This photograph of Elvis was taken in the backyard of his Bel-Air home at 525 Perugia Way, Los Angeles, CA (1961).
Elvis lived in this house between 1961 and 1966. One of the many houses Elvis lived in throughout his life.
Elvis is sitting on the couch used in the movie BLUE HAWAII when he performed the song ”Can’t Help Falling in Love”.
The photo dates from the spring of 1961.
The chair in which Elvis is sitting is the iconic ”Peacock Chair” also later known as the ”Emmanuelle Chair”, named after the 1974 erotic French film of the same name, directed by Just Jaeckin and starring actress Sylvia Kristel.
The Peacock Chair is an armchair with a long and interesting history, dating back centuries.
Its origins have been the subject of much debate, but most existing reports state with certainty that this wicker seat, characterized by a flared back that mimics the fan-shaped feathers of its namesake bird, was born in the Philippines, which explains why it is sometimes referred to as the “Manila” or “Filipino” chair. The first photograph of someone sitting in a Peacock armchair was taken in 1914, and is of a prisoner with her son in Manila’s Bilibid Prison, where prisoners made and sold woven furniture on the premises. (You can see the photo in the comments of the post).
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The release of the movie “Emmanuelle” reinvented the armchair and made it a fashion icon once again. The armchair became famous again and was a real revolution in the 1970s. Many celebrities were photographed sitting in it. It was the most used chair on album covers in the 70’s. And it is still a fashion icon today.
But Elvis and many other celebrities and celebrities had already used it long before and we have seen them sitting on it, in many poses and in other films.
Elvis took up this beautiful piece in his movie Blue Hawaii and used it in his own home…
I leave you the link of Elvis interpreting “Can’t Help Falling in Love” in the movie Blue Hawaii. Here you can see the “Peacock Chair”:
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