If you’re searching for that extra ingredient for your Hawaiian themed party, why not try adding a little inspiration from the undisputed king of rock ‘n roll, Elvis Presley?

Elvis fell in love with the islands after visiting for the first time in the fifties, and he would go on to star in three movies set in Hawaii. These were ‘Blue Hawaii’, ‘Girls Girls Girls’ and ‘Paradise Hawaiian Style’, which you might consider watching beforehand to warm up for your Hawaiian Elvis fancy dress party.

Central to the Elvis look is of course the hair, and this is perhaps best achieved with an Elvis wig, though if you are follicley gifted you could try adding copious amounts of product to your hair and combing it backwards before giving it a blast with hairspray. Sideburns are of course optional.

In ‘Blue Hawaii’, Elvis plays Chad Gates, a soldier returning to Hawaii after the war to become a guide for a tourist agency. Here Elvis is to be seen wearing iconic Hawaiian shirts, donning an acoustic guitar for impromptu sing-along’s.

If you have any degree of musical talent this will certainly aid this part of your Hawaiian party. Get in the mood by putting some of the king’s classics on the stereo, such as of course the title track of the movie of the same name, ‘Blue Hawaii’.

Of course if you really want to turn on the charm, you should really consider obtaining a sequinned jumpsuit similar to the one Elvis wore during his show-stopping ‘Aloha in Hawaii’ performance on the islands in the seventies. Just grab yourself some cool aviator glasses and a few flower garlands and you’re ready to rock n’ roll the night away!