Just when I thought we were taking a break from Reputation (Taylor’s Version) theories, Taylor Swift throws a ‘fit that sends fans back into detective mode.
You see, before Swift even announced her new album, The Life of a Show Girl, she implied that fans will have to wait a very long time for her final two Taylor’s Version albums—if she ever releases them at all. After retaining ownership of her masters in May, the 35-year-old pop star revealed that while she finished re-recording her debut album, Taylor Swift, she’d yet to “even re-recorded a quarter” of Reputation (Taylor’s Version).
“Those two albums can still have their moment to re-emerge when the time is right if that would be something you guys would be excited about,” she wrote in a letter to fans. “But if it happens, it won’t be from a place of sadness and longing for what I wish I could have. It will just be a celebration now.”
Well, it’s fair to say Taylor Swift is in a celebratory mood. Not only is she newly engaged, but she’s got a brand new album dropping on October 3, alongside a theatrical event that will feature a brand-new music video and lengthy album commentary. She followed up this exciting news with a new video message to fans on September 20.
While Swift had a lot to say about her Showgirl photoshoot and vinyls, I’d like to talk about her outfit for a minute. The look certainly fits the new album’s aesthetic thanks to her burnt orange Reformation knitwear, fans noticed that her FoundRae initial necklace is “Reputation-coded” in more ways than one.
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While one fan noted the Reputation font in the video’s comment section, others referenced the album’s famous “Call It What You Want” lyric, “I want to wear his initial on a chain ’round my neck, chain ‘round my neck not because he owns me but ‘cause he really knows me.” While the “T” could certainly stand for Taylor, she shares a first initial with her fiancé, Travis Kelce.
“That necklace is one of many things pointing to the rep tv vault tracks,” one fan commented on Taylor Swift style expert Sarah Chapelle’s breakdown of the look. Another wrote, “
But wait, there’s more—and Swift’s Versace Hera watch might be the key to decoding it all. The watch itself is an obvious Easter egg, as Hera is queen of all 12 Greek gods and goddesses, while The Life of a Showgirl is her 12th studio album.
With that said, is it such a stretch to clock the Medusa medallion on her Versace leather miniskirt as a Reputation reference, given the album-era’s prominent snake motif? Fans have certainly made that connection before. And what about her teal manicure, the color long-associated with her debut album?
