Taylor Swift swaps plaid corset for sparkling UFO dress at VMAs 2024
Taylor Swift knows cosmic love â and cosmic fashion.
After walking the VMAs 2024 red carpet in a plaid punk-esque Dior dress, the pop star changed into a second out-of-this world look: a bejeweled custom Monse mini-dress embellished with a UFO design.
The intricate style featured leather buckles on the straps and what appears to be two men standing below the celestial ship â calling to mind her âDown Badâ lyrics and spaceship visuals from the Eras Tour.
The starâs dress parallels the UFO visuals from her Eras Tour âDown Badâ performance. Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Swift posed for photos with Karol G inside the show. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MTV
Swift, 34, paired the asymmetrical mini with a Rainbow K Diamond Earring and the same buckled Stuart Weitzman thigh-high boots ($1,232) she wore earlier â further fueling fan theories that her âReputation (Taylorâs Version)â announcement could be on the way.
âWe are getting REPUTATION TAYLORâS VERSION,â one X (formerly Twitter) user theorized alongside snaps of the space-themed style, while a second added, âAND THE CLOWNING CONTINUESâ along with â#Reputation.â
The âMidnightsâ hitmaker switched up her outfit before dancing and singing along to Katy Perryâs performance and giving the newly-minted Video Vangaurd winner a standing ovation.
Taylor Swift surprised fans with a second look at the 2024 VMAs. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MTV
Swift started off the night in a plaid Dior dress, Stuart Weitzman boots and Lorraine Schwarz jewelry. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MTV
The pop star has the most nominations of any artist at this yearâs award show. FilmMagic
The VMAs also served as Swiftâs first public appearance since endorsing Kamala Harris for president â and her space-themed dress for the occasion came from the same label as Michelle Obamaâs headline-making Democratic National convention look.
Swift leads this yearâs VMA nominations with a grand total of 12Â â including nods for most iconic performance (for her 2009 staging of âYou Belong With Meâ) and artist of the year.
Sheâs already taken home one moon-person statuette already, as she and Post Malone won Song of the Summer for their track âFortnight.â
While the star reliably delivers in the VMA fashion department, itâs rare to see her slip into a second look; last year she stuck to her edgy black Atelier Versace gown throughout the night, while in 2022 she announced âMidnightsâ in a dazzling crystal-covered Oscar de la Renta design.
With a long way to go until midnight â and the end of this yearâs ceremony â it remains to be seen whether any major announcements are written in the stars this time around.