Ahead of the official release of her twelfth studio album, π»ππ π³πππ ππ π¨ πΊπππππππ, Taylor Swift shared pictures from a photo shoot in which she wears a showgirl costume. Photos of her in this costume would go on to be used for the covers for the Limited Edition Deluxe CD entitled π°πβπ π©ππππππππ, and the π©πππ, π»πππβπ πΊπππ π©πππππππ vinyl collection, as well as the Target official store exclusive vinyl variant, π»ππ πͺππππ ππ ππππ π²πππ Edition. Β Costume designer @BobMackie mentioned on his Instagram that the costume is not just any old replica but an original showgirl costume he designed for the βJewel Finaleβ of the Las Vegas show π±ππππππ! which ran from 1981 to 2016. He described the costume as follows: Β βπ»ππ πππ, πππ ππππππππππ, πππ πππππππ π πππ πππ ππππππ ππππππππ πππ ππππππ ππππ π πππππ ππππππ πππ π πππ π ππππππππ. π»ππ πππ πππ πππ ππππππ ππππ πππ ππππππ πππ π ππππ ππ πππ πππ ππ-ππππ ππ πππ πππ πππ πππ πππππππππ ππ πππ πππ ππππππ.β Β At least three, but possibly more, costumes in this style exist, as seen in a 2016 photo shoot with dancer Katherine Schwing (as pictured) for the π³ππ π½ππππ πΉπππππ-π±ππππππ. Β See many more photos and learn more about this piece on our website at: Bit.ly/SciFiFan062
