Tag: outerwear

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Out and about | New York City, NY | September 18, 2023

Vince ‘Houndstooth Wool Blend Coat’ – $845.00
Cartier ‘Agrafe Herringbone Twisted Necklace’ – $27,250.00
Versace ‘Greca Goddess Medium Leather Top-Handle Bag’ – $2,650.00
Christian Louboutin ‘Pumppie Botta Leather Knee-High Boots’ – $1,795.00

Watching people excel in their given field is always a pleasure and a joy to watch. It’s how I feel seeing Taylor dancing with abandon at awards shows or singing to sold out stadiums of 70,000 people. But it’s also how I feel when I see her step out in fall attire in NYC. What a thrill! She’s always had a special knack for layers and colour palettes, but Taylor really does kill fall dressing. So much so that this latest string of outfits has been a consistent, “Yes I will copy + paste that onto my body” response from me. I’m just a sucker for a good piece of outerwear and an outfit dominated by black.

Speaking of black, two notes on her black accessories here.

Choice of brand is always something that comes to my mind, even when we see Taylor out and about in her daily life. Seeing her wear Versace immediately brings to my mind not only the recent memories of her outing at the MTV VMAs just last week (in classic black and gold Versace) but also me of Versace’s top tier placement in the Eras Tour setlist as part of her opening set. It’s subtle, of course, but I can see how even that simple evocation over into her street style would be a great way to keep top of mind her huge award show sweep and that she’ll be back on her record-breaking global stadium tour in less than two months. The bag itself has such a dreamy shape – love the curves.

The boots, on the other hand, immediately had me do a double take because they are incredibly similar to the ‘Babel’ Louboutins she would wear so often in her early years. Given Taylor’s propensity lately for going back into her clothing archives, that really would have given me a shock. But no, this pair differs by a slightly different heel and a side zip.

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The Eras Tour | Lover section | Version 2

Versace custom

Between the two sequinned blazer moments Taylor opts for when singing “The Man”, my preference is actually for V2 at the moment. The pinstripes allude to classic business attire but the sparkles make it perfect for stage. The interplay between her ombré Louboutins also nicely tie in to the gold hardware on her jacket.

Worn with: Christian Louboutin boots

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The Eras Tour | Midnights section

Oscar de la Renta custom

The most direct reference to present Midnights fashion comes via this faux fur jacket – a designer take on the Free People faux she wears in the “Lavender Haze” music video.

The number of times outerwear is used as a method of quick change to impact the silhouette of a look (the duster added during her RED set) or shift the visual direction of an outfit (the Boss blazer added for “The Man”) feels like a fun folkmore reference to the chic outerwear that dominated those visuals.

Worn with: Christian Louboutin boots

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The Eras Tour | RED section

Ashish custom

This jumpsuit and matching duster are beautiful and up there in my Top 3 favourite outfits from this tour.

The execution of the ombre is fantastic. And it’s subtle but I love the fact that the duster is notably a duster coat with a pointed collar. It could have been a shawl collar or an unstructured cardigan but the addition of the collar gives it a distinct jacket/polished/boss energy and I am here for it.

Also again the continued usage of outerwear to change a look easily and quickly.

You may recognize this designer as the original source of the “Not A Lot Going On” sequin tee that gets riffed on elsewhere in the tour wardrobe here from the “22” music video.

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The Eras Tour | Lover section

Versace custom

In the world of tour costuming, Taylor is no stranger to an on stage quick change. Most of the time, she does it as if by a magic trick. One second she’s in one ensemble, the next in a blur of moving bodies or sleight of hand she’s in a different one. The Eras Tour employs this trick, but it also isn’t afraid to lean in to the simple change of outerwear.

For “The Man”, Taylor dons a completely custom bedazzled blazer which not only made my predictions very happy but serves as a seamless way to completely change an outfit and also visually tie in to the theme of the song being performed. The set transforms and the dancers don stuffy corporate suits and Taylor changes accordingly – albeit in a more glam fashion.

Worn with: Christian Louboutin boots

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“All Too Well” the short film behind-the-scenes | December 8, 2022

Z Supply ‘Plaid Tucker Jacket’ – $159.00

I loved the new element this behind-the-scenes video offers of Taylor in her new role as director. It’s clear the feelings she’s describing to her on-screen talent are motivated by personal experience and she’s passionate about having her vision brought to screen by actors she also trusts to improv that feeling where needed. So fun!

It also completely tracks time period-wise that this jacket would be by Z Supply – she must have done a haul in the fall of 2021 as she wore a few of their pieces for her “autumn lovers RISE” TikTok posted last October.

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Appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | October 24, 2022

Dorothee Schumacher ‘Graphic Statement Jacket’ – $1,085.00
Dorothee Schumacher ‘Sleeveless Jacquard Top’ – $280.00
Dorothee Schumacher ‘Graphic Statement Flared Pants’ – $520.00

I will always love a suited moment and I think there are so many fun aspects to this that I love. The black and white palette, the high neck of the top, and the general chevron pattern.

For a television moment, I feel like this print overload could come across as a bit dizzying and overwhelming. And sure, a simple swap of the top to a black one would have pared back the print overload enough. 

But I think she actually pulls off this print well – and it’s also so fun but with a slightly retro 70s nod with the power shoulder and flared shape of the pants. By creating a big block of pattern throughout her entire body that is almost overwhelming in its graphic overload – it actually forces you to look at her face for a respite. And I kind of love that in the craziness if you needed a second of calm for your eyes, that her face is where you need to rest to get it – especially because that high neckline stops just at her jaw.

Truthfully my only major complaint is that she should have quickly unbuttoned her jacket when going to sit down. Not just for a more comfortable seating experience for her, but also a cleaner line for still images. 

Worn with: Nick Horey, Sara Shala, and EF Collection jewelry and Jimmy Choo boots