The iconic blue jumpsuit and cape The King wore during his Madison Square Garden performance on June 10, 1972 and later graced the cover of the live album “Elvis: An Afternoon in the Garden,” is currently up for auction at Gotta Have It Rock Roll. The opening bid was $100K and the current high bid is $161K.
It’s an amazing piece that epitomizes the look and feel of what Elvis felt was fashionable at the time.
So what’s the back story?
Turns out in February of 1973, Elvis gave this jumpsuit to Dottie Rambo as a birthday present. Who is Dottie Rambo? She was a member of the family group “The Rambos” who’s hit "If That Isn't Love" was covered by Elvis and released on his "Good Times" album. He was such a fan that just prior to his death, he had signed a contract to record a tribute of his 12 favorite Dottie Rambo songs.
We’ll see how close this one inches toward the $200K mark in the final hours of bidding.
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