The many suits of Jimmy Page - Rebloggable by request:
Oh, you all indulge me too much! I would LOVE to inform you all about Jimmy’s stage suits until you are all blue in the face. You have been warned.
Up until about 1971, Jimmy’s stage outfits were either a combination of sweater vests, jeans, boots, sneakers, t-shirts, or fruity ’60s clothing. When 1972 came along following their huge success with IV and their new material from their not-yet released Houses of the Holy, Jimmy started to gain a little bit more confidence in his looks and decided to break out some custom outfits.
As talked about in this post, the first known concert of Jimmy’s initial stage costume is 6/22/72, where he wore the rose embroidered matador jacket paired with some plain black jean bell-bottoms and some tuxedo shoes.
Because of the short amount of time they had to tour in 1972, the outfit bled into much of 1973. This time, he swapped out the jeans for the famous moon pants, covered in stars, a dragon, and various planets.
As seen in the picture, his alternative jacket matched the pants perfectly; made the same velvety fabric and covered in moons and stars.
The two outfits worn for the The Song Remains the Same filming were the one pictured above (which was filmed at Shepperton Studios in 1974 and not the actual concert), and the original rose jacket.
Aside from those two suits and a couple of informal and unplanned stage outfits, this white suit is the only other suit worn more than a couple of times on the 1972/1973 tours, as shown here at Kezar Stadium on 6/2/73:
For the 1975 tour, Jimmy revisited the rose jacket and moon pants frequently, but his main choice of pants were the bottoms to the Dragon Suit.
Seen here at the LA Forum on 3/27/75, Jimmy wears a combination of the rose jacket and the Dragon pants, which made their debut appearance onstage:
The full Dragon Suit was first worn throughout the five shows at Earls Court in May of ‘75, complete with matching jacket, seen here on 5/8/75:
Contrary to popular belief, the Dragon Suit was not only for the 1975 tour, as it was seen many times throughout 1977.
The last US show, Oakland 7/23/77:
Here is a back view of the lovely jacket:
Getting back to 1975, Jimmy would sometimes swap the jacket for this flamboyant button-up and wear it with either the white pants, moon pants, or Dragon pants:
For 1977, Jimmy’s Poppy Suit was his outfit of choice.
Clean cut, never wrinkled, always glowing!
Other than the Poppy Suit, Jimmy made a few appearances in his “Stormtrooper Outfit,” which included variations of scarves, sunglasses, suspenders, a hat which resembles a German WWII SS visor, and German SS leather marching boots:
For 1979/1980, Jimmy stuck to baggy shirts and loose pants, either due to the changing styles of the ’80s, or maybe his self-consciousness of his weight loss from the drug addiction. Seen here in Copenhagen 7/24/79, he wears this pink shirt and white pants:
For Knebworth, Jimmy changed the shirt to a blue one:
The remainder of the shows featured Jimmy in sleeveless shirts and jeans, and the white suit over colorful button-ups.
I hope you’ve enjoyed the lesson on Jimmy Page Fashion! For staying with me the entire time, here’s a treat for you all.
Here is a very accurate Jimmy Page dressup doll for your pleasure.
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