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Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) | July 7, 2023

Capezio ‘Leather Juliet Shoe’ – $42.00

I’ve often seen it said in the past that the lines between Taylor’s fashion demarked by eras is the most blurred at the cusp between Fearless and Speak Now. So it’s all the more interesting to see this next fashionable moment in Speak Now TV’s reclamation to include a subtle homage to Fearless and its neverending “Love Story”.

I personally like to think of Speak Now as that precipice moment. The album that crystallized the falling from the ivory tower. That fleeting moment as a princess realizes the fairytales she once dared to dream perhaps were nightmares after all. It’s the start of a disillusionment with grandeur, yet still hopelessly scrabbling to hold on to something optimistic, dreamy, whimsical, and innocent.

Worn with: Reem Acra gown

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Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) | July 7, 2023

Reem Acra Spring 2022

The Speak Now TV photoshoot continues to pull through with its thoughtful homages to the original cover. If you’ll recall, both the original front and back covers of Speak Now (2010) saw Taylor wear two of the designer’s soft, frothy gowns from their Spring 2007 collection.

This iteration is an equally soft, romantic, and whimsical pull from Spring 2022. What a beautiful closed loop.

Worn with: Capezio flats

Get the look: NABN, $75.99

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Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) | July 7, 2023

Giambattista Valli Fall 2019 Couture

The next TV is here and with it, the return of curls!

Of the many things I’ve loved about the journey of the re-records is all the ways that Taylor pays homage to her visual legacy, while also subtly making adjustments in her imagery to indicate her growth and her journey. Not just as an artist, but a woman.

The original Speak Now cover is whimsical and fanciful – scrawling script and added on paint splatters set to an angled off-screen gaze curiously looking optimistically to a far distant future.

The (Taylor’s Version) cover retains all that whimsy in the frothy tulle of a designer gown, but feels softer and like a real model being sat for a painted portrait. The brush stroke add-ons to paint-ify the cover are more subtle and thus more effective, imo. The gaze looks to the viewer in a way that feels gentle, but careworn. Present and in control, but battle bruised regardless from the path she’s taken.

And did I mention the return of curls!

What a lovely cover that centers the artist and her vulnerable but brave self-written work.

What are we thinking of the cover?

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Our last midnight before Midnights… | October 20, 2022

Urban Outfitters ‘BDG Grayson Polo Sweater’ – sold out

This photo really feels like the final manifestation of all my previous hopes for Taylor’s fashion. The hair, the dewy neutral makeup, the fun mix of textures and materials rendered in a retro 70s-inspired packaging.

Dreamy! Sighs!

Worn with: Urban Outfitters pants

Get the look: Banana Republic, $99.97

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Our last midnight before Midnights… | October 20, 2022

Urban Outfitters ‘BDG High Waisted Baggy Corduroy Pant’ – sold out (similar linked)

Though this journey hasn’t even fully begun yet, I want to say that I’ve had the most rewarding and delightful time documenting the Midnights fashun we’ve seen thus far.

In case you missed it, back when we were quaintly calling Lover ‘TS7’, I made an entire prediction post dreaming of a crochet-filled, 70s-inspired, corduroy and paisley, dreamy retro era supported by a valiant return to media, interviews, and appearances.

Quoting that post now feels like a true full circle moment.

“Colour palettes ranging from burnt terracottas to pastels to maximalist super saturated patchwork colours. The colours of a dying sunset and the earth. Coming back to ground and nature. A representation of her coming back to “roots” — but making it Taylor … Suede, paired with OTK boots. High waisted denim, boldly patterned and colourful sweaters.”

It’s been a delight—and we’re truly only at the starting line. I look forward to listening to this album in just a day’s time and for the rest of this era to unfold. Including many more corduroy pieces (hopefully still available for sale) like this one to come.

Worn with: Urban Outfitters top

Get the look: Tillys, $42.99 | Madewell, $74.99

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Amsterdam film | October 7, 2022

J.R. Hawbaker custom ensemble

Film costume designer J.R. Hawbaker spoke at length to Vanity Fair about the decisions and fittings in making Taylor’s wardrobe for her scene in Amsterdam.

The director of the film aside, I find the costuming process for film fascinating and Hawbaker thoughtfully expanded on some of her costuming choices – not only to fit with the film’s period dressing, and provide contextual clues as to Taylor’s character storyline, but also to work for the physicality required of her scene.

Hawbaker said the hand-knit forest green dress was meant to reflect the movie’s time period of the early 1930s with the black accessories of a fascinator, faux fur collar, gloves, and belt to “suggest bereavement without hitting the point too hard” (Taylor plays the daughter of a deceased man, her scenes mostly centering on grieving at his coffin).

The knit material chosen was also meant to be easy to mend in case of rips during the physical stunt work of the scene. Its stretch also allowed extra padding to be sewn into the costume – for the benefit of Taylor’s stunt double.

I personally love learning and knowing that these things are always thought of with the greatest attention to detail – both for form on camera but also for function in filming scenes.

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Midnights photoshoot | October 21, 2022

See by Chloé ‘Ruffled Stripe Gauze Top’ – $450.00 (sold out)

If you know me you know that I have not only been waiting a long time for a TS70s aesthetic to come to life, but that I love seeing Taylor in Chloé.

All that to say that the Midnights photoshoot is one of the best things to ever happen. The rich textures, the distinctly retro silhouettes, the Stevie Nicksification of her hair contrasted with her glam eye makeup, the commitment on behalf of whoever decorated this set to really create that dingy 70s motel mood. Combined it’s all just really incredible and I’m so grateful.

Get the look: Alexis, $74.99

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Los Angeles Times | September 2022

Vintage Dress – not available for purchase
Âme Jewelry ‘Totem Circle Stud Earrings’ – $3,500.00
De Beers ‘Forevermark Five Diamond Station Ring’ – price available upon request
Bondeye Jewelry ‘Wave White Diamond Ring’ – $950.00

I love this mix of modern and retro plus the very fun interplay of shapes and geometry here between each of her jewelry pieces (a circle, diamonds, and an organic wave) against the more quilted print of her (sadly) vintage dress.