Elvis was a style icon. He was effortlessly cool in his early days when he reportedly wore anything fancy and flashy that he could afford on stage, but would also dress down in blousons, pleated trousers, and two-tone shoes in his everyday attire. 

Basically, Elvis was most comfortable in rockabilly leisure wear. That aesthetic has since become timeless, and everyone from Morrissey, the Clash, and even k.d. lang have dipped their toes in this wardrobe aesthetic to make it their own. They all owe a debt to Elvis for being the first dapper, handsome, and wildly stylish rock & roll star to dabble in fashion risks. Elvis went so far as to make pink his signature color in his early days thanks to Lansky Bros. in Memphis. Later, he would work with designer Nudie Cohn and eventually Bill Belew, but we'll explore all these relationships below.