“I hereby invite you to a dazzling soirée.”

Those are the words Taylor Swift used about two weeks ago when she announced Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, a one-weekend-only theatrical experience giving fans a glimpse inside the creation process for her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.

At a theater in midtown Manhattan on the album and film’s release day (Oct. 3), fans of all ages and gender expressions came dressed in their best Swiftie loungewear: mainly Eras tour T-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies, plus a handful of cardigans from several of Swift’s past projects. There was a striking lack of feathers and sequins, considering the flashy showgirl aesthetic of Swift’s latest project, but that’s probably because the majority of the very full room didn’t get

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