From Country Girl to Pop Diva: Exploring Taylor Swift’s Red Carpet Style Evolution

Taylor Swift is one of the pop world’s biggest acts right now. The singer, who is Vogue’s September cover star, has a highly anticipated upcoming album, Lover, but long before she was a global superstar, she was famously just a country girl from Pennsylvania, a fact reflected in her personal style evolution. Her look has transformed since she burst onto the scene with her first single, “Tim McGraw,” in 2006, going from a classic country-western aesthetic to something hyper-glam.

Working with her longtime stylist Joseph Cassell, Swift has cultivated a signature look on the step and repeat. She often favors long Grecian gowns or cocktail dresses heavy on the dazzle. While her fashion choices have certainly changed over the years, a deep dive into her past confirms there has been glitz with Swift from the very beginning. Even some of her earliest looks were ultra eye-catching, such as the metallic minidress she wore to the 2010 Clive Davis Pre-Grammys Bash.

As for Swift’s recent style hits? See the pale pink and yellow J. Mendel gown she wore to the Time 100 Gala in April, which is right on track with the all-pastels-everything vibe she’s been serving up in all of her new music videos—and a trend plucked right off the runways, too.

Below, explore Swift’s best red carpet moments to date.