Overview

• Bob Mackie said the ensemble seen in Taylor Swift’s promotional imagery comes from his “Jewel Finale” design for the Las Vegas revue Jubilee!.
• Jubilee! was produced by Don Arden, drew on Ziegfeld-era aesthetics, and ran from 1981 to 2016 as a landmark showgirl spectacle.
• The costume features French wirework backed with blush fabric for a nude illusion, plus set stones and drops at the bra under-bust and the underwear waistline.
• Former Jubilee! dresser Jose Rodrigo noted authentic showgirl looks can weigh 10 to 40 pounds and require choreographed, multi-step dressing, with many archival pieces needing sourced feathers and cleaned rhinestones and chains.
• The confirmation arrives during Swift’s rollout for The Life of a Showgirl, photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, with the album slated for October 3 after her reveal on the New Heights podcast.