ink, marker and applied sequins on paper, matted and framed. Inscribed at right, "Romano / make shirt in / black cordovan leather, / follow jean suit / as pattern. / Line suit in black / silk, / Saddle stitch in silk thread." Additionally inscribed and signed, "'Elvis Special' / Bill Belew / 1968." This black leather jumpsuit was worn by Elvis on his "'68 Special," the beginning of Elvis's comeback as well as Belew's first commission for the star. Modeled on a denim suit of the type Elvis often wore, this was the first of Elvis's trademark jumpsuits which Belew would design for him until Elvis's death in 1977. This sketch was purchased by the consignor from a Desert AIDS Foundation charity auction in Palm Springs in the early 1990s, to which it had been donated by Belew himself. The consignor then loaned the design to Graceland where it was on display next to the black leather jumpsuit from the early '90s until earlier this year. Accompanied by a copy of the "'68 Special." Within mat: 13 x 15 1/4 in.; Overall: 18 x 19 3/4 in.
Ink, marker and applied sequins on paper, matted and framed. Inscribed at right, "Romano / make shirt in / black cordovan leather, / follow jean suit / as pattern. / Line suit in black / silk, / Saddle stitch in silk thread." Additionally inscribed and signed, "'Elvis Special' / Bill Belew / 1968." This black leather jumpsuit was worn by Elvis on his "'68 Special," the beginning of Elvis's comeback as well as Belew's first commission for the star. Modeled on a denim suit of the type Elvis often wore, this was the first of Elvis's trademark jumpsuits which Belew would design for him until Elvis's death in 1977. This sketch was purchased by the consignor from a Desert AIDS Foundation charity auction in Palm Springs in the early 1990s, to which it had been donated by Belew himself. The consignor then loaned the design to Graceland where it was on display next to the black leather jumpsuit from the early '90s until earlier this year. Accompanied by a copy of the "'68 Special." Within mat: 13 x 15 1/4 in.; Overall: 18 x 19 3/4 in.
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