Taylor Swift Adopts a New Style Aesthetic for Her Latest Album The Department of Tortured Poets.
Queen of Easter eggs for her fans, the 34-year-old megastar has been incorporating braids into her hairstyles for months, subtly hinting at her latest project. In a new clip shared on YouTube Shorts, Swift is seen wearing this style in the recording studio.
“A fortnight to do TTPD,” she wrote in the caption, a reference to her song “Fortnight” with Post Malone. At one point in the black-and-white montage, Swift sports braided braids and a white zip-up sweater as she sings in the studio.
Ahead of the April 19 release of The Department of Tortured Poets, the star is wearing braids more frequently. At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2024, Swift wore a strapless white Schiaparelli dress with a thigh-high slit and structured bodice, accessorized with black opera gloves and layered necklaces. Her hair was swept to the side in textured waves with a braid running through it.
Many fans thought this look hinted at a Reputation version of Taylor reissue. Obviously, the black and white color scheme matches the black and white cover of the original album. One of her necklaces, a custom-made vintage Lorraine Schwartz watch turned into a choker, appeared to be set to midnight, which some thought was the album’s release time.
The six chains on her necklace were also aligned with Reputation being his sixth album.
At the awards ceremony, in which Swift won Album of the Year for Midnightsfan theories were debunked when she announced the upcoming release of her new album, The Department of Tortured Poets.
Swift’s Grammys look, however, ended up being linked to the music video for “Fortnight,” released on the evening of April 19. In the black and white video, the singer wears a strapless white dress that resembles a wedding dress. . The fans were quick to report that it also looks a lot like the Schiaparelli dress she wore to the awards ceremony.
Shortly after the 2024 Grammys, Swift cheered on boyfriend Travis Kelce as he led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory over the San Francisco 49ers at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. When the couple kissed on the court after the match, fans got a better look at Swift’s ponytail hairstyle, which had a small braid running through it on one side.
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She also wore a black Dion Lee crochet corset, $695 crystal split jeans from AREA, boots with a red and gold 87 embossed on them, and a Wear by Erin Andrews bomber jacket with the Chiefs logo and 60 on the back for the year. the team was created.
The singer accessorized with a large custom #87 Varsity Pendant necklace for Kelce and a rose gold and diamond tennis choker from Stephanie Gottlieb, a custom Judith Leiber #87 bag, a yellow gold and ruby Retrouvai ring, a carnelian heart ear from The Last Line, ruby rings from Shahla Karimi and a ruby jewelry set (ring, bracelet and necklace).