Performing “cardigan” / “august” / “willow”

Worn On: 3/14/21 // Los Angeles, CA

the commentary

Taylor’s beautiful rich performance gown for her folklore/evermore medley at the 2021 Grammys is a custom fil coupé chiffon gown with paisley motifs and lace ruffles by Etro. 

Truthfully my very first gut instinct upon seeing Taylor was: “How Florence Welch!”. This is definitely a dreamy boho gown I could see Florence rocking during a concert and I think it speaks beautifully to the music videos we’ve so far seen from the folkmore era. 

The addition of the headpiece also neatly points to both the “willow” music video and the Fearless era, don’t you think? 

According to the designer herself, Taylor’s lovely hairpiece she wore during her Grammy performance was a sneaky repurposing of a CW necklace. 

Taylor has long favoured this particular acoustic body for years dating back to 2015 at that year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards and at the F1 Grand Prix in Austin in 2016. 

She also used this guitar in her debut performance of “betty” at the ACMs last year and auctioned off her exact guitar to Christie’s (autographed version pictured, source) to benefit the ACM’s COVID-19 response fund.

the clothes

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