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ONE PARTY, 1000 STEVIES No Trouble in Shangri-La by Mikki Halpin Let a little Stevie into your life. Dress: Like a White Winged Dove, batwing velvet sleeves, beribboned tambourines, Best Hair In Rock-and-Roll, Leather and Lace, Fleetwood looks, hooded cloaks, crystal balls, chiffon handkerchief hems, Wiccan Eveningwear, glittering shawls, ruched boot covers, roses and baby's breath...Total Stevie NICKS Realness, All Periods. --Dress code for Night of a Thousand Stevies, 2001 It's so nice that I am no longer punk rock. I used to have to hide my obsession with Stevie Nicks. I used to think it would be uncool to admit that I tear up every time I hear "Landslide" or "Silver Springs." But not anymore! Now I'm thinking about turning my Germs tattoo into some kind of moon, with a white winged dove flying across it. Won't you join me? Perhaps you, too, have been pretending you don't love Stevie, when deep inside you really do. Let's come out together. Stevie is everywhere these days. She's VH1's featured artist of the month. Her new album, Trouble in Shangri-La, is released May 1. She's never really been out of the public eye, of course, but her comeback was helped by Courtney Love, who championed the 1997 Fleetwood Mac reunion album and tour, and covered "Gold Dust Woman" on The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack. Right now you are probably wondering how you can get a bit more Stevie into your life. I am here to help. Where will you go to meet like-minded individuals? This week in New York representatives of the venerable nightclub Mother is putting on the 11th annual Night of a Thousand Stevies, a fabulous party devoted to all things Nicks (the show is actually a the NYC nightclub, Don Hill's). Everyone dresses. Everyone. (If men don't want to do drag, they are encouraged to dress as a another Mac member.) Imagine a grungy rock club filled with twirling Rhiannons and other witchy women. It is not to be missed. This year's lineup features more than 30 performers and DJs, and it has been rumored that Ms. Nicks herself may even attend. You can check out pics from past Nights and info on parties in other cities at www.mothernyc.com/stevie. What will you wear to Night of a Thousand Stevies? Don't go looking for "worn by Stevie" stuff on eBay. Apparently Stevie sweats so much in each performance that she can wear each garment only once. (This was revealed in an IRS court case a few years ago when she attempted to write off her wardrobe.) There's a better way. Head over to www.brandisdream.com, where Stevie-inspired shawls, chiffon skirts, cloaks, and more are yours for a click and a credit card number. I recommend the "Sister of the Moon" dress, which is only $95 and available in lace, chiffon, or velvet (how will you choose?). Throw in an extra $20 and you can get glitter on the sleeves. You know you want to. Don't forget the beaded hair combs. Perhaps you would like to live in a more Stevie-licious environment? Artist Johanna Pieterman creates work inspired by our diva, and sells it on her Web site. There are fairy-esque full-length portraits and pencil sketches of Stevie with dolphins in them, plus hand-painted tambourines, ribbons included. There are also online jigsaw puzzles! Then you need to head over to the Goddess of the Lake Studio for some Stevie-inspired stained glass. It's OK. I was punk rock too. I'm going to get one. In closing, my beautiful Stevie-loving brothers and sisters, I wish you all feathery dreams and moon-dusted night. You'll never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you. |
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