Updated October 3, 2026, 11:42 a.m. ET
Taylor Swift has once again changed her “style”.
After two notable musical events, the “Fate of Ophelia” singer, 36, debuted a new hairstyle shared on her label Universal Music Group’s Instagram page on Friday, October 2.
The 14-time Grammy winner’s dirty blonde hair appears slightly shorter in the new snapshot than how she wore it during the MTV Video Music Awards on September 27. The celebratory post shows her wearing loose curls and wearing a brown sweater, black belt and khaki pants.
The post congratulates Swift on two new chart achievements: She achieved her fifth “official chart double” with her latest single, “Patient Zero,” and new deluxe project “The Life Of A Showgirl: The Encore,” both of which reached the U.K. charts simultaneously, according to Universal Music Group.
She also remains the only artist to have three No. 1 singles this year.
Fans applauded the new records and the look, with one fan commenting: “Her hair and that cut, my God.”
Another user found the look nostalgic and reminiscent of some of her previous albums, writing that “her hair reminds me of the ‘1989’ era. Her outfit reminds me of the ‘Midnights’ and ‘Evermore’ era. I love it.”
At the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on September 27, Swift accepted the inaugural Artist Director Honors award and became the most decorated artist in the show’s history, with 33 wins.
Fans know she’s no stranger to record-breaking as she remains the artist to win Album of the Year at the Grammys four times and the only artist to hold the top 10 spots on the Billboard Top 100 in a single week, a feat she accomplished twice.
Taylor Swift revealed a shoulder-length cut in August
Swift’s hair is in its experimental era.
On August 12, she was seen sporting a mid-length cut with sweeping bangs while out in London, nearly two months after marrying NFL star Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden.
In photos obtained by Entertainment Tonight, Swift was seen leaving the private club Annabel’s when the hairstyle was captured. She wore a lilac floral print mini dress by Delphine, strappy high heels and a sparkly handbag.
Swift has previously discussed her changing hair texture, revealing that her hair is naturally curly.
“Since I was born, I had the curliest hair and now it’s straight,” she told Elle in 2019. “It was the straight hair I wanted every day in middle school. But just when I was coming to terms with loving my curls, they left me. Please pray for their safe return.”
Contributor: Edward Segarra, USA TODAY
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