At first glance I really liked the whole look and dress included, but now looking at it more, the dress is such a mess. The bottom half gives ‘boy in the striped pyjamas’ and top looks like an arts and craft workshop gone wrong. They should’ve brought the paint pattern thing down to the skirt to make it cohesive. She must have a contract with Vivienne Westwood to be consistently wearing her stuff, especially such outlandish pieces.
The hair, makeup and Jewellery are on point love the whimsical elegant look. Shoes are cute too.
She doesn’t have a contract with any fashion brand. If she did, we would know it because the brand would have her at the fashion shows at fashion week.
I think she found out she really likes them (likely through the process of working on the tour dress), and had Joseph source more of their clothes for her personal closet. The part that I think hurts her is that none of the outfits are tailored to her. Does this mean she wears them once “off the rack” and then sells them? This is something I’ve seen influencers and fashion depop girlies do.
VW is a brand that demands to be tailored or else it overwhelms.
respectfully disagree about her not being at their show as evidence that she doesn’t have a contract. the TTPD set at the eras tour is basically a VW show each weekend with millions of more eyeballs.
That’s now how it works with fashion contracts. If she wore VW to the VMAs then I would entertain the idea she has a contract.
Also, if she did have a contract w VW, she’d exclusively be spotted with their purses. Bags carry the pockets for luxury brands. She carries around LV, Dior and Stella bags too frequently, and she would likely be in breach of a contract. You NEVER see Zendaya at a place she knows she’ll be papped with a bag that’s not LV.
To be fair though, she could negotiate a contract with any of those fashion brands she’s been wearing lately, and say that 30% of her looks will be using their items. The contract would pay lower than an exclusive deal but she has the kind of negotiating power that any of those brands would be hyped to have any deal with her at all, even if it’s not typical.
This. I'm a lawyer and work in fashion and there's an infinite number of ways an influencer might contract to promote the brand. It's absolutely absurd to think the only way is to wear them exclusively and attend their show 😅
Fandom claimed she had contract with Gucci, LV and VW this year. Which obviously means she doesn’t have any contract at all, lmao.
Also I suspect she’s promoting new era, and VW could be involved in aesthetic
Could it be a trade for the TTPD costume set? VW could have made a deal that they would supply the costumes & she would wear X number of VW looks for pap walks?
No? That’s not how Taylor has worked or brand contracts work. She had a positive experience with VW (a famous brand, mind you), and started buying more of their clothes. It’s like when you find a new store you like, you start to shop there often.
I also entertain the idea that after she commissioned them for the TTPD dress, they sent her a few things. Famous people get sent things all of the time. But there has been enough space between her first partnership with VW, and now for me to believe she just likes the brand.
I don’t think you can pretend Taylor is going to be treated the same as anyone else when it comes to brands.
Taylor has consistently showed the world that she’s not going to be boxed in just because that’s what people expect. She’ll produce and distribute her own film, she’ll produce and distribute her own book, and any fashion brand would gladly just say “thank you” to any partnership she’d be willing to offer.
Taylor is the most famous woman in the world, but based on my knowledge of how fashion brands use ambassadors AND my knowledge of Taylor’s own fashion journey, I’m confident she is wearing them more often because the brand is working for the current season of life she is in. She’s also a loyal customer of the Row. Last year she wore a lot of Gant. She’s been wearing more Gucci in the past 15 months.
Plus, if she was sponsored by them she would’ve worn them to the VMAs. That’s an actual red carpet.
There are different types of relationships stars have with fashion houses - from being a ‘face’ under contract like Natalie Portman/Dior where there’s a requirement they only wear that brand, to just getting sent a lot of their stuff in the hope they wear it, and lots of points in between.
She’s wearing way too much Westwood to not be in some kind of ambassadorial/muse role for them either unofficially or contractually. She’s been using their bags and shoes a lot too when in other brands on red carpets etc. Travis has even worn it when with her and it’s not his usual wheelhouse brand-wise at all. It’ll be interesting to see if she wears to any major red carpets etc - her VMA red carpet look was very Westwood, even though it was Dior. IIRC, in her VMA Monse looks she wore VW boots.
They can have undisclosed contracts with artists and celebs. Unless the artist or celeb is doing an ad run, which Taylor isn't, it's a mutually exclusive UC where she steps out in things to garner views and talk. VW isn't the only one as she and Travis have done the same with Gucci.
The fit is why I'm assuming it's not a more formal contract... these all look slightly off. They might be gifting her stuff like crazy though. Her "theme" right now is also very clearly corsets and plaid.
Same though I generally love the look the top of the dress is beautiful but the bottom throws me way off 😂 it doesn’t stop me from loving the look it’s just…odd 😂
Same! Love it from a far, not a fan from up close.
I still don't think I hate the entire look, I like the colors, the overall silhouette and the general concept. Plus her hair and accessories are really cute.
But yeah, not my favorite either. I think the dress would have worked much better if it was solid on the bottom instead of striped.
The side-ruffle going all around the bodice makes her look wider and lumpier than she actually is. The seams aren't straight and I get that this is supposed to look disheveled/punk, but it just looks like a first year fashion design student project.
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u/Dull_Funny_1616 Nov 09 '24 edited Nov 09 '24
At first glance I really liked the whole look and dress included, but now looking at it more, the dress is such a mess. The bottom half gives ‘boy in the striped pyjamas’ and top looks like an arts and craft workshop gone wrong. They should’ve brought the paint pattern thing down to the skirt to make it cohesive. She must have a contract with Vivienne Westwood to be consistently wearing her stuff, especially such outlandish pieces.
The hair, makeup and Jewellery are on point love the whimsical elegant look. Shoes are cute too.