As we mentioned earlier, Graceland has surprised the fans this year with a special Aloha display case: not one, but two suits are on display at the racquetball building. The suit on the left is supposed to be the rehearsal-suit, the one on the right was worn during the actual broadcast. However, experts don�t agree. According to them, the rehearsal suit is now in the hands of the Ed Parker Estate. If that is the case, then the so-called rehearsal suit on display, is made after Aloha. No wonder that there are so many rumours flying around. The only certainty, is the cape in the middle: that was tossed in the audience, but given back to the estate after the fan who caught it, passed away. And even that cape wasn�t the original one. Bill Belew had designed an extra large cape for the show, until Elvis tried it on. He soon found out that the cape was too long and too heavy, and he ordered a �regular sized cape�. The XL-version is now in private hands, after Elvis Presley Enterprises sold it in 1999. But still the question remains: how would Elvis have looked in that full length cape? One example is this computerized picture. Perhaps, after all, it�s best that he picked the �medium sized cape� after all�
Posted: 29th. August 2007