You might have seen the pop-up shop Pixie K Creations down the main street this Parkes Elvis Festival but did you know the lady behind the creative skirts has actually seen Elvis Presley live?
Pixie Keenan, despite being only four years old at the time remembers every second of Elvis' performance when she watched him live at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas.
Growing up on Elvis' music, Pixie's parents took her on a trip to America in 1972.
"My dad tipped the bus boy and he sat us at the front table," Pixie recalled.
"Obviously at the ripe old age of four, I had not really seen many live performances so when Elvis came out on the stage, it was like seeing God himself, he was truly angelic and the voice when he sung was like an angel."
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Pixie remembers being so close to the stage that she could see Elvis perspire when he sang.
"Because I was only very little I stood on my chair because I really wanted to see up nice and close."
Pixie remembers being metres away from Elvis when he was performing on stage.
"He was larger than life, extremely energetic and he never stopped on stage," she said.
"There was just so much to see, the movement of his beautiful outfits, the way he would use facial expressions when he sung.
"I can't even explain the words of what a privilege it was to witness this man share his natural born talent with me, everybody else who was in that room and the whole world because he really is just a master of music."
Pixie remembers the women in the room squealing with joy and the men looking at Elvis with jealously as he performed.
"He literally brought joy to people."
Pixie first attended the Parkes Elvis Festival 21 years ago and has been attending for the last six years.
She is in awe of how the festival brings all generations together in one place to celebrate a love of music.
"You see babies in prams that are dressed up as Elvis to the other end of the scale where there's people in their 70s, 80s and 90s all together enjoying one festival."
Pixie is from Sydney and hand makes everything that you can find in Pixie K Creations.
"My skirts are all one of a kind and I make the skirts to fit you on the spot, and that means you will be the only person in the world with that skirt.
"I believe with all the things that I make that your clothing and accessories should be as unique as you are, which is one of a kind," Pixie added.
