right or wrong ?

[tcb4]

hello all

some of elvis' jumpsuits would have been inspired from superhero "flashgordon" ?

right or wrong ?

[ColinB]

Well, yeah, probably.

And Captain Marvel and all the other superheroes.

Certainly no way for a grown man to dress.

[Rusty Martin*]

hello all

some of elvis' jumpsuits would have been inspired from superhero "flashgordon" ?

right or wrong ?

wrong....more likely Liberace

[Scatter]

Well, yeah, probably.

And Captain Marvel and all the other superheroes.

Certainly no way for a grown man to dress.

Shut up or I'll slap you with my cape

[Tits McGhee]

Surely some of them were inspired by whatever sh*t he was taking at the time.

[surfcat]

Crazy, Tits, crazy

Elvis asked for them to be based on Katate outfits, thereby offering him plenty of freedom of movement on stage.

[Steve_M]

Yeah Surf but what was put onto the suits was inspired by fireworks going off in Liberaces bathroom.

[ColinB]

Yeah Surf but what was put onto the suits was inspired by fireworks going off in Liberaces bathroom.

Never been in Liberace's bathroom myself..................

[tcb4]

on http://www.elvis-tkc.com/forums/
there s an interesting link about elvis and ... captain marvel
http://dialbforblog.com/archives/87/


“One of the comics Elvis read when he was a kid was Captain Marvel Jr. He went after Captain Nazi during WWII. And he had this dual image -- normal, everyday guy and super crime-fighter. Sounds like Elvis, don’t it?”
( Billy Smith )


“Nah. The lightning bolt came from his army days. It was the insignia of his battalion. Or maybe in the back of his mind, he identified it with Captain Marvel Jr. That’s where he got the idea for the capes. From the comic books.”
( .... Billy Smith )

[Rusty Martin*]

You have to admit, no matter what you thought of the costumes, even today, they are not "old fashioned", Elvis did not really date, he had a style of his own, which has stood the test of time

[jbgude]

“Nah. The lightning bolt came from his army days. It was the insignia of his battalion. Or maybe in the back of his mind, he identified it with Captain Marvel Jr. That’s where he got the idea for the capes. From the comic books.”
( .... Billy Smith )

I hear tell that actually, it was the Plastic lady who designed the "TCB" emblem and inspired everything ....