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Are you ready for it? A new Taylor Swift book inspired by her best outfits throughout the decades has hit bookshelves. The book Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras by Sarah Chapelle dropped Oct. 8, and Swifites have quickly helped the book skyrocket to No. 1 bestseller status on Amazon for fashion design.
Longtime fashion blogger Taylor Swift Style (known offline as Sarah Chapelle) wrote the book and has accumulated more than 348,000 followers on Instagram, along with being credited in publications such as Billboard, People, Harper’s Bazaar and People for her research. It’s no secret that Swift loves a good Easter egg, and Chapelle dives into the effortless fusion of fashion and music through every red carpet gown and streetwear style that’s spotlighted.
The fashion book takes readers through the pop superstar’s style up to the album Midnights, but if you’re curious on the author’s thoughts of Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department era, Chapelle tells Billboard where the “Fortnight” singer’s most recent wardrobe has taken inspiration from, in addition to thoughts on the addition of football game day outfits.
“Her style as of late has been replete with pieces that nod to Victorian poets of the past thanks to bustiers and corsets,” she explains. “To retain her sense of recognizability, Taylor has often paired these pieces with schoolgirl staples in her wardrobe like schoolgirl-inspired pleated plaid miniskirts.”
Chapelle notes that just like Swift’s street style, the star’s football outfits also feature intricate details for eagle-eyed Swifties to analyze: “Taylor’s game-day style uniform has been a fascinating case study in her fashion that reflects the same level of thought, care and intentionality she puts into all her dressing.”
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‘Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras’
“Don’t read the last page,” as with each flip through the book, you can watch the Grammy-winning singer’s style evolution starting from her early days as a country singer to some of her most jaw-dropping ensembles, from the “Cruel Summer” singer’s record-breaking Eras tour (which you can still get tickets to here). You can expect more than 200 photos of some of the Swift’s most iconic looks paired with insight into the hidden meaning behind each outfit.
Each first-edition book comes with a rainbow spine that’s symbolic of each era, as well as gold foiled pages that Chapelle hopes will help “people see this book as something truly special and worthy of being displayed.”
“Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras is a natural extension of my blog and Instagram account that combines detailed identification reporting with analyzing the intention behind each look — definitively capturing her style evolution across almost two decades,” Chapelle says.
What also sets her book apart from other Swift books goes beyond the research. Chapelle has been listening to Swift’s music since 2006, and even saw her open for Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley. Using her built-up knowledge and love of the “August” singer, she hopes that the amount of care and thought she put in will come to all who pick up a copy.
“I’ve been documenting Taylor’s fashion since 2011, providing not only the exact pieces she’s wearing, but also providing my personal insight and context on her clothes as a communication tool,” she says. “All my most significant firsts as a young female were easier to navigate and process because they were mirrored and comforted by the soundtrack that she wrote. I hope what comes across in this book — and in everything I do — is the level of care, thought and deep-rooted feelings that are there. I’ve been inspired by Taylor’s emotional authenticity for over half my life, and I hope that’s captured in these pages.”
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