It’s a costume fit for a King – and it could be yours for a mere $100,000.
That’s the minimum bid for the blue and gold jumpsuit – complete with cape – worn by Elvis Presley at Madison Square Garden on June 10th, 1972 that went on sale today at an online auction.
The suit’s owner, Reba Rambo, says it’s worth the Elvis size pricetag because it brings back so many memories of the legendary rock n’ roller. “Every song he sang in it, every moment he wore it – it’s in there,” said Rambo, whose mother was gospel singer and songwriter Dottie Rambo.
The Elvis collection, being handled by memorabilia dealer Gotta Have It, will be on sale until March 25 – with all bids made on line at GottaHaveIt.com.
The jumpsuit and cape – which he wore on the cover of his album “Elvis, As Recorded at Madison Square Garden” – is the centerpiece of the collection.
“We’re hoping someone will get it and share the suit with people,” said Rambo, who was in Las Vegas with her mother when Elvis led them both to his closet in 1973 and pulled out the jumpsuit and cape.
“I know your favorite color is blue,” Elvis told Dottie Rambo. “I seldom give away a suit, but I want to do this.” He said it was a birthday gift.
Dottie Rambo – whose song “If That Isn’t Love” was recorded by the King – held onto the suit until last year, when she died in a tour bus accident on Mother’s Day.
Her daughter, Reba, believes it-s time to share some of the gifts her family has treasured, including a white Knabe grand piano that Elvis played at Graceland (estimated value $750,000-$1 million) and a signed Seventh Degree Black Belt karate card, complete with Elvis’s signature and fingerprints (estimated value $10,000).
“He was so proud of it,” Rambo said of the karate card, which Elvis handed over as a surprise gift one night, along with a silver and turquoise belt he took off his waist and gave presented to her father, Buck.
“I don’t know if he was feeling especially generous,” Rambo told the Post, describing Elvis as “a kid at Christmas” when he gave presents to his friends.
“Elvis was always a gift-giver,” Rambo said. “Over and over and over, he’d say ‘Here, you can have it.’ ”
Her personal collection includes some 500 items, from clothing to handwritten notes, but there are some gifts her family will never part with, including Presley’s bible.
The Rambos will also hold onto a contract signed by the King for an album he intended to record of Dottie Rambo’s music – an album that he didn’t have a chance to make before he died.
Rambo hopes some of the items – especially the outfit Elvis wore at the Garden – will end up on display in New York. “Elvis loved New York,” said Rambo. “He loved life and energy, and he connected to the energy of the city.”