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Why Is Taylor Swift Sad About Owning Hundreds of Dresses?

11/12/2012 at 09:00 AM ET

Taylor Swift Harper's Bazaar
Paola Kudacki for Harper’s Bazaar

Having a closet packed with designer dresses sounds like any girl’s dream. But for Taylor Swift, it’s not necessarily something to be excited about.

“I’m in a predicament where I can’t wear a dress twice or else it’s pointed out in magazines,” she says in the December/January issue of Harper’s Bazaar. “So unfortunately I have to shop for dresses all the time.”

She does at least like them, though. “There’s just something so feminine about a dress,” she says. “Whether it’s a summertime dress that makes me feel carefree, an evening cocktail dress that makes me feel fancy or a vintage dress that makes me feel like a ’50s housewife — which I enjoy feeling like, for some reason — I just really like dresses.”

But there’s one in particular she’s always coveted. “I was 15 and going to prom for the first time, and I saw that picture of Gwyneth [Paltrow] in the pink [Ralph Lauren Oscar] gown,” she recalls. “I went all over the mall and showed it to all the store owners and said, ‘Do you have anything that looks like this?’ And no one did.”

For as much as she talks about fashion in magazines, though, Swift admits that she doesn’t talk clothes with friends, including fellow fashionistas Emma Stone and Selena Gomez. “We never talk about fashion, about career, about our ambitions or our projects,” she says. “We just talk about relationships, feelings, love and boys.” For more with Swift, visit harpersbazaar.com/taylorswift and pick up the December/January issue, on newsstands Nov. 27.

Taylor Swift Harper's Bazaar
Paola Kudacki for Harper’s Bazaar

–Kate Hogan

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Andrea on

She looks so much better without the red lipstick! Love this neural look on her

Dudley on

And shoes (with a thicker heel) that she can actually walk with.

Rachel on

i just love her she is so cool i think she is awesome!!!

again...shut up on

I keep losing so much respect for her. Open your eyes lady, there is a great big world out there and nobody in it gives a flying hoo ha if you wear the same dress twice. It is clear that she has obtained stardom, maturity will come later, hopefully. Until then, she keeps being a hypocrite by being MEAN to the one’s she feels wronged her. You won, so stop dragging everyone through the Taylor Swift blame game.

Manda on

Take a pointer from Kate Middleton. She re-wears dresses and she is praised for it.

sdlkfj on

maybe she should donate all those dresses if she isn’t going to wear them again

Kitchy on

Oh give me a break, Taylor. The red carpet is not a rule for every day life. There is no reason whatsoever you can’t wear the same clothes in your every day life, and whining about it only makes you look even more arrogant and less connected with reality. Get over yourself. And everything else “again… shut up” said, because it’s dead on.

Julie Reg on

if wearing the same outfit is good enough for the Duchess of Cambridge then it ought to be good enough for Taylor Swift….perspective please taylor…give your dresses away to those less fortunate and not concerned with such a problem

Harper on

She needs to learn NOT to care about what others think of her. Take Kate middleton for example. They’re constantly talking about her recycling outfits all the time. Yet she doesn’t let it bother her. Taylor just needs to be herself, and tell them all to stuff it, if they make a snide comment about her wearing the same thing twice or more!

BS on

#FirstWorldProblems #STFU

Christina on

Really? She can’t be seen in the same dress twice??? Oh give me a break! Princess Catherine is seen wearing the same outfit all the time- she is amazing at reusing outfits and just chaning the look slightly by adding different accessories. I think Taylor is a stuck up little girl who needs to learn to act her age and quite expecting the world to revolve around her.

Danielle on

Taylor do not feel bad for owning so many dresses, you need them for your work….Enjoy the gift of writing and singing….it’s from God.

BBB on

She can’t re-wear a dress just walking around in the street being photographed by paparazzi but the First Lady can re-wear a dress to her husband’s second acceptance speech–one she’s been previously photographed in twice? Yeah, poor, poor Hollywood actresses and singers have the horror of a magazine POSSIBLY pointing out that they’re not entirely made of money.

Sammi on

Oh boo hoo, how does she manage with her life? I feel SO sorry for her, having to shop all the time.

pixie on

Gosh, the problems and life dilemmas these people have. I don’t know how they deal with it!

Here’s a thought: Who cares what anybody thinks? Wear the same outfit 3 days in a row if you feel like it!!! Whatever! Be your own d*mn person!

Journey on

Such a problem!

Robin on

Boo Hoo Taylor Swift. If The Duchess of Cambridge -aka- Kate Middleton can recycle her dresses with no apologies, then so can you.

shid on

Taylor’s a cute gal. Hope she doesn’t lose sight of the big picture and let fame spoil her. Stay down to earth, Taylor!

Lynn on

Just another example of her immaturity. In today’s economy where so many are suffering, this is what she complains about. This young woman of 22 is so immature for her age.

Sharon on

I like Taylor, but if you are comfortable in your skin, you should not even worry about wearing a dress twice, and give 2 hoots if they take a picture of you in the same dress. It sounds ridiculous..

Liz McKenzie on

Taylor, dear, who cares! Our First Lady often recycles her clothing. You of all people should know that you can do what YOU want to do and not what others dictate you to do.

Cat on

Oh get over yourself! Princess Kate takes pride in showing off her favorite looks with different accessories. What do you think? People will think your poor? Or that you don’t care if your wear a dress *gasp!* MORE THEN ONCE?! People would hail you a hero for being “green”.

Candice Meline on

The reasons for disliking this girl just keep mounting. Poor rich girl!

moe on

I’m so disappointed in Taylor’s attitude in thinking that she can not wear the same dress twice for fear of it being noticed. Who cares!!! If she is so concerned & sad about her closet FULL of designer dresses, then she should SELL THEM…..donate the proceeds to a charity that is more concerned with others well being and not worried about what people are wearing.

Nina on

“I’m in a predicament where I can’t wear a dress twice or else it’s pointed out in magazines.”

Is she for real??? So what if it’s pointed out in magazines. In this century women can do what they want to and not have to kowtow to fashion rags.

Grow up Taylor and be the kind of “role model” that young girls seem to aspire to be… tragic, but true. If you start wearing dresses more than once (like the rest of us commoners do), perhaps young women will get a clue that wearing a dress twice is the right thing to do, not the wrong!!

Bren on

Can she be any more spoiled and out of touch? Seriously Taylor, grow the heck up!!!

FO REAL THO on

WOW TAYLOR, YOUR LIFE IS SO HARD!

observer114 on

You’re wrong, there are plenty of people (writers, reporters, bloggers etc) who will make an issue of her wearing the same outfit twice. Look how they rake the First Lady over the coals when she recycles outfits and accessories. We don’t know that it doesn’t bother Kate Middleton because she, along with the First Lady don’t bother talking about it. For them it’s a non-issue, that’s called maturity. Taylor’s very young and still believes the hype, she’ll get over it eventually.

John Peabody on

Seriously, people, get a grip… she makes a fortune, she can afford to buy as many dresses as she wants. The fact that all the haters mention the same couple of people who ‘recycle their dresses’ proves her point. And for those who bemoan her spending money on such trivialities while people are in need, you realize it means she’s spending her money in the open market (thus employing those in need). On top of it all this is just another case where an offhand remark she has made is blown out of proportion and those who hate revel in having more fuel, appropriate or not.

joanne1965 on

conceit at its most obvious – this girl is too spoiled for her own good – she will only get worse…sad…

Beth Campbell on

Give me a break! If the Duchess Kate can “recycle” her clothing, so can Taylor Swift. Simply admit you like shopping all the time or tell the mags to get stuffed and wear what you want.

Purplepooch on

Not the smartest cookie, eh? If she was any shallower she’d be an evaporating puddle. How disconnected do you have to be from the reality most humans live in to talk such nonsense? I hope she donates all the once-worn dresses she ‘unfortunately has to keep shopping for’ to charity!

enlightened on

She should NOT be concerned with what people are saying about what she wears or re-wears. Re-wear the dresses, I bet no one will ever know…. And if they notice, who cares, they are her clothes. Does she not re-wear her jeans and blouses?

Melody on

If the first lady can wear the same dress 4 times, TS can. She needs to get over herself.

LOL! on

Spoiled, spoiled, spoiled! There more I hear this girl speak the less I respect her. She is a self made woman and can do whatever she wishes with her money and if she wants to buy a dress a day that’s up to her, but to do it because it might be pointed out in a magazine makes it seem as though she’s far too invested in what people who don’t even know her think of her. Personally, if I saw her wearing an outfit more than once I wouldn’t give it a second thought, after all, most of us wear our clothes more than once, especially our more expensive outfits.

Sarah on

If this child in a woman’s body were any shallower she’d be a puddle!

Julianna on

She needs to update her clothes. Those dresses that look to short waisted and gathered at the waist makes her look so dorky. And the red lip stick doesn’t speak well of her reputation.

L R Show on

Dear Taylor, Buy a new dress for the red carpet events. Rewear all your other dresses. It doesn’t matter. Like someone else said, Kate Middleton wears her dresses more than once. I think you need an normal average person as an advisor.

zusje on

Am I the only one that’s more bothered about her other comment than the one about the dresses(which is somewhat shallow and insensitive,but could have easily been taken out of concept)…how sad is it that young,beautiful,accomplished ladies like the ones mentioned here don’t feel the need to talk about their “careers,aspirations,future” esp but only talk about “boys and relationships”…sad!

Amber on

i’ve lost so much respect for taylor swift. like wow she cant wear a dress more than 2 times?!?! and she has to write a song about every relationship she’s in….she needs to grow up.

lovelula on

or you know, she could not give a hoot about what “the magazines” say about her and re-wear a dress once or twice.

if it’s good enough for kate middleton, it should be good enough for her.

Jennifer on

Taylor Swift is a self indulgent little twit. Nobody cares about your dress problem. Nobody cares who you have for cell phone contacts. Even my 14 year old daughter wanted to leave one of your concerts early because she felt you were way too self important.

Marie on

I think if the first lady can recycle clothes so can celebrities. We wear the same clothes over and over again. Get over be an individual.

Letty on

Princess Kate wears things twice. It is a shame she can’t be so bold.

Brynn on

I hope that, if owning and having to buy “hundreds of dresses”, is SUCH a bother to Miss Swift that she swiftly considers sharing her priviledged burden with those less fortunate than her. Poor little rich girl…….

V on

The First Lady, Sasha and Malia Obama, Kate Middleton, even Suri Cruise for —–’s sake; have all been praised for wearing looks that work time and again and are praised for it by designer’s and the adoring public!

Imagine this: a skinny, sick little boy in filthy clothes looks at a woman with a puzzled look on his face; his thoughts are ” so, you are telling me that the biggest problem you face is that you have hundreds of clothes and yet have nothing to wear? Gee-whiz; I thought finding something to eat was hard!”
What a sad, sad product of America she is.

Nicole on

If Kate can wear a dress twice, so can anyone, and they should!! Who cares if someone sees you wear it again! My goodness, that might mean you actually like it and know the value of a dollar. If you really can’t wear them again Taylor, then I would donate the dresses to all the high school girls across the US who can’t afford prom dresses and the like. You don’t even have to tell anyone you’ve done that, that way it would be a true act of kindness.

Diana on

I thought she was going to say she felt bad because so many other girls in the world would’ve loved to have her dresses…

samantha on

oh mannn…get over urself – wear the same dress twice ! who cares? only you do, it would appear – how about: we’re never ever ever listening to ur music again… not if we can help it… You’re not all that..sorry

Maria on

I like Taylor and all – but whining about how you’re in a “predicament” because you can’t wear the same dress twice is kind of silly.

I agree with below, either wear your dresses again like Kate Middleton and thumb your nose at the magazines or donate them.

or better yet give them to me! i think we’re the same size – LOL.

mommabear on

Nice message to be sending to young girls who look up to her, idiot. Especially with all those people who have nothing but the clothes on their backs after Sandy, you’re a real egotistical b!tch Taylor Swift. Get a reality check!

Jenna on

At least she has dresses! Look at all the people who lost their clothing and other items in Hurricane Sandy… I feel sooooo bad for her!

Puka on

Oh spare me with this innocent act! Can’t stand when she’s on Ellen ! She can’t rewear a dress how pathetic !!! So ship them to the poor that have nothing to put on!!!

jrp on

Such hateful comments..If she pays for the dresses, it doesn’t matter how many she has..

@suzje..Her and her friends have great careers, lots of money and are only 22-23, boys, relationships and love are what they should be talking about..

sara on

There are more important crises in this world. Who cares about these celebrities. They are all self centered and entitled anyway. Blah, blah, blah!

Lynn on

She is 22, but behaves like an immature teenager. In today’s economy, she worries about wearing something twice. Grow up and be part of the real world.

Cute on

I am like Taylor i cant wear things twice they will talk bout u i go shopping all the time

Paige on

who cares if they point it out, wear them again or donate them to worthy causes. you are so incredibly self centered, get over yourself.

jsd85 on

Taylor, I really like your music. And once upon a time you seemed like a very sweet little girl when you burst onto the music scene. But things have changed. You give interview after interview where you seem completely out of touch with reality. Who really cares if you wear the same dress twice? Who cares if you go to the store without makeup? Nobody! There are plenty of celebrities who are bigger than you (Kate Middleton is recognized all over the world) who wear the same thing over and over. It’s time to grow up honey. You still act like you’re 17 and the problem is you’re 22.

BKF on

She’s extremely narcissistic.

xprixi on

Ok I’m done. They only talk about feelings and relationships and boys? Barf! So vapid and an overall bad example for younger girls.

Kimberly Tomlin on

It must be nice that her biggest problem is having to go dress shopping….wake up Taylor, stop your 30 second relationships, your boo-hoo he broke up with me songwriting, and read a newspaper or turn on a news channel and see what the real world has to deal with. Newsflash: it’s not the hassle of “having” to go shopping.

jane on

What a twit!

noone on

I believe it’s called recycling and if it is good the future queen of England….then I think it is safe to say, it should be good enough for you. For someone with such a young fan base, you’d think Miss Swift would want to embrace recycling. Imagine how one person could affect change by doing so!!!!

denise on

She should follow Kate Middleton’s lead and wear something more than once. Kate is praised for doing it. If she doesn’t want to wear one twice, then auction then off and donate the money to a great charity.

AC on

OMG someone may recognize your dress. Give me a break. You have so much to be grateful for honey. If you can’t wear ALL those dresses why don’t you pack them up and bring them to the people of New York and New Jersey who just lost all their belongings. Shame on you.

Dana on

I appreciate Taylor only in the sense that at least she’s not one of these arrested development women like Lindsay, Paris, Britney or any number of other starlets who seem like they are playing dress up in sexy clothes but don’t have the maturity to match it. Too bad the only difference with Taylor is she is in arrested development playing dress up in her mother’s clothes. “I enjoy feeling like a 50′s housewife.” How progressive of you. I bet the “feeling” you have Taylor doesn’t reflect how BLACK american housewives felt in 50′s. Nor all the women who wanted to divorce their husbands but lived in states where the husband had to agree to grant the divorce. Do these dresses come with the feelings of oppression and depression? I thought not.

Crick on

She is annoying as heIl.

A Hohn on

Look at how many girls you could inspire to “make do” with what they have. Switch things up! Wearing a dress once because someone might notice you wearing a dress twice is so high school Taylor! Grow up!

Nadine on

Poor baby, not being able to wear a dress twice. While my family has to shop sales and thrift stores and we appreciate what we have. Ugh.

Ashley on

The Duchess of Cambridge can wear the same dress to major functions, but not Taylor Swift. I admire entertainers who can think for themselves and make wise and moral decisions. This little 23 year old child has much growing up to do.

crymeariver on

Man, and here I am thinking I have real predicaments to deal with having a special needs baby that I am nurse to all day everyday plus having a healthy 2-year-old running around. But alas, there are bigger problems in the world.

Ann on

Taylor Swift does need to get over herself as she is not the Queen as she seems to think……is she bragging or what as just another example of her superior attitude and how immature she truly is. Her true colors are really beginning to show so no wonder she can’t keep a boyfriend…..Kim Kardashian and her have alot in common…both think they are entitled so will be thrilled when all the young teenagers get their fill of her and move on to someone else as she is as BORING AS WATCHING PAINT DRY with all her silly songs that she can’t sing……not a hater just do not like her because she is so arrogant.

Ann on

Taylor Swift is sickening with her ever so superior attitude….who cares if she has a million dresses as this is just another example of how arrogant and immature she truly is…..she needs to get with that other arrogant Kim Kardashian who also thinks she is somekind of Queen who is entitled. Taylor Swift is as boring as watching paint dry so will be so glad when all the young teenagers get their fill of her silly boring songs that she can’t sing…….

oakey on

How silly. She is in such an influential position and could set the example for not being so wasteful. Who cares if people comment on wearing a dress more than once or for that matter a dozen times like us regular folk?

seaborne on

POOR BABY!!!!

liz on

The fact that she refuses to rewear a dress b/c of what the press might say shows that she lacks confidence and has low self-esteem. She shouldn’t care what people think. Everytime she opens her mouth she sounds more and more like a bimbo to me.

Alicia on

Gee! Poor Girl!! Can’t wear the same dress twice! Give me a break!

melissa on

Why can’t she wear the same dress twice? FLOTUS and Dutchess Kate do all the time and earn praise. There is nothing like a favorite “go to” outfit. Oh well… I would love to have some of her clothes.

WHI on

I try to only post positive things on these… but I really can’t hold back. Come ON Taylor… there is more to life than being seen in the same dress twice. Seriously, I wear the same outfit (or a combination of it) to work at least twice a month… and that is being generous. I realize I’m not famous but I guarnatee I see more of the same people on a daily basis than you do and no one feels the need to point out to me that I’m wearing the same shirt… Golly. And really, how about instead of whining about how many clothes you have, you embrace the gifts you’ve been given and do something productive with them like donating or even auctioning them off. If you “can’t” wear them, then give them to someone who can or something equally as worthy. I really don’t enjoy your music but there is a lot of music out there that I don’t prefer. But your attitude of being this poor little girl who had made it to the top but is still SO insecure is getting old. Time to act your age, hun.

Krystin on

Le Duh… donate them!

JPBodee on

Princess Kate doesn’t have a problem wearing the same dress/clothes twice in a row. You are lacking as a role model to young girls in every way possible.

Kaleena on

Really??? How about she realizes that the world does NOT revolve around her, and perhaps she shouldn’t care what a magazine says about her wearing something twice. When is she going to grow up?

Margaret on

Kudos to Taylor for succedding in looking like a 60′s starlet But it doesn’t look great on her saying she never wears a dress twice because it’s pointed out in Magazines? Are u that into yourself? I used to really like Taylor. But that comment has put a bad taste in my mouth. Seems like those spoiled girls in high school who used to make fun of someone for shopping at Zellers or Wal Mart. Some people are very poor and can’t afford one dress for lets say christmas let alone buying more thank one. Maybe she should talk more about where those dresses could go like a charity rather then seeming Kinda stuck up. I know there are lots of famillies struggling to make ends meet in Canada and in the Usa. Maybe she should try one dress a year like some have to.

Gabriela on

People! If anyone should be ashamed of themselves it is you. You just sit around bad mouthing people who have done nothing wrong to you. Could she have said something better? Probably. But you don’t have to sit around going, “OMG she’s so spoiled blah, blah, blah.” And Jesus Christ people, Taylor is not Kate Middleton! And she is right. If wearing it twice will bring her bad publicity don’t do it. It’s not your problem, so don’t blast her. Leave Taylor alone. She’s still young. She’ll mature. Like you haters are any better.

 

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