Love her or hate her, Taylor Swift is a force to be reckoned with. Whether she’s introducing legions of new fans to the NFL through her relationship with Travis Kelce, influencing Superbowl party style, topping billboard charts or churning out album after Grammy-nominated album, it seems the gal can do it all. And, she does it in style. As someone who sometimes struggles to dress herself, I’ve been studying Swift’s sartorial choices intently, and after analyzing a year’s worth of her outfits (and more), it dawned on me that she’s following one of easiest fashion hacks in the playbook: sandwich dressing.
As PureWow Fashion Editor Abby Hepworth explains, this fashion rule “entails balancing one piece on your bottom half with another on your top half and including something contrary in the middle…this can be achieved with color, fabric weight or proportions.” For fashion neophytes like myself, that gets complicated, and quickly. What I appreciate about Swift is that she simplifies it another notch by often opting for the matching set. Poof! Half (or pretty much all) the work is done for you, since the top and bottom pieces are already coordinated. Keep things easy by donning matching neutral accessories, and you’ll be dressed with barely a thought. Some prime Swift examples: this denim-on-denim look, a plaid matching set, her fun corset and leather skirt combo and a classic monochrome ensemble. Below, I’ve rounded up a handful of sets I’m sure the tortured poet would approve of, plus one that I’ve got my eye on.
