Taylor Swift is taking fans on a trip through each of her albums on The Eras Tour, which launched with back-to-back shows on March 17 and 18 in Glendale, Ariz., and her costumes are part of the journey.
As the superstar took the stage at State Farm Arena on the first night, her attention to detail was ever present, as each of her outfits harkened back to a previous tour or live appearance from her 17-year career in the spotlight.
Kicking off with 2019’s Lover, Swift opened the show using a light pink acoustic guitar reminiscent of the instrument she strummed while performing at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, where she delivered a medley of the title track and “You Need to Calm Down.” To run through early hits such as “Love Story” and “You Belong with Me” from 2008’s Fearless, she brought back her classic style from her sophomore era, donning a gold fringed dress and trading her pink guitar for a sparkly silver edition — the only thing missing was a nod to her famous mane of teenage curls.
When it came time to revisit Reputation, Tay resurrected the popular snake motif from the era (long live Karyn!), channeling her aesthetic from “Look What You Made Me Do” in a dark, asymmetrical body suit covered in glittering red serpents. And while only one song from 2010’s Speak Now was featured on the opening night’s setlist (an extended edition of deep cut “Enchanted”), the singer changed into a fairytale-like ball gown fit for a princess.
During the part of the setlist dedicated to 2012’s Red, Swift showed off a new version of the T-shirt she wore in the music video for “22” — this time emblazoned with her famously cryptic phrase “Not a lot going on at the moment.” And perhaps the most major set change during the show occurred as she welcomed the audience into the Folklorian woods of her surprise 2020 album by recreating a version of the moss-covered cabin she called home to perform a medley of “Cardigan,” “August” and Evermore lead single “Willow” at the 2021 Grammys with collaborators Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner.
The final fashion reference on the tour came when Swift went back to 1989 by changing into a crop top and short skirt, just like the many she wore back in the day with her squad.
Click through the gallery below to check out the looks from Taylor’s Eras Tour as well as their counterparts from earlier eras in her career.
Left: Taylor at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on Aug. 26, 2019, in Newark, N.J.
Right: Performing during the opening night of The Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023, in Swift City, ERAzona (Glendale, Ariz.). The city was ceremonially renamed to Swift City for March 17-18 in honor of her tour.
Left: Performing on stage during her Reputation Stadium Tour at Croke Park on June 15, 2018, in Dublin, Ireland.
Right: Performs during The Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium on March 18, 2023 in Swift City, ERAzona (Glendale, Ariz.).
Left: Performing during The 1989 World Tour at Tokyo Dome on May 5, 2015, in Tokyo.
Right: Performing during the opening night of The Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023, in Swift City, ERAzona.
Left: Performing for the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards on March 14, 2021.
Right: Performing for the opening night of The Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023, in Swift City, ERAzona.
Left: Performing during the Fearless Tour at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 27, 2009, in New York City.
Right: Performing for the opening night of The Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023, in Swift City, ERAzona.
Left: Performing during the Speak Now World Tour at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 22, 2011, in New York City.
Right: Performing for the opening night of The Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023, in Swift City, ERAzona.
Left: Performing for a sold-out crowd on The RED Tour at Cowboys Stadium on May 25, 2013, in Arlington, Texas.
Right: Performing for the opening night of The Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023, in Swift City, ERAzona.