{"id":2755,"date":"2010-05-25T09:38:13","date_gmt":"2010-05-25T13:38:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-12-11T14:47:43","modified_gmt":"2010-12-11T18:47:43","slug":"rock-s-unfulfilled-fashion-ideas-the-jumpsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/rock-s-unfulfilled-fashion-ideas-the-jumpsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock\u2019s Unfulfilled Fashion Ideas: The Jumpsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e6cGR9VDY08?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\nThis clip, which Townsman dbuskirk shared with some of his close, personal friends this morning, brought back memories of some of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/hits-that-should-have-appeared-on-an-art\" target=\"_blank\">Hall &amp; Oates&#8217; lesser, pre-pastel &#8217;80s hits<\/a>, but what stood out most for me was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/daryl-hall-and-robert-fripp-sacred-songs\" target=\"_blank\">Daryl Hall<\/a>&#8216;s blue jumpsuit.<\/p>\n<p>As the results of a solid 2 minutes of research indicate, <strong>Elvis Presley<\/strong> first donned the jumpsuit in 1969. Was this the first time the jumpsuit entered the world of rock &#8216;n roll? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elvis.com\/news\/full_story.asp?id=1200\" target=\"_blank\">A piece on a 2007 Graceland exhibit on Elvis&#8217; jumpsuits<\/a> notes that the Elvis jumpsuit was originally a 2-piece ensemble, inspired by The King&#8217;s karate wear. As he prepared for his Las Vegas stint following the legendary &#8217;68 Comeback Special, Elvis saw the jumpsuit as a more-interesting alternative to the standard tuxedo favored by &#8220;square&#8221; performers.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>He was going there to rock. Wanting something different and special, he called upon Bill Belew, who had designed the now-classic black leather suit and other outfits for the &#8217;68 special. Inspired by Elvis&#8217; great interest in karate, Belew came up with simple two-piece gabardine suits with tunic-style tops and simple, long karate-style belts knotted to one side with the ends dangling from the hip.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It turns out that Elvis didn&#8217;t wear the actual 1-piece jumpsuit &#8211; which we all would agree is the mark of a <em>true<\/em> jumpsuit &#8211; until his 1970 Vegas run. For the record, therefore, it was not Elvis who introduced the jumpsuit to rock &#8216;n roll, but perhaps this guy:<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"image_block\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/media\/blogs\/rth\/jumpsuitpete.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/media\/blogs\/rth\/jumpsuitpete.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image_legend\">Jump?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Pete Townshend<\/strong> wore an actual 1-piece jumpsuit at Woodstock, a full year before The King committed to this Look. Is Pete to blame for bringing the jumpsuit into rock? What was <em>he<\/em> thinking? And that <a href=\"http:\/\/whiskey.coolcherrycream.com\/images\/fashion\/john-skeleton-shirt.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">skeleton jumpsuit<\/a> <strong>John Entwistle<\/strong> wore around the same time. What was <em>he<\/em> thinking?<\/p><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NLWuF6_UJoM?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><p>Fashion plate <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/gfx\/images\/arts\/photos\/2006\/12\/25\/james_brown_1_ap_2206361.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">James Brown<\/a><\/strong> fits in here somewhere, but I don&#8217;t think he adopted the jumpsuit until the early &#8217;70s, wearing one of those low-cut, tank-top things, which were also favored by <a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_dCVZ3U_lipU\/SHESb8O61HI\/AAAAAAAADsw\/HpNRSNg4asY\/s400\/thatisnosockjagger.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Mick Jagger<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/rock-s-unfulfilled-fashion-ideas-athletic-wear\" target=\"_blank\">Rod Stewart<\/a>. This style jumpsuit seems like a bit of a copout to me, and it seems wholly motivated by showing off the artist&#8217;s hot body rather than making a fashion statement itself. To Stewart&#8217;s credit <a href=\"http:\/\/cache3.asset-cache.net\/xc\/2638663.jpg?v=1&amp;c=IWSAsset&amp;k=2&amp;d=45B0EB3381F7834DE2AC5B4BA38253C6E320ABDD70DB238405AFC5CF6109BBC7\" target=\"_blank\">he also wore a classier, Elvis-inspired jumpsuit<\/a>, points off for being photographed in <a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_g_nHcUCd6z0\/R9odT1TZ_rI\/AAAAAAAAAp4\/CCWdCO8szVo\/s320\/rod1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">this<\/a> ensemble, despite his sweet arm candy.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"image_block\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/media\/blogs\/rth\/jumpsuitsuzi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/media\/blogs\/rth\/jumpsuitsuzi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image_legend\">Oh, Suzi Q!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The jumpsuit never took off for <a href=\"http:\/\/newsviews.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/J.Lo-Dons-Denim-Jumpsuit-Disaster-Experts-Weigh-In.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">reasons better left to the imagination<\/a>, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.humit.com\/HUM\/hum_news_web\/images\/devo-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">one band did its best<\/a> to finally bring the jumpsuit into vogue, harkening back to Townshend&#8217;s original working-man&#8217;s jumpsuit. <strong>Devo<\/strong>&#8216;s brave fashion statement has been carried on by at least one modern-day band, <strong>The Donuts<\/strong>, a band including one of our very own <strong>Townsmen cdm<\/strong>. I particularly look forward to his insights on the challenges in rocking a jumpsuit.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XC1_ugaUAOs?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\nHas anyone else ever attempted to wear a jumpsuit? Is there any hope for its survival?<\/p>\n<nav class=\"page-links\"><strong>Pages:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/rock-s-unfulfilled-fashion-ideas-the-jumpsuit\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">1<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/rock-s-unfulfilled-fashion-ideas-the-jumpsuit\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">2<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/rock-s-unfulfilled-fashion-ideas-the-jumpsuit\/3\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">3<\/span><\/a><\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This clip, which Townsman dbuskirk shared with some of his close, personal friends this morning, brought back memories of some of Hall &amp; Oates&#8217; lesser, pre-pastel &#8217;80s hits, but what stood out most for me was Daryl Hall&#8216;s blue jumpsuit. As the results of a solid 2 minutes of research indicate, Elvis Presley first donned <a href='https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/rock-s-unfulfilled-fashion-ideas-the-jumpsuit\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[344],"tags":[77],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2755"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2755\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}