Rhiannon Outfit

[celestenadia]

Just wondering, curious to know, if anyone knows when
Stevie first unveiled the Rhiannon outfit? Any certain
show,photo shoot, public appearence?

[David]

Originally posted by celestenadia
Just wondering, curious to know, if anyone knows when
Stevie first unveiled the Rhiannon outfit? Any certain
show,photo shoot, public appearence?

I wish I knew the answer to that excellent question, celestenadia.

Have you seen the concert photos of Fleetwood at Balboa Stadium in San Diego? Those were allegedly taken August 31, 1975, & Stevie doesn't have her witch garb yet. She's dressed essentially the same way she is for the Landover video, which some people think was October 3 or something. But maybe that's wrong.

Torri & Dave Lidden sold some great pics of Fleetwood playing at a university in Carbondale, Illinois, that were dated September 1975. These were part of the old Penguin Photo Gallery. Stevie had her witch garb & custom plats in those photos. But these dates don't jibe with her outfits, do they? Stevie wouldn't be in witch garb in September 1975 & back in jeans & blouse in October. Either -- or both -- of those dates must be wrong. Maybe Stevie & Margi hadn't yet designed the witch garb for the shows Fleetwood did all summer (like May 15 through August 31), but when the time came to pack for the fall 1975 tour, which started in September, the costume was ready to go. Or maybe the costume wasn't ready until the band had already started that September-through-December tour.

Stevie definitely had her witch garb for shows in November 1975. A Billboard magazine review of the Mac's Winterland shows on November 28-29 refer to Stevie as a "newly born rock 'n' roll queen swirling in black around the stage." (The Winterland shows were another early early performance of "Go Your Own Way.")

[celestenadia]

Thank you.