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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katie Hawkinson

One for the money: Elvis Presley’s blue suede shoes go for six figures at auction

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Elvis Presley’s iconic blue suede shoes sold for more than $150,000 at an auction on Friday.

Presley wore the famed dark blue shoes for several performances throughout the 1950s, even mentioning them during a 1956 appearance on Steve Allen’s then-famous variety show. Now, they’re in the hands of a California-based collector who paid a six-figure price at a Henry Aldridge and Son auction.

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