Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Costumes Changed in Paris

It's hard to count the ways in which Taylor Swift's Eras Tour broke records. There's the innovative format (which took fans on a winding recap of her career, reliving hit after hit and the years they dominated the radio) plus the show's status as the highest-grossing tour in history, having brought in over $1 billion by the end of 2023. Maybe most indicative of its staying power is the fact that it's still making headlines. On May 9, 2024, over a year after the tour began, Swift gave her first performance following the release of her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, in Paris. After much fan speculation, she revealed a dozen dazzling updates to the show.

Here are all the new outfits, song changes, and set details.

A New Look for the Lover Era

The pop star opened the tour in a brand-new orange and red bodysuit. In past iterations of the tour, she wore a similar costume in shades of pink and blue.

The Intro Now Includes Samples of TTPD

Before Swift enters the stage at each show, an opening track plays with samples of songs from each era, giving guests a taste of what's to come. During her May 9 show in Paris, a new intro played including snippets from her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department.

A New Fearless Costume

The singer wore a new silver and black dress for the Fearless portion of the set, referencing a similar dress she wore on her original Fearless tour in 2009.

A New Era Dedicated to 'The Tortured Poets Department'

New album, new era. Swift performed the songs 'But Daddy I Love Him," "Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me?", "Fortnight," "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived," and "I Can Do It With A Broken Heart" in a new white dress decorated with text, almost like the pages of a book. She also included short samples of "So High School" and "Down Bad."

The section included noteworthy new choreography. Just before performing I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, Swift lay limp like a rag doll while dancers in top hats dressed her up to the tune of circus music. They then push her forward onto the stage, though her gestures remain hesitant. Some have speculated that the performance is a metaphor for the first months of The Eras tour, in which Swift performed back-to-back shows right after her break up from actor Joe Alwyn.

The song that follows includes lyrics like "Lights, camera, bitch smile, even when you wanna die" and "All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting, more." The accompanying music video includes visuals from the tour.

Folklore and Evermore Are Combined (With a New Costume)

The Folklore and Evermore eras once stood on their own, but in the updated set Swift joined them. “We have now reunited the sisters and combined them into one chapter,” she said. She alternated songs from each album wearing a never-before-seen yellow dress from Alberta Ferretti.

She Nixed Existing Songs

Given the show already surpassed three hours, adding new songs meant having to nix existing ones. Swift axed fan favorites from Folklore, Evermore, Lover, Fearless, and Speak Now, including “The Archer,” “The Last Great American Dynasty,” “The 1,” “’Tis the Damn Season,” “Tolerate It,” "Fearless' "Evermore" and "Long Live."

A New Red Costume

Swift sported a new top for the show's Red era: a white T-shirt that read 'This is not Taylor's version.'

New Sequencing

Swift moved up Speak Now, performing songs from the album right after the Red era and pushed back the now-combined Folklore/Evermore section to follow Reputation. After 1989 she launched into a brand new The Tortured Poets Department section, and rounded things out with her usual surprise songs and Midnights era.

A New 1989 Outfit

For the 1989 portion of the show, Swift wore a pink ombré top and a blue ombré miniskirt. Her shoes were mismatched, with the right boot matching her top and the left referencing her skirt.

A New Acoustic Set Dress

The Grammy winner debuted a hot pink mini dress for the surprise section of the set. At the May 9 show in Paris she (fittingly) played the songs "Paris" and "loml," a ballad from her new album.

Another New Acoustic Set Dress

On her third night performing in Paris, the star wore a new orange dress during her acoustic set. She played Hey Stephen and Maroon.

A New Midnights Costume

Swift ended the the first Paris show in another new outfit. The blue bodysuit is similar in color to previous Midnight's costumes, but features a new silhouette with cutouts on the ribs and a a keyhole near the chest.

On the third night she switched things up again, debuting a glittering purple dress and coat.

New Transitions and Visuals

The updated show's Speak Now section is preceded by flowers blooming on the stage's screen, while Reputation ends with a snake slithering into the woods, signaling the start of the now combined Folklore and Evermore era. The Tortured Poets Department era includes spaceship visuals and old Hollywood motifs.

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