How can Stevie's wardrobe choices be different from the SYW tour

[petep9000]

I'm having a brain cramp all of a sudden. She wore the 'boks during the SYW shows? I'm blanking out, and suddenly can't remember 2004 and how her feet looked at Jones Beach. But she didn't wear them during CV did she? I didn't see those shows, but I was following the tours progress on this board..

[DeeGeMe]

In one word: Color. She needs to wear more color. I know black is slimming and it's so very Stevie but she should shake up her wardrobe with a bit more color.

[chriskisn]

Originally Posted by skuncles

I seriously doubt Stevie will be wearing a mini skirt anytime soon. You don't see too many 60 year old women in mini skirts. You guys DO realize that she's 60 not 30 right? I agree that she needs to change things up a bit, as she has more or less been stuck with the same basic look since 1997.
As for the "Frankenboots", her ankles were messed up which is why she wasn't wearing the boots. The sneakers were made for her to help with her ankles. The ankle problem and her back was bothering her a lot around that time. There were stops on her solo tour prior to the SYW tour that she skipped the "Edge" walk because her back was bothering her too much to lean over.

Sorry I was letting my fantasy run away with me...you know Stevie in a mini skirt and stripper heels!

[StevieRox2]

Originally Posted by petep9000

I'm having a brain cramp all of a sudden. She wore the 'boks during the SYW shows? I'm blanking out, and suddenly can't remember 2004 and how her feet looked at Jones Beach. But she didn't wear them during CV did she? I didn't see those shows, but I was following the tours progress on this board..

I saw the 2nd night of the SYW Tour, it was in D.C. and she wore the little black boots with the little skinny heel that had a silver chain around the ankle part, and she kinda just stayed at the microphone all night, no dancing, just minimal movement. I think she wore those boots just a few more times and the frankenboks came back out.

[Remy]

Originally Posted by Zombie

Granted, it will be awkward for the twirling, but I am sure she can pull it off.

Perhaps the hat-handlers could hold it up for the twirl and put it back on when she's regained her stability.

[skuncles]

The Frankenboots were worn for most of the SYW tour. That's one of the things that bothers me about the Soundstage DVD, the shot they used of Stevie in front of Mick's drum kit is Stevie in the horrible sneakers. She DID put the boots on for a song or two (usually at the end of the set), but the sneakers were on the rest of the time.
For the Crystal Visions tour "the boots were back" thus the T-shirt.

[BellaDonna93]

I think she fits on black but I also want to see her in more colors and maybe her black skin pants that she used on the 2008 tour...they were cool!

[Sahara]

Originally Posted by Zombie

And that big hat cracks me up, so I would like to see it bigger. Less practical, more fabulous, I always say.

I think that's good advice for life in general, not just tophats

No cardigans, no Frankenboks, and after that I think it's hard to go wrong.

[seekerj]

Originally Posted by skuncles

The Frankenboots were worn for most of the SYW tour. That's one of the things that bothers me about the Soundstage DVD, the shot they used of Stevie in front of Mick's drum kit is Stevie in the horrible sneakers. She DID put the boots on for a song or two (usually at the end of the set), but the sneakers were on the rest of the time.
For the Crystal Visions tour "the boots were back" thus the T-shirt.

At the first night in Boston when they were filming the DVD, Stevie came out with brown boots on just before 'Gypsy', and those of us in the front row were freaking out about the boots, so she looked at us and said "only for this song".

[Zombie]

Originally Posted by Remy

Perhaps the hat-handlers could hold it up for the twirl and put it back on when she's regained her stability.

I like how you think!

Originally Posted by Sahara

I think that's good advice for life in general, not just tophats

No cardigans, no Frankenboks, and after that I think it's hard to go wrong.

It is indeed one of the rules I live by. Goes hand-in-hand with the one that says "I DO WHAT I WANT."

The Frankenboks were oddly mesmerizing to me, though, when I first saw them. I was like, "WHAT is she wearing? What are those? Sneakers? Creepers? Maybe if I keep looking long enough, I'll magically figure it out."

[wheart]

an excellent topic, if I do say so myself LOL. Seriously, Stevie's wardrobe has always held a great fascination for me. The SYW choices were dreadful, however, they were MUCH improved for the 2004 leg. Here are some of my suggestions:

- as mentioned before, more color! I wish she would wear a base outfit of red or ivory once in a while. Enough with the incessant black. She looks gorgeous in all white.

- Longer shawls/capes. Her shawls in the past 10 years or so have gotten much shorter. She needs to bring out the full ones again circa Wild Heart/RAL for some real drama!

- Scarves. She wore them in 2004 for the SYW tour and they look awesome. Keep 'em coming!

- Sheer/Lace sleeves. The top she has on in the Stand Back video is so flattering, I think she needs to wear more of the sheer and lace tops, I'm sure she's got a gazillion. Her fabric choices lately seem heavier and less feminine.

- More jewelry. I love the multi ring, multi necklace look of days gone by. She wore no rings at all during the SYW tour except for Goodbye Baby and the same crescent necklace every night. A few braclets would be nice, too!

- More layers. If she came out in say 3 or 4 layers of shawls, etc. like she did during the US festival show, for instance, she could just take a layer off every 2 or 3 songs and she would keep her look fresh without having to leave the stage so often Everyone expects to see her in layers anyway, which is so her trademark, but she seems to have gotten away from it in recent years.

- NO FRANKENBOKS! Please, if she can't wear the boots for an entire FM show (and I doubt she can) find something, anything that looks better than those damn sneakers! Even a low heeled version of her boots would be OK, which she has sported before and look perfectly fine.

OK, I think I'm done now. Thanks for letting me get all this off my chest

[David]

Originally Posted by Zombie

Platform sneakers, no less. Odd fashion choice, for serious.

They're awful. Platform boots raise your heels higher than your toes, which is sexy & feminine. But Stevie's frankenbocks raise her WHOLE FOOT equally. It's ungainly. The effect is as if she were lurching around on stilts.

[Zombie]

Originally Posted by David

They're awful. Platform boots raise your heels higher than your toes, which is sexy & feminine. But Stevie's frankenbocks raise her WHOLE FOOT equally. It's ungainly. The effect is as if she were lurching around on stilts.

Yeah, they are very odd - they remind me of creepers (http://www.infectiousthreads.com/Ima...eeper_4025.jpg) but worse. And creepers are pretty damn bad.

I wear heels allllll the time, and I know by the time I am her age, I will likely regret it, but I will never wear Frankenboks.

[GODDESS6]

those platform reeboks were so hideous they made me cringe~

[petep9000]

Originally Posted by David

They're awful. Platform boots raise your heels higher than your toes, which is sexy & feminine. But Stevie's frankenbocks raise her WHOLE FOOT equally. It's ungainly. The effect is as if she were lurching around on stilts.

Exactly. She reminded me of Boris Karloff in his Frankenstein's Monster get-up. Better to just wear a flat, I think, or some sort of a wedge. It was a fashion disaster.