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“Fortnight” music video | April 19, 2024

Vivienne Westwood ‘Frill Shirt’ - €590.00

I’ve thought a lot about the colour palette of the world that Taylor has created with Poets and how it’s one of the most distinguishable things about the Tortured aesthetic we’ve seen so far. Enough so that it’s usurped her beloved (and endearingly noted ‘fuckass’) Olympus yellow candid filter with a drained out world to paint all of her latest social media posts with. To me there’s a lot to wade through there when it comes to black like grief or the poetry of Dickinson-esque shades of white and subsequently all the shades of grey the album itself covers. 

But what a delight it is to see a Vivienne Westwood piece on Taylor! I know many of us briefly thought both of the white gowns she’s worn recently were by her so it’s great to see her finally in her wares. This particular long shirt is from the mens line.  


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“Fortnight” music video | April 19, 2024

Unttld ‘Victor Ruffle Waxed Denim Jacket’ - no longer available

There’s so much to dissect in Tortured Poets and beyond into the new visuals for the “Fortnight” music video. Those thoughts, of course, to come. But off the top it feels apt to note the striking modernization of Victorian fashion on display with this piece, particularly of poet Emily Dickinson (Taylor’s distant cousin - genealogy is wild). While Dickinson herself wore a lot of white (which as we’ve seen is TTPD’s assigned eras colour), there’s something to be said here about the similarity it strikes with the custom Teuta Matoshi dresses her backup dancers wear during “my tears ricochet” on the Eras Tour as they march behind her in a funeral procession. Equally, it calls to mind the somber wear of Victorian mourning clothes - widows would often wear black for two years.

This particular piece comes from Unttld’s Fall 2021 collection, noted by the designer as a fulfillment of “19th century fantasy”.


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#ForAFortnight Challenge | April 19, 2024

Flaunt ‘Pink Mother of Pearl Square iPhone Case’ - $46.00


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#ForAFortnight Challenge | April 19, 2024

Venroy ‘Stripe Boxer Short’ - $150.00 (no longer available)

Worn with: Zimmermann top

Also worn: With Blake Lively September 2022


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#ForAFortnight Challenge | April 19, 2024

Zimmermann ‘Devi Plunge V Wire Bra Bikini Top’ - $180.00


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#ForAFortnight Challenge | April 19, 2024

Desmond & Dempsey ‘Tiger Print Pyjama Set’ - $200.00


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#ForAFortnight Challenge | April 19, 2024

Popflex ‘Pirouette Skirt in Digital Lavender’ - $60.00


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#ForAFortnight Challenge | April 19, 2024

Frankie Collective ‘Vintage Kansas University Sweatshirt’ - $65.00

I couldn’t help but smile because this feels so classic Taylor to release a personal montage of home clips giving us (scant) insight into the moments of her life beyond the music. The other day I was remarking how her candid appearances of late have felt like a subtle reminder to us all that the life she’s documented in The Tortured Poets Department was indeed from but a “fleeting and fatalistic moment in time”. No less tragic and vivid and real, but clips like this not only harken back to me of MySpace days with home footage cut into vlogs form the road but that also serve as a note that she’s cultivated a beautiful life from the ashes that the Department left her with.


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The Tortured Poets Department | April 19, 2024

Khaite ‘Lally Sleeveless Cotton Maxi Dress’ - $2,500.00

Will be sharing thoughts as I continue to process this album and its beautiful visuals - including this Khaite dress Taylor wears seen in visuals for Spotify.


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“Fortnight” music video | April 19, 2024

Vintage brooch ℅ Joseph Saidian & Sons jewelry

In another fashion reference to the night of the 2024 Grammys when Taylor wore a Concord watch converted into a choker by Lorraine Schwartz which then seemed to be used as a tipping point between eras, Taylor wore a diamond vintage brooch by #JosephSaidianandSons that was converted into a necklace for this #ClaraBow-esque makeup moment (the thin, drawn-on brows here feel very ‘30s).

Taylor previously wore one of their vintage bracelets at the 2023 MTV VMAs.


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“Fortnight” music video | April 19, 2024

Maticevski ‘Candescence Gown’ - $5,510.00

Note that I’m working from low res screenshots but my best guess so far of this gown is this one by Maticevski. Of course, my greater thoughts are to come once we’ve fully absorbed both the music and the video this look is attached to but I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out the obvious similarities between this sculptural strapless gown (comprised of meters upon meters of crisp, crinkly cotton and arranged in this artful, marble statue-like draping) and the Schiaparelli gown Taylor wore to announce The Tortured Poets Department at the Grammys.

This particular gown is from the brand’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection - its name of course to me is most reminiscent of the worn ‘candescent’, meaning to glow.


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Attending Coachella | Indio, CA | April 13, 2024

Halara ‘Breezeful Pleated Buckle Skirt’ - $40.00

I’m wildly hesitant to post this simply because it’s a brand far out of Taylor’s typical wheelhouse (though it does very much appeal to her signature high/low brand pairing sensibilities when it comes to building an outfit) and because imagining Taylor courting a viral clock app fast fashion piece bewilders me. But after a lot of staring, I feel this might be it - with the caveat that this may be updated in time should it be proven otherwise.

But getting to the skirt as a concept alone. In a sense, this is actually sort of genius concert attire for Taylor at this current phase of her style - combining her renewed love of all mini skirts with a little bit of saucy appeal courtesy of the garter-like thigh buckle but in breezy athleisure fabric and with built-in shorts.

Worn with: New Heights hat, Stella McCartney bag, and Gucci sneakers

Photo by Gilbert Flores via Getty Images


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Attending Coachella | Indio, CA | April 13, 2024

Gucci ‘Rhyton Sneaker’ - $1,050.00

To complement her subdued, low-key black and white outfit Taylor opted for coordinating Gucci sneakers.

Worn with: New Heights hat and Stella McCartney bag

Photo by Gilbert Flores via Getty Images


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Attending Coachella | Indio, CA | April 13, 2024

New Heights ‘Hat in Green’ - $28.00 (sold out)

It’s nice to have Coachella traditions isn’t it?

Worn with: Stella McCartney bag and Gucci sneakers

Photo by Gilbert Flores via Getty Images


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Attending Coachella | Indio, CA | April 13, 2024

Stella McCartney ‘Logo Perforated Shoulder Bag’ - $1,025.00

How fun is it to see the transition of Bleachella 2016 (Bleached Hair Version) to Bleachella 2024 (Bleachers Version)? I so love seeing Taylor able to take in her friends’ sets at this festival (she was spotted side stage at Bleachers and cheering on Ice Spice).

Worn with: New Heights hat and Gucci Sneakers

Photo by Gilbert Flores via Getty Images


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