"The season was dominated by the competition between designers to achieve the best audience engagement through the biggest viral flash," says Libby Page, all-round fashion expert and market director at Net-a-Porter.
And spring/summer 2023 proved to be curated with viral moments in mind. Cue social media, namely Instagram and TikTok, which gives us more access to the action than any backstage pass ever could and enables us to see every noteworthy second unfold as it happens. Silliness aside, the reality is we can only be in one place at any given time, and with the sheer volume of shows in different vicinities-heck, different cities-it's impossible to be present at every single one. I hate to break it to you, but fashion editors aren't time travellers. Still, it would be remiss of me not to mention perhaps the most desired guest at any runway: the smartphone. And, my, did they make it worth washing our hair and putting on our best outfits for.Īs we've established, physically attending shows certainly has its charms, and we're grateful that the jubilant omnipresence and full-blown spectacle had, for the most part, returned to Fashion Month. Instead, with a 45% increase in shows compared to autumn/winter, designers appeared to come to the collective agreement that being together will always be better. This, however, was not the case in fact, not a single virtual invitation landed in my inbox. Having pivoted from perching on the front row to sitting in front of our laptops (cup of tea in hand) for the past few seasons, we expected some designers to entirely forgo the frivolity of "real-life" fashion shows in favour of the digital experience. The museum also features many of Elvis’ most iconic stage wear – including that Black Leather suit, the American Eagle jumpsuit, and many, many more.It's time to talk summer trends for 2023! Spanning four cities, over 350 designer showcases and more celebrity model moments than you can shake a roll of body tape at, ask anyone in attendance, and they'll tell you that Fashion Month was back at its biggest and brightest for spring/summer 2023. It’s on display at the new Elvis: The Entertainer Career Museum, the world’s largest and most comprehensive Elvis museum, at our new entertainment complex, Elvis Presley’s Memphis. If you’d like to see this eye-catching suit for yourself, you’re in luck.
At that show, he wore the jacket and necktie, but opted for dark pants.īesides wearing it on stage, the suit is also featured on album covers. After returning from service, he wore parts of it once more, at the benefit concert for the U.S.S. The glittery gold suit was put into storage while Elvis served in the U.S. Louis, Missouri, on March 29, and in Toronto, Canada, on April 2.
GOLD LAME PANTS FULL
He only wore the full gold suit for three performances: in Chicago on March 28, in St. Nudie’s suits are famous for their intricate embroidery and rhinestones, and his client list included Hank Williams, Porter Wagoner, John Lennon, John Wayne, Cher and many more.Įlvis’ gold lamé suit included the jacket, pants, shoes, necktie and belt, and it cost $2,500.Įlvis first wore the suit in late February or March 1957 for a photo shoot, and then wore it on stage for the first time in Chicago on March 28, 1957, and continued to wear the suit throughout 1957.Įlvis often substituted black pants for the gold pants. Tom Parker, commissioned famed tailor Nudie Cohn, to create a sparkling suit for Elvis to wear on stage. But more on that in a bit.Įlvis’ manager, Col. That gold lamé suit turns 60 years old this year, but it looks as brilliant as ever – and it has a new home at Graceland’s new entertainment complex, Elvis Presley’s Memphis. Just think – you can easily name so many of his iconic outfits: the American Eagle jumpsuit from “Aloha from Hawaii,” the black leather suit from the ’68 Special, and, of course, his gold lamé suit. Elvis wore some stunning stagewear during his career.
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