After Puschert's mother died, he found some of Presley's clothes in a trunk in her house. He discovered the remnants of a pair of the King’s pants that had been ripped to pieces by fans and a lavender and white-striped coat that Presley had worn. Over the years, Puschert cut off bits of the coat and gave them to friends. But he kept one patch for himself. He framed the two items with magazine stories about Presley and the clothing.