Stevie Nicks Says She Keeps a Temperature-Controlled "Shawl Vault" at Home
Fans of Stevie Nicks and her ever-vivacious stage outfits were delighted earlier this week with the revelation that the iconic singer does, in fact, have a “shawl vault” at her Los Angeles home — and that it’s temperature-controlled to boot. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Nicks copped to the unique closet set-up, adding that she’s taking extra good care of her other garments as well, in hopes of passing them along to future generations.
“I have my shawl vault—they’re all in temperature-controlled storage,” she told the magazine's Rob Sheffield when asked about where she stores them. “I have these huge red cases Fleetwood Mac bought, all the way back in 1975—my clothes are saved in these cases. All my vintage stuff is protected for all my little goddaughters and nieces. I’m trying to give my shawls away—but there’s thousands of them. If I ever write my life story, maybe that should be the name of my book: There’s Enough Shawls to Go Around.”
Back in 2014, Rolling Stone did a feature on the rock legend in which the lede cheekily stated that the writer could “neither confirm nor deny the existence of a dedicated shawl closet and a tambourine vault.” What could be described, however, were the other aspects of the home itself, which was featured in the 2012 documentary In Your Dreams, which chronicled the making of Nicks’ underrated 2011 solo album of the same name.
The home, a 3,538-square-foot abode nested into the Hollywood Hills, was originally built in the 1920s and was once owned by silent film star Vilma Banky. Its Spanish Moorish style lends it a simultaneous air of California chic and opulence, with four bedrooms, a guesthouse, and stunning sunset views. Inside, an expansive living room with ornate windows, dark wood beams, and a white fireplace made for a bold aesthetic look; according to the Rolling Stone writer back in 2014, “the chandelier was fabulous.”
Nicks put it on the market in 2013 for $1.625 million; she had purchased it back in the ‘70s and had recorded several demos there. “This was the house where we had more fun than we’ve ever had in our whole lives,” she said of herself and backup singers Sharon Celani and Lori Nicks. “It was like amazing summer camp that lasted all year for adults—who got to be children for a year, with no adults around to tell us what to do.”
