Rare Fringe Pic - Tahoe / vegas 71?

[DarrylMac]

Hi All,

So, this pic was just shared on the Elvis In The 70's group on facebook. Not the best quality, but it was intriguing. I always thought, as do many, that he only the long fringe suit once only, in LA. This appears to show him sitting on a stool for a moment, in Vegas or Tahoe, wearing that suit, or one very similar. Has anyone seen this before?

[swagers]

this is the cape fringe suit in the 71 version with shorter fringes as he wore in los angeles in nov 70 and i have this one as jan/febr 71 and not lake tahoe

[vinelvis]

Hi All,

So, this pic was just shared on the Elvis In The 70's group on facebook. Not the best quality, but it was intriguing. I always thought, as do many, that he only the long fringe suit once only, in LA. This appears to show him sitting on a stool for a moment, in Vegas or Tahoe, wearing that suit, or one very similar. Has anyone seen this before?

This picture is taken in Las Vegas, during the January / February 1971 engagement. Probably during the January 29 dinner show. Elvis mentions he is wearing the long fringe suit and also mentions being caught up in the fringes in LA.

[steevefry]

White Wing Suit & Short Fringes

[DarrylMac]

Brilliant replies - thanks guys. Now you mention it, I have seen that last pic with his arms outstretched before, but didn't put 2 and 2 together. The stool pic was definitely new to me.

I did realise which suit it was Swagers, I just had never registered that he wore it again. He trimmed the fringes, right, as they look shorter, and I know he kept getting whipped by them in LA.

[DarrylMac]

this is the cape fringe suit in the 71 version with shorter fringes as he wore in los angeles in nov 70 and i have this one as jan/febr 71 and not lake tahoe

I don't think it's a different version - i just think they trimmed the length of the fringes.

[FrankieRider2]

Stool pic is new to me... reminds me of the "Snowbird" exchange:

"I ain't gonna work too hard tonight... hell, I just got through eating"

[medleyofcostumes]

this is the cape fringe suit in the 71 version with shorter fringes as he wore in los angeles in nov 70 and i have this one as jan/febr 71 and not lake tahoe

I don't think it's a different version - i just think they trimmed the length of the fringes.

It is a different version.

[vinelvis]

Stool pic is new to me... reminds me of the "Snowbird" exchange:

"I ain't gonna work too hard tonight... hell, I just got through eating"

This picture could be from that moment as he wore this suit during the show.

[Mike C]

Stool pic is new to me... reminds me of the "Snowbird" exchange:

"I ain't gonna work too hard tonight... hell, I just got through eating"

Exactly. He tells Charlie to bring him a stool to sit on just before the line you quoted.