The only pair of blue suede shoes Elvis Presley owned after his hit single are expected to sell for $80,000.
The iconic size 10 brogues were ordered for him after he hit the charts with Blue Suede Shoes in 1956.
They became part of Elvis's wardrobe of stage outfits and were worn by him so much the soles have circular wear from his famous gyrating dance moves that wowed audiences.
They are the only known pair of blue suede shoes owned by Elvis in existence.
Elvis owned them for four years before he gifted them to his best man and roadie Joe Esposito during a wardrobe clear-out after returning from duty in the US Army in 1960.
In 1994 they were bought by museum owner Chris Davidson who put them on display at his Elvis-A-Rama institution in Las Vegas.
Experts have tipped the shoes to fetch $80,000 when they go under the hammer.
Included in the sale is a letter from the manager of Elvis' costume suppliers Nudie's Rodeo Tailors requesting The King's clothing sizes including his shoes.
A pencil note on the 1956 letter reveals Elvis was a size 40 chest, a 32 inch waist and size 10 shoes.
The tailors also created Elvis's famous $10,000 gold lame suit, worn by the singer on the cover of his 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong album
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