And by the way, she’s going out tonight.
Taylor Swift made a dramatic entrance on Tuesday night’s VMAs 2023 red carpet, dressed in a sultry black Atelier Versace halter gown.
Her dress featured the house’s signature gold Medusa hardware, a slinky asymmetrical silhouette and a thigh-high slit, and the superstar accessorized with layered chains, rings and diamond earrings from Joseph Saidian and Sons, Anita Ko and Maria Tash.
Strappy black stilettos and her signature cat eye “sharp enough to kill a man” completed the look.
Swift leads this year’s VMA nominations with a total of eight nods; she’s up for Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects and Best Editing (all for “Anti-Hero”), along with Artist of the Year.
Should she triumph in at least six of those categories, the 14-time Moon Person winner will unseat Madonna (who’s racked up 20 total trophies) as the second winningest artist of all time at the ceremony; Beyoncé, with 26 total solo wins, stands as the most awarded VMAs artist.
It’s been a very busy year for Swift. At last year’s Video Music Awards, she announced her 10th studio album, “Midnights,” while accepting her Video of the Year award for her 10-minute-long “All Too Well: The Short Film,” clad in a sparkling crystal-draped minidress by Oscar de la Renta.
Since then, she’s released that LP in addition to “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” — plus completed the first leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour, which resumes Nov. 9 in Latin America.
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And October will see both the release of “1989 (Taylor’s Version” and the theatrical debut of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” the big-screen adaptation of her blockbuster concert series.
How’s that for a victory lap?
