Attending Knicks at Cavaliers
Worn On: 5/23/26 // cleveland, oh
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Turns out, they both know how to ball — and Aristotle. Taylor joined Travis to take in the Cavaliers wearing a look that struck the perfect balance between cute and casual for a sporting event. Jeans and a “going out” top: the infallible millennial outfit formula.
It also seems there was plenty in that recent Stella McCartney delivery to Taylor’s NYC apartment, as this marks her third ensemble from the British designer in a week. Taylor and McCartney’s creative history runs deep. Starting from their pastel dreamscape Lover merch collab in 2019 to McCartney outerwear appearing on the covers of folklore and evermore in 2020. Here, Taylor wore an almost entirely McCartney look courtside. Much of it is from the Spring 2026 collection, alongside one piece from McCartney’s newly revived H&M collaboration which appears to reference McCartney’s iconic “Falabella” chain motif. It, alongside Taylor’s other black pieces - including those strappy sandals which had my minimalist strappy sandal loving heart swooning - grounded the wide legged denim jeans she wore. Those jeans also got a callout through her bomber jacket, which featured a denim back pocket motif on its back. Cheeky! It speaks to Taylor’s long friendship with Stella to give her collection a nod and also makes for a fun high/low moment. Indeed, H&M is known for their approachable price points and special designer collections. In Fall 2005, McCartney was tapped as the brand’s second-ever designer collaboration. She returns to the retailer for a second round some 20 years later. Both collections were released to huge sellout success.
For jewels, Taylor went simple. Including two pieces from her jewelry box that are repeats from Tiffany and Jacquie Aiche. But the accessory that spoke to me most was the bag. Since taking the helm at Dior, Jonathan Anderson’s work has been met with acclaim. To be sure, Taylor has now carried six Anderson-designed bags in the last month. It’s rare that Taylor participates in “it” fashion in this way - her style more often creates trends than follows them - but Dior’s new “Cigale” bag, Anderson’s debut original design for the firm, makes a compelling case for exception. As a lover of bows, I gasped! To Vogue, Anderson described its namesake, Dior’s 1952 “La Cigale” dress, as his “favorite dress of all in the history of fashion.” The structured silhouette and bow-front detailing cleverly reinterpret the original cocktail dress into a handbag. La Cigale (Jonathan’s Version), you could say.
To me, there’s a lovely bit of poetry in Taylor wearing two fashion stories. One, a 20 year revival. The other, an original debut. But that could just be my debut-loving heart in an admittedly sentimental mood given her eponymous first album approaches its own twentieth anniversary this fall.
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