Saturday 25 June 2022 01:54 AM Priscilla Presley reflects on some of her most iconic looks and reveals Elvis ... trends now
Priscilla Presley gave a rundown of her most famous fashion statements, from the 1960's to her most recent stylish appearance at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
The ex-wife of the legendary singer Elvis Presley, 77, spoke to Vogue during their famous Life In Looks segment while wearing a chic silk polka dot shirt and large silver heart necklace.
During the segment, she revealed that the King of Rock and Roll loved dressing up, and 'never liked that feeling or look as being too relaxed.'
Fashion icon: Priscilla Presley gave a rundown of her most famous fashion statements, from the 1960's to her most recent stylish appearance at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival
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One of the fashion statements from the couple came in 1967, with Elvis and Priscilla in Palm Springs, right after their wedding.
'We always dressed up. Elvis never liked that feeling or look as being too relaxed. Look, this was his natural outfit that he would wear at the house, either in LA or here in Palm Springs. He always dressed and liked to dress up. And so did I,' she explained.
'Elvis had this idea that, always looking good for each other, always making sure that that never lapsed. The fact is we cared for each other, loved each other, had fun with each other, but never to get so relaxed that it was kind of sloppy,' the beauty added.
Chic: The ex-wife of the legendary singer Elvis Presley, 77, spoke to Vogue during their famous Life In Looks segment while wearing a chic silk polka dot shirt and large silver heart necklace
Their best looks: During the segment, she revealed that the King of Rock and Roll loved dressing up, and 'never liked that feeling or look as being too relaxed'
The video began with Priscilla in 1960, while she was in Frankfurt, Germany, where she has been living with her family.
Though she was born in New York, Priscilla's stepfather was a United States Air Force officer who was transferred to West Germany when she was a teenager. It was there that she met Elvis during his military career, while at a house party in 1959.
By the time the photo was taken Elvis was set to leave the country: 'This is an important day. Yes, this was the day that Elvis was going back to the United States. We had just finished his duties in Germany.'
Never sloppy: 'Elvis had this idea that, always looking good for each other, always making sure that that never lapsed. The fact is we cared for each other, loved each other, had fun with each other, but never to get so relaxed that it was kind of sloppy'
'I dreaded this day very much because I didn't know, actually, if I was ever going to see him again,' she said of the photo, which saw her wearing a coat and a white silk headscarf as she waved.
Priscilla described the one thing Elvis had asked her on that day: 'One request that he asked, that I not be teary-eyed so you see me smiling here.'
'There are other pictures where I am down and looking away, and knowing that I may never see him again. So that was the beginning,' she said.
Saying goodbye: The video began with Priscilla in 1960, while she was in Frankfurt, Germany, bidding goodbye to Elvis, who had just finished his military duties
iconic hair: The next photo was also from the 1960's, and featured a young Priscilla with her signature massive bouffant ‘do which she did 'especially for Elvis' as a surprise
The next photo was also from the 1960's, and featured a young Priscilla with her signature massive bouffant ‘do
'That's a pretty big hairdo I have,' she joked before adding, 'This was the style. That was my hair. Not all of it. I had a little bun underneath and then my hair went on top of it.'
'I did this especially for Elvis. He had gone away to do a movie and I wanted to surprise him,' she revealed, and admitted that it took about an hour and a half to complete.
Gift from the King: Another vintage snap from 1963 saw the actress at Memphis International Airport getting ready to go to California with a little poodle that was a gift from Elvis
Dressed up: The stylish beauty dressed up for her flight, wearing black leather gloves and a matching leather bag: 'People back in the day dressed up. And I mean really dressed up'
'The problem was trying to keep it that way for a week because we just got our hair done once a week. That was the deal.'
The next vintage snap came from 1963, with the actress at Memphis International Airport, as she was getting ready to go to California with a little white poodle named Honey, that was gifted to her by Elvis for Christmas the year prior.
The stylish beauty dressed up for her flight, wearing black leather gloves and a matching leather bag: 'People back in the day dressed up. And I mean really dressed up, because being on an airplane and flying was quite the thing.'
'You never saw anyone underdressed at all,' she added.
Big day: Taking a walk down memory lane, Priscilla then turned to a photo from her and Elvis' wedding day in 1967: 'This is a big day for us. This is our wedding day'
Secret: 'This was such a well-kept secret, because we wanted it to be our wedding, with our friends, and not to be loaded with paparazzi,' she said of their nuptials
Taking a walk down memory lane, Priscilla then turned to a photo from her and Elvis' wedding day in 1967: 'This is a big day for us. This is our wedding day.'
The style icon then explained the history of her stunning wedding dress: 'The story about this dress and finding it, is Charlie Hodge, who worked for Elvis, I had asked to go with me to find a wedding dress. And why is that? It's because I would go into stores, people would recognize me, and of course then know that there's a wedding ahead.'
'This was such a well-kept secret, because we wanted it to be our wedding, with our friends, and not to be loaded with paparazzi.'
