Best believe she’s still bejeweled.
On Friday, Taylor Swift released her 256-page Eras Tour hardcover book ($39.99), which includes 500 never-before-seen photos from the concerts as well as personal reflections.
In addition to behind-the-scene info, the “Lavender Haze” singer touched on her glittering wardrobe for the tour and how one of the on-stage outfits affected her.
Her “Lover”-era looks, in particular, had significant meaning. “I’d never gotten to tour the Lover album and so this was a brand new era we were creating. Bright and romantic and celebratory,” she wrote in the book.
“One thing I knew from the start: We had to open with ‘Cruel Summer’ to blast us into the energy of this show,” Swift continued.
“Something about the combination of that song and that Versace glittery bodysuit I get to wear can pull me out of any funk, fix any headache, heal sore muscles,” she explained. “I always adored the shows when the sunset happened at the same time as the Lover era, just pink skies on pink skies.”
Indeed, Swift has worn a few color variations of the bodysuit to kick off her 3-hour concert throughout the nearly blockbuster tour, including pink and blue, tasseled, blue and gold, all-pink and orange versions.
The cover of the book even sees the superstar strike a pose in the sequin-and-crystal-covered style.
“@taylorswift you are breathtaking in Versace. I’m so proud of you. Best of luck on The Eras Tour🤍,” the luxury label’s designer, Donatella Versace, wrote on Instagram when the tour kicked off in March 2023.
London-based, Delhi-born designer Ashish also remade one of the original outfits from Swift’s iconic “22” music video circa 2013.
“I’d skip out in a black hat and oversized sequin t-shirt, shorts and Oxford shoes,” the artist explained. “Just like when I was actually 22.”
And every night, Swift chose a fan in the crowd to give the hat to, which she signed on the inside. “Those hugs and moments of such joy warmed my heart every night,” Swift writes in the book.
Plus, throughout the show, the star wears at least nine different pairs of shoes, all designed by Christian Louboutin, who also provided footwear to her backup dancers. In the tome, Louboutin explains the design process and the secret rubber red soles he added to make the heels more comfortable to dance in and “unslippable” in any weather.
Though the book is destined to be a major success, it won’t be a New York Times bestseller as it’s exclusively sold at Target.
“A title sold exclusively by a single vendor does not qualify for tracking,” the Times told Esquire.
If you weren’t able to make it to Target at the crack of dawn this morning, fear not: The Eras Tour Book will be available on the retailer’s site tomorrow.
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