This document summarizes the evolution of Taylor Swift's image through her album covers. Her early albums portrayed a girly, feminine image with curly hair, subtle makeup, and girly outfits and colors. Her more recent album features a different, darker look with straight hair and incorporation of the color red, suggesting a more mature image. The document also contrasts lyrics from her early song "Love Story" portraying an innocent love theme to her later song "I Knew You Were Trouble" with more fierce lyrics, signifying her transition from country-pop to purely pop.

1. Taylor Swift

2. Album's
You can see through the style
of Taylors Album covers her
image has quite dramatically.
Her first 3 album’s look quite
similar she has curly hair with
girly colours to represent her
look and feminine side. Her
make up is pretty subtle and
her outfits are girly and not to
sexy.
Her latest album that she has
released is very different, her
look has changed quite a lot.
The colours are more darker
toned. Her hair is straight and
she seems to be more
hidden. She also has the
colour red incorporated into it
which could suggest love or

3. This is a screen shot from Taylor’s website where she has written a page about her self. It reflects
the person she is and her image. By doing this shows how normal she is just to other girls which
inspires them helping them look up to her showing them they can be just like her and that she
enjoys normal things just like every other girl. It also shows she passionate about music and other
things and that her music and lyrics mean something to her which again other girls can look up to
her and she can relate to normal girls about being in love and heart broken. By writing this shows
that the image she is trying to portray is a normal girl who can relate and inspire young teenage

4. Love Story
Written by Taylor Swift
We were both young when I first saw you.
I close my eyes and the flashback starts:
I'm standing there on a balcony in summer
air.
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns.
See you make your way through the crowd
And say, "Hello,"
Little did I know...
That you were Romeo, you were throwing
pebbles,
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you, "Please don't go"
And I said...
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be
alone.
I'll be waiting; all that's left to do is run.
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess,
This song was on her very first album I have taken this song to show the
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes".
contrast to what her image was like then and what it is like now. Even
though physically her appearance hasn’t changed much her music and
music video’s have changed quite a bit. Back then when this music video
came out she was seen as the beautiful classy girl who wrote songs abo
love and being in love, she was seen to be this country and western girl
with a pop edge. Someone that was different and had a personal

5. I Knew You Were Trouble
Written by Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback
once upon a time, a feW mistakes ago
i was in your sigHts, you got mE aloNe
You found me, you fOund me, you foUnd me…
i gueSs you didn't cAre and i guess i liked that
and i When i fell hard, you took a step back
without Me, without mE, without me…
and he's long gone when he's next to me
and i realize the blame is on me, cause
CHORUS
i knew you were trouble when you walkeD in
so shAme on me Now
flew me to plaCes i’d never been till you put me down
oh I knew you were trouble when you walked iN
so shame on me now
flew me to places i’d never been
now i’m lyinG on the cold hard ground
oh oh trouble, trouble, trouble
oh oh trouble, trouble, trouble
A couple of albums on and this is what
no apologies, he'll never see you cry
pretends he doesn't know that he's the reason why she has become. That country and
you're drowning, you’re drowning, you’re drowning…
western with a pop edge has gone. It
and i heard you moved on from whispers on the street
seems now she is completely pop
a new notch in your belt is all i’ll ever be
which is highlighted with her fierce
and now i see, now i see, now i see…
lyrics. She doesn’t seem so innocent
he was long gone when he met me
and i realize the joke is on me
anymore she doesn’t just fit it she’s
hey!
different she looks like she is a teen
age girl which is relatable.

6. • Curly blonde hair
• Cowboy boots
• Writes most of her songs
about her exes
• Glittery guitars
• Long gowns/princess
dresses
• Her songs usually tell a
story