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Taylor Swift adds new ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ set for European leg of Eras Tour

Taylor Swift has refreshed the European leg of her blockbuster Eras Tour with dazzling new outfits and an entirely new set.

Taylor Swift introduces new outfits for European leg of Eras Tour, which includes a new set for The Tortured Poets Department.
Taylor Swift introduces new outfits for European leg of Eras Tour, which includes a new set for The Tortured Poets Department.

Following a two-month break, Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour resumed in Paris, France, on Thursday.

And along with adding several songs from her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD), to the already-sprawling setlist, the US superstar treated lucky ticket holders to some fresh fashion, too.

Swift performed new tunes But Daddy I Love Him, So High School, Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?, Down Bad and Fortnight wearing a white taffeta dress with a corsetted bodice, dramatic hip draping and her own lyrics (“I love you, it’s ruining my life”) scrawled down the high-low skirt — a custom design by Vivienne Westwood.

US singer and songwriter Taylor Swift performs on stage at the Paris La Defense Arena as part of her The Eras Tour, where she unveiled some new outfits. Picture: JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP
US singer and songwriter Taylor Swift performs on stage at the Paris La Defense Arena as part of her The Eras Tour, where she unveiled some new outfits. Picture: JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP

She accessorised with one of the house’s signature three-row Orb chokers and, before launching into The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, topped off her gown with a matching white trench coat featuring military-style epaulets and frogging.

Swift then switched things up with an onstage costume change, stripping down to a second Vivienne Westwood ensemble: a black crystal-embellished bra top and briefs, which she layered beneath a metallic gold tailcoat with black crystal-embellished lapels to close out the TTPD section with I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.

Swift added a set for her new album for the European leg of her Eras Tour.
Swift added a set for her new album for the European leg of her Eras Tour.
The singer surprised fans with the new set.
The singer surprised fans with the new set.

The new costumes are perfectly in line with the literature-inspired looks Swift’s been exploring while promoting TTPD — think corsets, pleated skirts and plenty of black and white.

Swift collaborated with a number of major fashion houses on her stage styles for the Eras Tour, all of which are inspired by her past album aesthetics.

Swift was forced to cut some songs from the setlist to introduce songs her new album.
Swift was forced to cut some songs from the setlist to introduce songs her new album.

Standouts include the bedazzled Atelier Versace bodysuits Swift wears during the Lover section of her performance, the sparkling Roberto Cavalli crop-top-and-miniskirt combos she sports for the 1989 segment and the flowing, fluttering Alberta Ferretti gowns that add ethereal drama to the Folklore portion of the show.

And given that the aforementioned brands provided several different colour variations of each look for Swift to rotate between as her tour rolls on, additional TTPD costumes are practically guaranteed to pop up at the shows ahead.

This story originally appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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