A leather-and-turquoise belt (top left) and intricate leather saddle (bottom left) typify Mike McGregor’s work. Top right, Mike instructs Elvis on how to ride in 1967. Bottom right, Mike and his wife, Barbara, an accomplished seamstress, made the leather vest for Elvis to wear on stage. Opposite page, a letter from Priscilla Presley to Mike.
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INVITATION | May 2014