Elvis Presley’s blue suede shoes sell for £120,000 at auction

The shoes fetched almost exactly the price predicted at the auction in Devizes, Wiltshire. Photograph: Henry Aldridge & Son/PA

Well, it’s one for the money … a lot of money actually. The blue suede shoes worn by Elvis Presley during the early part of his career have sold for £120,000 at auction on Friday.

The singer, known as the king of rock’n’roll, wore the footwear on and off stage during the 1950s, including for his appearance on the Steve Allen television show in the US, where he sang Hound Dog.