Recently I bought the most gorgeous sweater from Essentiel, it’s indigo and grey striped and has this gorgeous patern within the stripes. Thats why I love Essentiel, the brand makes these stylish and dignified clothes that always have a nice little twist or dash of color in them!
So of course I took it with me on my trip to Germany. I went to a lovely little village called Bad Lippspringe.
I had such a nice time, we went walking in the beautiful forests, we went swimming and we visited Paderborn, the nearby city. We were strolling through the streets, exploring the town until we came to this beautiful church. The sun came shining through and I just had to have my picture taken!
Recently Taylor Swift released her music video for Wildest Dreams. I was already a big fan of the song when I first listened to it and the video totally enchanted me! The dreamy music accompanied by the magnificent images of the African wildlife while Swift channels her inner Elizabeth Taylor add up to an almost perfect music video.
And it made me think back to how I got to know Taylor. Immediately Love Story got stuck in my head just as it did when I was 14 years old, singing it at the top of my lungs while riding my bike through the countryside. The themes of ‘love‘, ‘being destined for each other’ and ‘the good girl that gets her prince after all‘, that where featured in Love Story and You Belong With Me, really spoke to the teenage me, and actually still do. Taylors songs where already at this point very relatable to me, something they would become more and more over the years.
Tay-Tay was also very populair in first days of high school. Something that had changed dramatically when I was 16. I still liked Taylor and her music, but my classmates on the other hand didn’t. She had become “un-cool” mainly because of her status as desperate girlfriend that didn’t have any discretion and trashed her exes in her songs. She had also started with her switch from country to pop, something my classmates didn’t appreciate. At this point she just released We AreNever Ever Getting Back Togheter, and this couldn’t have been more in sync with my situation at that time.
I remeber when we broke up, the first time, saying: “This is it, I’ve had enough”, ’cause like we hadn’t seen eachother in a month when you, said you, needed “space”, what?
Then you come around again and say: “Baby, I miss you and I swear I’m gonna change”. Trust me, remember how that lasted for a day
It was as if Taylor had taken the inspiration for this song directly from my life. It felt so good to be able to relate to someone when even I couldn’t really understand what had happened to me. I really loved the song and the video, but because of the funny guys in animal costumes T Swift was mocked in my highschool for also being immature and weird. I kept listening to her songs but never mentioned that I liked her.
If only back then I had listened better to the advice she gave in We Are Never Ever Getting Back Togheter, things would have been much easier later on, but then again I wouldn’t have been able to relate to Bad Blood in the way I do now.
Then came a period when Taylor took a less prominent place, both in my life and in my playlist. I don’t know how it happened, it just did.
But then there was Shake It Off. How I love this song. It has this catchy rhythm, fun lyrics and showed that Taylor didn’t care about any of the criticism she got.
I go on to many dates, but I can’t make them stay. At least that’s what people say.
But I keep cruising, can’t stop, won’t stop moving.
It’s like I got this music in my mind saying it’s gonna be alright!
It gave my love for Taylor an amazing boost. Her song showed that she loves herself for who she is and doesn’t care about the negative opinions of the haters. An amazing message to spread if you ask me. The video has this overload of happiness with all the people dancing, and it makes you want to jump out of your seat and start doing the craziest dance moves thinkable. It is the perfect song if you need to take your mind off of something and just want to dance it off!
So obviously my expectations were high for her next song and music video, and boy, Taylor didn’t let me down. Blank Space is an amazing song with an absolute brilliant music video. Taylor appears as a nouveaux richs girlfriend from hell, exactly like the media portrays her, and she plays her part to perfection. Receiving a male suiter at her castle, pretending to be the perfect girlfriend for a small amount of time and then turn into the -pardon my French- crazy ass bitch she “actualy” is. Phones get drowned, clothes get altered, paintings destroyed and cars get molested. And only a few moments after this suiter makes a hasty escape, the next is already knocking on the door. Absolutly hilarious if you ask me. By playing along with her desperate maneater status, she completely debunked how people made fun of her. All I can say is: Well done Taylor, well done.
These amazing songs convinced me to buy her fifth studio album 1989, and because I was/am in love with her music, I bought the deluxe edition.
I listened to her album on repeat for days. Immediate favorites where Welcome To New York, How You Get The Girl, All You Had To Do Was Stay and You Are In Love, but frankIy I love every song on her album.
As I mentioned before Bad Blood (the original version)is also one of my favorites, again because it was so relatable. Taylor said she had written the song about another female artist who “attempted to sabotage an entire concert tour by hiring people who worked for her”. It didn’t take the media long to pinpoint Katy Perry as this certain female celebrity because Katy had “stolen” backround dancers from Taylors worldtour. I personaly don’t know what I have to believe about this theory, but I think that the person who Taylor wrote this song about did a little more than just steal some dancers, this person must have always pretended to be kind and her friend before doing something really awfull.
Did you think we’d be fine? Still got scars on my back from your knife. So don’t think it’s in the past, these kind of wounds they last and they last. Now did you think it all through? All these things will catch up to you. Time can heal but this won’t. So if you’re comming my way, just don’t.
This song was so relatable to me because a similar thing had happened to me. People that I tought where my friends hurted me in a way that made me certain I’d never wanted anything with them to do again. Others couldn’t really give me advice how to deal with this nor understand how it felt and there was Taylor, again. Having gone through something, writing a song about it and helping me. And therefor I am so thankfull to her, for always helping me, for understanding, for making it all a little better. Thank you Taylor.
There is a saying that there is a Taylor Swift song for every mood and every situation, and I believe that completely. Because she makes music about the things that actualy happen to her and on such a personal level, she is extremly relatable and able to help a lot of people. This openness makes her vulnerable to criticism but for every person that says something bad about her there are 100 that love and suport her. Taylor has evolved as a humanbeing over the years and that change can clearly be seen in her music. Both she and her style have changed but some things have stayed the same: she never stoped believing in love, no matter what happened, she stayed true to herself by always making music about her life and because of this she not only helps herself but so many others. And for that I admire Taylor Swift. She is so strong and never gives up, no matter what. She is an example and rolemodel for realizing dreams, for never ever giving up and for making yourself and others a better and stronger person. Keep doing what you do Taylor, for you inspire me and so many others out there.
I will always be your fan, your admirer, your supporter and your friend.
Wearing:
Yours Truly by Casper 