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[David]

Originally Posted by Sanne2

Yes, BUT it's very hard to put dates on concert pics from 1975, so I'm not sure if a timeline is possible (but it would be fun) I only have a date for these pics:

October 20, 1975 Veterans Memorial Coliseum New Haven, CT:


Stevie's in black and there's some chiffon at the sleeves but not a whole lot, you could say it wasn't at "full force" yet so she probably stated wearing it only shortly before that, I guess?

That's interesting. I didn't know those shots were from the Yale gig in '75. That might be the gig recorded for the King Biscuit Flower Hour radio show. (There's some serious disagreement about whether that radio show was New Jersey or the Coliseum at Yale.)

One of those shots above is in the Carr & Clarke book.

Did you buy any of those shots of Stevie & Chris at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in November 1975? Stevie's dressed about the same, but with top hat. I think what happened (& Stevie said something like this in one of her radio interviews) is that Fleetwood went on the road in May & stayed out through the summer. At that point, Stevie was packing a bunch of suitcases & was getting annoyed at having to rifle through her belongings before every show. So she got together with Margi & they decided she'd wear dripping chiffon for every show -- skirt & leotard essentially, plus the platform boots, which looked good with the raggy, billowy skirt. So by the time the band went on its fall/winter tour, Stevie was in her trademark getup, & that getup really solidified into The Look well in time for the major touring the following year. (Even the Midnight Special appearances, which were recorded later in 1975, have the smaller amount of chiffon rather than the huge amount.)