Taylor Swift unleashes Target-exclusive Life of a Showgirl vinyl with Elizabeth Taylor-inspired Blonds bodysuit
The Life of a Showgirl: The Crowd Is Your King edition spotlights a bejeweled The Blonds look and a nod to Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor in Swift’s ongoing album-art rollout.
Taylor Swift unveiled a Target-exclusive vinyl variant of The Life of a Showgirl: The Crowd Is Your King on Wednesday, showcasing a blush velvet bodysuit by The Blonds trimmed with crystals and finished in the front with a larger-than-life 3D jewel motif. The piece is drawn from The Blonds’ fall 2023 collection, which designer David Blond described as a celebration of color, sparkle and glamour and a tribute to Elizabeth Taylor, one of his style icons. The design also nods to Taylor’s influence on Swift’s music and visuals, including a track on Life of a Showgirl named after the Hollywood legend. Swift has previously referenced Taylor’s relationship with Richard Burton in both her Wildest Dreams video and the lyrics for …Ready for It?, underscoring the shared pop-culture moments threaded through the project.
In presenting the image, Swift’s Instagram caption leaned into showgirl theatrics: “A showgirl knows to save some of her best tricks for the grand finale.” The blush bodysuit is described as trimmed with crystals and centered by a front-facing 3D jewel motif, embodying the series’ grid of opulent, high-glamour looks. The Blonds’ heavy use of crystals has become a signature of the Life of a Showgirl shoot, with Swift and longtime stylist Joseph Cassell Falconer selecting multiple looks from the brand for the album imagery, including a pink feathered number from The Blonds’ fall 2025 collection and a red crystallized bodysuit paired with flame-inspired opera gloves from the fall 2024 runway. Swift also channels classic showgirl elements with crystal-encrusted Christian Louboutin pumps and a feathered headpiece to complete the look.
The broader visual rollout for Life of a Showgirl continues to lean into The Blonds’ jewelry-dense aesthetic. The collection’s fall 2023 line inspired by Elizabeth Taylor’s famous fondness for bling provides the tonal compass for Swift’s current imagery, with the designer explaining the intention to honor “color, sparkle, glamour” and the idea of love’s comings and goings. A track on Showgirl bearing Taylor’s name reinforces that linkage, while Swift’s public team has kept quiet on future releases beyond the Target edition for now. The collaboration between Swift and The Blonds, reinforced by Falconer’s styling hand, highlights a strategic blend of music marketing and fashion-forward storytelling that has characterized Swift’s album-cycle approach in recent years.
In addition to the blush velvet piece, Swift has been spotted or referenced wearing other The Blonds creations in this rollout, including a red crystallized bodysuit and flame-inspired gloves from The Blonds’ fall 2024 collection and a showgirl-forward pink feathered look from fall 2025. The emphasis on theatrical wardrobe—from feathered headdresses to crystal footwork—serves to reinforce the showgirl conceit at the center of Life of a Showgirl while tying Swift’s new music to a distinctive high-fashion aesthetic that has long been a hallmark of her visual campaigns.