Elvis' blue suede shoes auctioned for $152K

Elvis Presley didn’t just sing about “Blue Suede Shoes,” he wore a pair during some of his 1950s appearances.

On Friday, the footwear changed hands in a British auction, selling for nearly $152,000.

The shoes were sold by auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son in Wiltshire for £120,000 including fees, according to the BBC.

Elvis recorded his version of Carl Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes” in 1956. The shoe must have fit, because he wore it — on and off stage.

According to the auction listing for the blue suede pair, he was wearing them during a July 1, 1956 performance on NBC’s “The Steve Allen Show.” During that telecast, he famously sang his hit version of “Hound Dog” to a canine co-star and also vocalized on “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You.”

Before leaving in 1958 for his stint in the Army, Elvis gave the Nunn-Bush shoes to Alan Fortas, a friend and foreman at Elvis’ Circle G Ranch.

Fortas wrote in a letter included in the auction lot: “The night before Elvis’ Army induction here in Memphis. Elvis had an all-night party at Graceland. Afterwards, we went to the Rainbow roller rink.

“When we all got home, Elvis called some of us upstairs and was giving away some of his clothes he didn’t think he would be wearing or wanted when he came back from the Army. That night Elvis gave me these blue suede shoes size 10-1/2. I’ve owned these all these years.”

The September 1956 single release of Elvis’ “Blue Suede Shoes” didn’t enter the Billboard chart. But, earlier that year, it was included on an extended play platter that charted for 12 weeks, peaking at No. 24.