Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour looks back on 17 years of her music career, and Selena Gomez has been a part of almost all of them. Best friends since 2008, they are the most supportive couple in Hollywood. But while Gomez has had a front row seat to nearly every Swift album cycle, it looks like she’s only revealed her favorites. For the first Texas stop on the Eras Tour, Gomez went into all-fan mode, decorating her jet set with Swift-themed party favors and even wearing a themed costume to the concert. Selena Gomez’s braided bob, curly bangs and knitted cardigan were the perfect nod to Swift’s Folklore album aesthetic and doubled as a disguise for the show – 80,000 costumed Swiftstans made their way through the stadium, allowing even the superstar to pass undetected.
As news of Taylor Swift’s split from Joe Alwyn after six years continues to spread, many fans found Gomez’s appearance particularly meaningful. Gomez delighted her 400 million (and growing) followers by posting a photo of herself in a Folklore outfit on Instagram – naturally there was a lot of fan overlap between the two singers. Combined with her lace-trimmed pajama-style dress and oversized sweater, her curly bangs and face-framing spiral made her a dead ringer for Swift in the “Cardigan” music video. Gomez accompanied her sister to the concert, dressed as Speak Now-era Swift with a high, curly ponytail and purple backless dress. In a video shot from behind, viewers can see Gomez redoing not only her friend’s bangs, but also the two low curly buns from the album cover.
The bun was so inextricably linked to the era’s decidedly country feel that Swift even wore it while collecting her annual Grammy ballad album.
Selena Gomez’s braided bun is the perfect recreation of Taylor Swift’s most iconic folk hairstyle. The bun was so inextricably linked to the era’s distinctly country feel that Swift even wore it while collecting her annual Grammy ballad album.
Selena Gomez’s braided bun is the perfect recreation of Taylor Swift’s most iconic folk hairstyle.
“Thank you good friend for letting me and my sissy into your mysterious, euphoric and special world,” Gomez captioned a video of her and 9-year-old Gracie swaying to music. “It was an honor to meet you! Love you always and forever.” But while Gomez was there to support her friend, she clearly has quite a following inside the stadium. During a viral TikTok of the Rare Beauty founder leaving the show, someone screamed, “I love your liquid blush!” , and cheers from other concertgoers followed. With so much love going around, keep an eye out for Gomez’s appearances at future Eras tour dates.