Elvis Presley’s brown button-up sweater worn during filming of the 1958 film King Creole. A small tag sewn into the collar area reads “Paramount,” with a black ink notation above, “10216 E. Presley,” and along the inside waist are three yellow “Paramount Studios Inc. Men's Wardrobe” stamps. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original recipient, Homer M. Gilleland, the longtime hairdresser of Presley, in part: “During my employment as Elvis’ hairdresser he gave me many gifts of his clothing, and personal property. This dark brown sweater with leather buttons was worn by Elvis in the last movie he did before going into the army, King Creole…Elvis said this was his favorite movie.” Also accompanied by four images of Presley wearing the sweater during a scene in which he breaks a beer bottle and backs out of a dangerous nightclub with Carolyn Jones. With knowledge that he would soon have to report for boot camp, Presley wrote to the draft board asking for a deferment so that shooting of the film could be completed, a request the board subsequently granted with an extension of 30-60 days. Augmented by its rock solid provenance, this is a wonderful Elvis-worn item deriving from one of his most popular films.
