Like thousands of Swifties around the U.S., I woke up before the sun rose on Nov. 29 to drive to my nearest Target. Not to shop for Black Friday fashion deals, but to get my hands on Taylor Swift's new book.
This piece of pop literature was worth waiting in line, in the dark, in the early hours of a shopping holiday.The Official Eras Tour book promised fans a never-before-seen glimpse into our favorite songwriter's 152 performances over the last year and a half—what Swift describes in the introduction as her "longest, most ambitious show I'd ever even attempted." Alongside photos of the 80,000-strong crowds from Swift's vantage point onstage and reflections on each album, the singer makes several notes about the dozens of Eras Tour outfits that appear throughout the set list. These revelations are more personal than learning how her custom Louboutins keep her grounded onstage or how her Alberta Ferretti gowns capture Folklore's dreamy soundscape—they're about the way the pieces make her feel, and the references she specifically had in mind while dreaming them up with her stylist, Joseph Cassell Falconer, and each costume's designers.
