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Taylor Swift Style Turns Ten 10×10: Events

Of everything, this actually felt like shockingly the easiest Top 10 to do!

Organized in chronological order.

2010 Easy A Premiere: Miu Miu dress / Rene Caovilla clutch / Neil Lane jewelry / Christian Louboutin pumps. How could I not? This was an excellent example of Taylor in a lovely emerald green colour – and doesn’t it look great on her? The short hem length is fun and sassy, the gold accessories perfectly coordinate with one another (the gold locket even has a single emerald on its face), and I love how the updo sweeps her hair out from her face so her shoulders and that strapless dress have breathing room.

2010 Roberto Cavalli Fashion Show: Roberto Cavalli blouse + skirt + boots. Her best fashion show outing period. For once with a top that has so many ruffled details going for it, I actually love that she wore her hair down and that it doesn’t detract from the ruffles at all. In fact, the lewk has a lot of ruffles and patterns and buckles and details but it all just feels high fashun and not messy. At least to me. Such a memorable outing.

2010 Vanity Fair Oscar After Party: Zuhair Murad dress / Jimmy Choo clutch / Jimmy Choo pumps. It’s shocking how all of her VF after party appearances have actually slapped. This is a classic TS sparkly mini but it’s styled well and she looks hot so I can’t fault her even slightly.

2011 Symphony Ball: Reem Acra dress / House Of Lavande earrings + bracelet. I am not typically one who gravitates towards what I would describe as more quintessentially “princess” lewks that many do in the fandom. Whether intentionally to be a contrarian because pretty princess looks aren’t complicated to pull off and easy to like or possibly because my taste generally veers towards the edgier and thus more interesting (to me) – it’s hard to say. That said, I can’t deny that when it works, it works. And Taylor has always looked beautiful in icy blue tones like this. They just bring out the best in her eyes and her skin and I simply can’t deny it. This is also one of the best illusion necklines that she’s ever worn – you can barely tell that it’s there at all which basically means mission accomplished.

2012 RED Target Event: Vintage dress / Christian Louboutin pumps. This lewk is one that I know flies under most people’s radars – which is a crying shame because I’m just so obsessed with the artful balance of vintage and modern elements here. And that this was part of promotion for RED? An album known for incorporating vintage and retro fashun elements into its era aesthetic but sonically was Taylor’s first true foray into modern day pop synths? That is ART. The chosen updo also showcases the low scoop back of the dress in a really lovely way. And while it may seem like an odd choice to wear a black dress when promoting an album named for another colour, she integrated pops of red in via her lip and manicure very tastefully.

2014 The Giver Premiere: Monique Lhuillier dress / Brumani earrings / Sylva & Cie + Sethi Couture jewelry / Casadei heels. Even though it’s been years since this particular colour combination really was trending, I still find myself drawn to and loving the pairing of cherry red and a pastel pink. It’s such a fun combination to me that is tonal and feminine. I also vividly recall swooning over seeing Taylor in a brand I still to this day think she should be wearing more often. In regards to the styling, I think Taylor played this one exactly right with the glowing complementary makeup and nude suede heels which I’m so glad are pointed. Further to that, the way the dress perfectly coordinates with the event carpet and backdrop?

2014 Vanity Fair Oscar After Party: Julien Macdonald dress / Lorraine Schwartz jewelry / Emm Kuo clutch / Tamara Mellon heels. Especially when you consider the time period (the lead up to 1989) this was such a vastly different look than we had seen from Taylor whose style was typically much more girly. But that daring completely open mesh back, the vampier makeup, and alluring allover black sequin gown was a refreshing change that is still every bit as dramatique and sexy now.

2016 Vanity Fair Oscar After Party: Alexandre Vauthier dress / Lorraine Schwartz ring / Jimmy Choo clutch / Giuseppe Zanotti sandals. I will repeat: I WOULD CHANGE NOTHING! /NOTHING/. One of her very very best. Ever.

2019 TIME 100 Event: J. Mendel dress / Lorraine Schwartz jewelry / Chloe Gosselin sandals. Serving garden fairy princess realness. This was Taylor’s return to the softer, girlier styles that she was most known for and it was an excellent one. What makes the look really shiny though (as is often the case) are the accessories. The coordinating pink and yellow pastel flower crown and that custom bolero really did the most to elevate this outfit from just a two-tone dress to something more dramatic and lovely. The soft tendrils framing her face and glowy pink makeup were the perfect finishing touches.

2020 Sundance Film Festival: Carmen March coat + top + pants / Mateo jewelry / Manolo Blahnik x Carmen March boots. The way this look combined winter dressing, a power suit, and feminine tweed all in one continues to amaze me. I loved the bold pleat in the pants, the delicate jewelry to balance out the bold neck-to-toe pattern explosion, and the faux bob that gives the coat and the top’s straight neckline a little room to breathe.

What do you think of my Top 10 events, TSSers?