The purple fringe dress from the "Fearless" tour. The orange corduroy pants and blue collar top from the "Midnights" album promo. The plaid shirt dress worn during "Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions."
Starting Saturday, Swifties can see original costumes and photos in the .
The collection includes eight costumes worn by Tay in her albums "Midnights," "Folklore," "Red (Taylor鈥檚 Version)" and "Fearless (Taylor鈥檚 Version)."
Visitors can sing along to songs like 鈥淎nti-Hero鈥� while reading through a timeline of Swift鈥檚 life and career, highlighting moments like her "Reputation" tour and when she won the album of the year Grammy for "Folklore." The timeline is color-coded based on each of Swift鈥檚 eras, with featured covers from the albums Swift has re-recorded and owns.
鈥淚t came with a lot of understanding how much she鈥檚 changed the industry, whether that鈥檚 country music or pop or kind of this alternative folk that she鈥檚 dipped her toe into,鈥� said Kendall Quirk, the Arlington Museum of Art鈥檚 director of exhibitions. 鈥淛ust really understanding how revolutionary her career has been and really highlighting the points that make it special.鈥�
While many fans have paid hundreds to thousands of dollars for tickets to , the collection in Arlington is an opportunity for Swifties to see costumes, photos and videos up close for $20 or less.
For fans, Swift鈥檚 Eras outfits have been the talk of the town. With each tour stop, Swift has debuted different pieces, including an iridescent purple Versace bodysuit, a Zuhair Murad gown, Roberto Cavalli two-piece sets and a cottage core dress from Alberta Ferretti.
Swift鈥檚 concerts have been a fashion haven both onstage and offstage with fans dressing to the nines in homage of their favorite albums or songs. have flooded the Internet with Swifties deliberating over outfit decisions leading up to Eras concerts.
Walking through the exhibition, visitors get a tour through Swift鈥檚 career starting with her album "Midnights" and ending with her album "Fearless." Each of the selected albums is given its own space with a wall decorated in the theme of the relevant album. Think wooden panels and an orange corduroy couch for "Midnights," red and black for "Red," the gray and white woods of the "Folklore" album cover, golden sparkles and butterflies for "Fearless."
鈥淚t鈥檚 about creating a world with textiles and imagery and fabric and pattern and color,鈥� Quirk said. 鈥淪o really doing that for each section was really important to us.鈥�
The museum also offers viewers a digital experience on an app where they can click into each of the selected albums or timeline to watch through a list of relevant music videos and interviews.
, $5 for children, $15 for youth and $20 for adults. Arlington Museum of Art members can attend for free.
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