On February 15, just before 1am, Australia experienced a cultural reset. It was one so big, it was up there with Karl Stefanovic and Michael Clark's fiery argument, and Steven Bradbury winning a gold at the Olympics.
I'm talking about the moment Taylor Swift landed in Melbourne to kick start her Australian leg of the Eras Tour. Since she touched down, murals have been painted with her face on them, and even the iconic Flinders Street station was lit up to welcome the hordes of Swifties that travelled to the city to watch her play.
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Whether you like it or not, Swift is everywhere.
After performing three back-to-back shows at the MCG to a total of 288,000 people (96,000 each night), her Melbourne concerts were the biggest of her entire career. And now, she's gearing up to play four shows in Sydney, starting from this Friday.
And while everyone is talking about the music and visuals of the three-hour show, I want to discuss the on-stage fashion —because in my opinion, it's severely underrated.
Swift's fans have become accustomed to the outfits she wears, switching as each Era comes around. There are the multiple Lover leotards, the many Fearless dresses, and the one Reputation bodysuit (I'm still questioning why there's only one).
And that's just the tip of the iceberg, because Swift has worn more than 40 different costumes since the Eras Tour began back in March 2023, all designed by luxury names like Zuhair Murad, Versace and Roberto Cavalli.
As I sit here and wait in anticipation to see which variations of her many outfits she's going to wear in Sydney, I've rounded up every single look she wore in Melbourne, so we can all admire the fashion together.
Lover.
Taylor has multiple Lover era bodysuits, but in Melbourne, she wore her usual pick, along with a newer hot pink Versace version, which made its first appearance in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The singer paired them with bespoke Christian Louboutin boots.
And of course, we can't forget the iconic sparkly 'The Man' blazer-and-boots combos (of which she has a few, because 'buy one in every colour' is the golden rule of finding a look you like).