When you compare the suit Elvis is wearing on all the known pictures, to the one that is on display at Graceland nowadays, there is a difference. The suit was used with the original belt when Elvis wore it again in 1973. He wore it with a belt that he got as a present from the hawaii'an actor Jack Lord. When Elvis first wore the "Thunderbird", he didn't wear it with the belt that was originally designed for it. It was sold during one of EPE's auctions. Also the original long cape is in private hands. A private collector (LM) owns one of the capes, as well as one of the first two belts, apparently also Ed Parker has one of the capes & belts on his possession. Nowadays EPE/Graceland has both of the suits, one of the (three) capes, and the 'third belt'. The one that was originally designed for the suit, was way bigger, and way too heavy for Elvis to use on stage (pictures below). The cape that was worn with the "1973 American Eagle" was not the original one. Elvis also wore the 3rd "American Eagle Belt" with the "1974 American Eagle" jumpsuit in May 1974 (on tour and in Tahoe). The third belt had some minor differences, and it was worn everytime Elvis wore the suit after the 'Aloha event'. The second belt was identical to the first one, and it was worn during the two "Aloha shows". Three belts were made for this suit the first one was never worn on stage, as Elvis gave it to actor Jack Lord as a gift before he ever got to wear it. It's also the version Elvis wore later on tour (and in Vegas) in 19. Apparently, the suit Elvis wore during the rehearsal show was slightly bigger. Two almost identical versions were made of this suit, which were both worn during the 'Aloha shows'.
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