In the 1950s, this signature hairstyle was not yet called the pompadour, but went by names such as Quiff, Ducktail, Jelly Roll, Rocker, Greaser, or eventually "The Elvis Cut."
1950s: Elvis wore his dishwater blonde hair in a combed back pompadour with long sideburns. 1960s: Elvis had his stylist dye his hair jet black and shaved off the sideburns. The focus was more on the top of his head than on the sides.
Elvis' slicked back, semi-ducktail haircut is sometimes credited to the great Tony Curtis for its original inspiration. Elvis was a movie usher as a teenager and he did love Tony as a matinee idol. Curtis makes the claim of being Presley's role model in his first autobiography.
Elvis's hair how-to: Create the look by backcombing or ratting at the roots of the hair, starting on the sides of the pompadour and working towards the top of the head. Then, comb up and over the ratted hair, combing off the forehead and working the front up into a curl straight back.
Lansky Bros. has sold Lenel since the 1950s and most notably, it was Elvis Presley's favorite cologne brand. The Lenel Natural Spray Cologne is 3.4 FL. OZ.
Amazingly Elvis was actually a natural blonde until his late teens and even after when his hair began to go darker it wasn't naturally the shade we all know so well. It was usually dyed a shade of brown known as 'Mink Brown', but once when the King himself tried to do it, he opted to use black shoe polish.
He wore two sets of Lash Republic Lashes ($15), as well as heavy bottom eyeliner using the Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof Long-Lasting Eyeliner ($34).
Elvis Presley's quiff hairdo is the most iconic of all time, according to research. A study of 2,000 adults saw the dark, slick-backed 'do' worn by the singer during his rise to fame in the 1950s and 1960s come top of the poll with almost a third of the vote.
Also for sale is an empty vial that contained Trisoralen, a prescription drug which enhanced Elvis's skin pigmentation to give him a tan. Elvis died on August 16, 1977, from a heart attack brought on by polypharmacy or prescription drug abuse.
“The skunk hair trend is when the hair is parted evenly down the middle and each half-section is colored in two, extremely contrasted shades,” Hillier explains. More specifically, one side is completely black and the other side is a stark white or an almost platinum blonde (like the animal's signature tail).
It's the most common haircut complaint among curlies—pyramid head. "Most of the time it's because the hair is one length with no angles around the face, so the curls stack on top of each other, creating a pyramid," says Christo, global artistic director of New York's Christo Fifth Avenue salon.
Caucasian, Asian and Indian hair samples were put to the test for the World's Best Hair study. Their results put an end to any splitting of hairs over the issue: in terms of health, the Indian hair is the best, topping other ethnic groups on all four counts.
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"And when we asked our experienced team which celebrity has the 'best hair'—Howard Stern won the majority of the votes."
Elvis Presley's favorite shades came from German manufacturer Neostyle. They started making high quality sunglasses in the region of Stuttgart in South Germany in 1961, and soon word of the incredible quality of their frames spread across the world.
Like many hipsters and countless musicians of the late 1950s, he favored Cuban-collared shirts, wide-legged, pleated trousers, slip-on loafers and blouson jackets — a style that men's wear labels like Prada revisit with clocklike regularity.
In real life, Elvis had a watch collection that at times could rival his car collection. He wore Hamilton, Bulova and even Rolex.
A) Legend has it, Johnny Cash used Royal Crown Pomade, and Elvis Presley used: Black & White, Royal Crown, Dixie Peach, Lovers Moon, Slick Black, Murray's, Sweet Georgia Brown, and the list goes on. In the end, whatever either of those men used, will always vary from fan to fan.
The jumpsuit was Bill's idea, he was inspired by clothing from the Napoleonic era, particularly the high collars. Of course, jumpsuits were practical for Elvis because they allowed him to move around onstage without worrying about getting his clothing snagged on something.