The Eras Tour | Acoustic Section | v5
Acoustic Section, version 5
Worn On: 5/9/24 // Paris, France
the commentary
There’s a part of me playing between two potential reads on the new silhouette (and designer) of the surprise song dresses.
The first primarily is function in that not only do these dresses seem lighter in terms of fabric (the previous looked like a heavy plissé, this appears to be a more lightweight, flowy chiffon) which she might find more beneficial for summer. This dress style also does away with the cold shoulder element of the previous style. This, I have to imagine, is a result of Taylor contributing to the Errors Tour one too many times. For background, during the quick change from the 1989 Set to the Acoustic Set Taylor would have to don the Surprise Song dress in darkness … and she missed the arm hole a few times. Amusing to us but perhaps frustrating for her! This lightweight, sleeveless design tackles both those issues.
But there’s another part of me that’s possibly ‘reaching’ because these dresses sort of bear resemblance to the breezy, sundress styles that were signature to the Debut era when she most often performed just her and an acoustic guitar. As a debut stan, I’ve always begrudgingly accepted the acoustic set as a pseudo stand-in for her early day, unplugged roots.
That said, I actually really loved the nostalgia of the past designer she used here - Jessica Jones. It felt like an appropriately sentimental use of fashion costuming as Jessica was the primary costumer for the 1989 and reputation Tours.
the clothes
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