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'She's leaning into the idea that her image is a gilded fantasy': how Taylor Swift embraced the showgirl by Elle Hunt

Swift, who returns with her 12th album in the guise of the ultimate iconic performer, is the latest pop star to take on the 19th-century tradition Taylor Swift has gone through many evolutions over her 20-year career: the guitar-strummer of her 2006 debut, the wide-eyed New Yorker on 1989, the introspective storyteller of Folklore and Midnights. Her two-year Eras tour established her as the defining entertainer of he…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM on October 7, 2025

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