The humble, noisy, beer-scented stands of a football stadium aren’t the first place I look for a celebrity to make iconic fashion statements all in the name of romantic. Yet for much of the past four months, that’s been exactly what I’ve come to expect from Taylor Swift’s appearances at Kansas City Chiefs games while she supports her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. Let me take a moment to go back. Although I like Swift’s music, I don’t consider myself a member of the fervent “Swiftie” community. Over the last year, however, I’ve noticed my preferences increasingly skew towards Swift. It all started last spring, when I flew to Nashville—with Brittany, my best friend since high school to attend Swift’s “Eras” tour. A mutual friend secured four tickets for the event, and I soon found myself drizzling while wearing my best “Reputation” all-black outfit: Ksubi tights, Marc Jacobs chain bag, and a crystal fringed jacket purchased from a local boutique the day before.

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At the time, I was working as an editor for a retail website, and when I returned home to New York, I started covering Swift’s outfits on and off stage. Instinctively channeling the carefree spirit of the Midnights, my style gradually shifted to include more boots, sneakers, and handbags accented with dark crystals and metallic prints. Covering this superstar’s style has helped me amass a huge amount of knowledge about the brands, styles and color palettes she favors, as well as their symbolic meanings. Swift has been nothing but loyal, especially when it comes to her outfits, with the understanding that outfits both tell a story and will be analyzed by countless individuals online. (Example: When the “Eras” tour stopped in LA, Swift wore five blue outfits to announce the release date of “1989.