Before there was Bowie and Iman, or Posh and Becks, there was Elvis and Priscilla - a couple whose fashion moments were as iconic as their love story. On May 1, 1967, Elvis Presley, the undisputed King of Rock and Roll, married his bride, Priscilla Ann Beaulieu, in a low-key Las Vegas ceremony that still feels impossibly glamorous to this day.
The guest list may have been small, but the style was off the charts: Priscilla wore a beaded chiffon gown and teased bouffant that would go on to define bridal fashion for a generation, while Elvis wore a slick black brocade suit with a velvet collar, and that signature Presley swagger.
The wedding came after years of speculation and long-distance love - they had met when Priscilla was just 14 and Elvis was stationed in Germany. By the time they said “I do,” the world was watching, and the pair delivered on every front. The couple, along with their closest friends and family, had been staying at Elvis's Palm Springs home before making the trip to Vegas, where the ceremony took place at the Aladdin Hotel at 9 a.m. sharp, followed by a champagne breakfast and press frenzy.
But their style legacy didn’t stop at the altar. Over the course of their relationship, Elvis and Priscilla created some of the most memorable, experimental, and enduring fashion moments of the 1960s and early ’70s - from matching mod ensembles and leather looks to their love of rhinestones, wide lapels, and bouffants.
In celebration of their anniversary, we’re looking back at the duo’s most stylish moments - the outfits, the glamour, and the legacy of one of the most unforgettable couples in pop culture history...
Elvis and Priscilla's Best Fashion Moments:
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© Virgil Apger/Mgm/Kobal/ShutterstockElvis and Priscilla Presley at… their wedding
Elvis and Priscilla married during an intimate Las Vegas ceremony in 1967. Priscilla wore an off-the-rack dress which she bought from department store Westwood which was white, pearl-encrusted and long-sleeved. Priscilla also wore a rhinestone tiara and a tulle veil whereas her groom opted for a bespoke black brocade tuxedo, created in secret by costume designer Lambert Marks.
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© Photo: Getty ImagesElvis and Priscilla Presley… boarding their private jet
The newlyweds prepared to board their private jet following their wedding. Elvis wore a double-breasted suit and open-collar shirt and his wife opted for a white scoop neck shift dress with a dramatic contrasting bow feature, a beaded shoulder bag and T-bar heeled shoes.
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© Michael Ochs ArchivesElvis and Priscilla Presley…following the birth of their daughter
How anyone could possibly look this good after giving birth, we'll never know. Priscilla looks radiant in a collared pink shift dress plus her signature bouffant hairdo and 1960s cut crease eyeliner and Elvis looks dapper in a navy suit jacket and a light blue turtle neck sweater. And how sweet is their daughter Lisa Marie Presley at just four days old?
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© Getty ImagesElvis and Priscilla Presley… with Tom Jones
Here the couple pose alongside Welsh vocal legend Tom Jones. The two stars, who first met in 1965, were close friends and even holidayed together in Hawaii. Priscilla wore a one-shoulder black dress for the occasion whereas Elvis went for a dark single-breasted blazer over a contrasting polo neck.
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© Photo: Getty ImagesElvis and Priscilla Presley… on holiday
The pair looked so in love on holiday in Hawaii. Priscilla's vacation wardrobe consisted of a monochrome graphic floral print dress and a white hair wrap whereas Elvis looked stylish in a dark button down jacket and his trademark slicked back hair.
