Taylor Swift’s 35-carat pink sapphire ring stars in Target-exclusive Showgirl vinyl artwork

Taylor Swift’s Target-exclusive vinyl release, The Life of a Showgirl: The Crowd Is Your King, features artwork in which the pop star wears a ring defined as a showpiece. The 14-karat rose-gold ring centers a 35-carat pink sapphire framed by smaller diamonds totaling about 1 carat, and is listed at $27,120. The ring is designed by Kallati, the family-owned jewelry house, and its glow complements the album art’s summertime spritz pink palette. The photographs for the artwork are credited to Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, with TAS Rights Management handling image rights.

Swift announced the vinyl on Instagram on Wednesday, and the cover art shows the ring alongside a blush velvet bodysuit from The Blonds’ Elizabeth Taylor-inspired fall 2023 collection. The look mirrors the cover’s oversized jewel motif on the corseted top, continuing a theme that nods to Las Vegas showgirl costumes.

Beyond the ring, the Life of a Showgirl artwork showcases several other looks from The Blonds, including a pink feathered corset and a crystal-encrusted maroon bodysuit complemented by flame-inspired opera gloves. The set also incorporates archival Bob Mackie and Pete Menefee designs drawn from the Las Vegas Jubilee! show, reflecting a fashion lineage tied to the era’s iconic stage performances. Jose Rodrigo, a Sin City stylist and former Jubilee dresser, told Page Six Style that the outfits were built with the best of the original templates and styling in mind, and that Swift’s wearership remains faithful to the originals while updating them for a contemporary audience.

Swift’s personal life also commands attention in the same cycle. Last month, reports circulated that Travis Kelce proposed to the pop star with an old mine brilliant-cut engagement ring crafted by jeweler Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine, in collaboration with Kelce, with the couple announcing their engagement on Instagram last month, as exclusively reported by Page Six Style. The engagement and Swift’s public-facing jewelry moments continue to shape the narrative around her latest music and fashion projects.

The artwork and accompanying rollout reinforce Swift’s ongoing collaboration with fashion houses and jewelers to fuse pop-star fashion with Las Vegas showbiz history, a narrative that has colored public appearances around the Life of a Showgirl project and related public moments.