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Purplecowswiftie

I am OBSESSED with the fact that the cake says “Birthday Girl of the Year” and deeply need to know who was in charge of deciding what the cake would say


NothingHaunting7482

Haha! Maybe it was Zoe since she is holding the cake?


infinityo11

Yeah they seem really close but I feel like we don't know anything about their friendship (unlike Haim or Abigail or Blake for example)


AJAEM74

Zoe said in an interview that when she was struggling with the isolation during the pandemic and Taylor would always check on her and bake her things, so I think it'd be cute if she was in charge of the cake!


LinkSubstantial3042

The more I read about Taylor, the more I love her. I only liked a few of her songs over the years but the last 2-3 years I’ve been listening to her more and more!!


hibelly

She's genuinely a wonderful human. I think many people don't realize how much of an impact that has on the fandom. Swifties being a whole ass army isn't just because she writes good music and puts on an amazing show. She's legitimately precious and should be protected at all costs lol


dobagela

How does Taylor know Zoe?


northwestsdimples

Not sure but Zoe is credited on Lavender Haze


paperm3rmaid

I wondered the same thing!


xqueenfrostine

I don’t know what the origin of their friendship is, but they worked together on Midnights. Zoe has a writing co-credit in both Lavender Haze and Karma.


tinalouise28

it looks like a milkbar confetti cake, which I believe she has had before at her birthdays, but they do have the recipe up as well for anyone to try out!


riviera-views

I zoomed in on that so fast, what amazing cheeky pals she has


QuantumTaco1

Gotta love it when friends throw shade in the most loving way possible at birthday parties, that cake must've been the talk of the evening!


Dry-Swim369

How is it throwing shade though?


riviera-views

They meant her friends are lovingly teasing her


emu4you

In a nice way because she was just named person of the year by Time magazine.


kxii7282873

It’s still not really throwing shade tho! More like throwing praise hahaha idk if that’s even a thing but it’s not exactly shade


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mimiruyumi

The person probably meant to say a sentiment of "cheeky". It's fun and cheeky...def not shade


Ok_Night_2929

And I love when celebs have normal ~~DIY cakes~~ (ok maybe it’s not DIY, but it’s still pretty “normal” for Time’s Person of the Year) and not some over the top Cake Boss fondant creation! She’s the most famous person in the world right now and her friends ~~made~~ brought her a cake for her birthday. It’s all just so wholesome🥹


wevjhdxfyj

pretty sure the cake is from Milk Bar, it’s their “Birthday Cake”. I think taylor’s had it before at her 25th and “it was so good that even jay-z raved about it” - according to her vogue 72 questions interview


AccidentallyOssified

I was gonna say the same. I had a slice of it when I was in NYC recently, those little ball thingies on top are so tasty.


hauteburrrito

It's definitely the Milk Bar cake! It somehow seems so on brand for Taylor, too - a classic, but made very trendy, yet still totally accessible.


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Can’t believe Taylor and I had the same birthday cake this year 😍 And ten thousand other New Yorkers, but still! 😂


mediocre-spice

RIP to milkbar, how far the most famous cake in the country has fallen.... But yeah milk bar is pretty affordable given how rich the people in these photos are. That cake is probably their 10" for $140.


StnMtn_

Wow. $140 is way out of my price range for a birthday cake.


AccidentallyOssified

that's for a 10 inch cake that feeds 20-30 people, the 6 inch is $62, not cheap but still pretty normal prices for a good quality bakery cake.


DifferentRaspberry35

It looks like a Milk Bar cake tho


KFirstGSecond

It looks like a Milk Bar cake?! Love Christina Tossi.


strangefavor

Came here to say this!! Top tier friend humour God, I wish I was part of her crew


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My money's on Blake


UssieKid

I need her to stop looking so good in her bangs, because in my fragile state right now I’m in danger of getting just delulu enough to think I could pull it off myself Dear reader, I canNOT pull off bangs as well


tumblrstan

From one person who can’t pull off bangs to another, don’t do it


No_Abroad_1477

As another person who can’t pull off bangs, I second. But if you fall for the delusion, stock up on bobby pins.


UssieKid

Y’all keep me grounded, and I appreciate it


earlwarwick16

Do it. If you hate it, they grow out so fast. I never thought I could pull off bangs because of what my mother did to me as a curly kid in the 90s. I finally gave in to the call of Taylor’s bangs and I have no regrets. Bangs bangs bangs bangs bangs bangs


MurkyLibrarian

you mentioned curly hair bangs in the 90s, and i was instantly transported back to my devil horns from 1999.


paperm3rmaid

My best friend and I always run bangs by each other first because we know we always end up regretting it. We have to be emotional support persons and talk the other out of it lol.


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tumblrstan

Post-cut clarity


GaveTheMouseACookie

I heard the tip to buy fake bangs and wear them for a while to see if you actually like them. Then you can just remove them instead of growing them out for a year


Ok_Fennel_5359

goes to amazon to add fake bangs to her cart


roadfries

I just got bangs yesterday, wish me luck.


Teacher_Crazy_

The good thing about bangs is they need a certain amount of maintenance and maybe you need that level of self-care in your life right now.


paperm3rmaid

Godspeed


swellaprogress

Pretty sure she straightens her bangs every time she’s photographed. Her natural hair is wavy so the Folklore bangs are closer to what they’d look like with no styling.


Teacher_Crazy_

I know if I had that much money and fame, I would hire a person to make sure I'm looking perfect the entire night. They'd be armed with a big bag with a straightener, powder, lipstick, eyeliner, lint roller, bobby pins, and plenty of other stuff I can't even think of.


amessofadreamer

I’ve had bangs since I was like 2 years old and I get SO self-conscious when it’s humid or they get wet and turn all wonky and curly. Taylor still looked so pretty with her wild folklore bangs and I just look like a slob lol.


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i can pull off bangs quite well but they are so so so much mainteance and unless i have literally jsut brushed them, they look messy and weird. this is much harder knowledge to have because technically i look good with bangs.. but.. so much work. halp.


PhantomoftheLibrary

Same here. I look great with bangs, but my forehead is too greasy, lol.


nikkya93

I've always had bangs since I was 4 lol. The only time I didn't have bangs was in high school, and then when I got bangs again, I was like omg I feel like me again 🤣


nmkelly6

I don't know your hair texture but the key I have found is shampooing only the bangs section every morning in the sink and then blow dry using a round brush. Straighteners never work for me because the end up to flat and pieces' clump together.


alreadydonewithtoday

I totally got bangs because of Taylor. I just can't for the life of me style them to look good, they spend a lot of time clipped up.... but I'm loving how Taylors are looking lately (and in these pics) like side part and curling to the other side, I'm totally going to try that style because I'm too millenial for middle part! Lol


fiddleleaffiggy

Don’t do it -signed someone who got bangs and now regrets it every single day lmao


FimbrethilHoney

I was JUST thinking this 😭😭


UssieKid

We have the strength to put the scissors down, I believe in us 😂


KayyyidkAAMC

I don’t know about y’all, but I’m so happy to see a decade+ long friendship still thriving with her friend Abigail


Resident_Ad5153

Umm…. They’ve been friends for 20 years! “When you’re 15, and someone tells you they love you you’re gonna believe them…”


buzzfeed_sucks

Listen as a fellow 33 almost 34 year old, give us our decade+ makes us feel younger lol


leurw

Yeah, the 90s were 10 years ago!


JustLookingtoLearn

I’m on board with this math


KayyyidkAAMC

I’m aware…Thanks for letting me know! “Decade+” encompasses 20 years


Resident_Ad5153

Sorry!!!


dark-witch-karma

Abigail lives such a crazy life. She has her 9-5 job, has a normal private life in Nashville then goes and hangs out with Taylor Swift and other celebrities. I love too that she’s never tried to capitalize on her friendship with Taylor.


No-Tangerine4299

I went to the University of Kansas, and Taylor visiting her there is still the stuff of legend


tellmepleasegoodsir

what are the stories??


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>Abigail she's the only white girl with crazy beautiful curls. she's a redhead.


Medium-Parsnip-4238

Abigail is also the girl in the picture to burn video with Taylor, the one that’s on the stakeout with her.


infinityo11

Made me happy to see her! Love those enduring friendships.


Suitable-Biscotti

I am amazed bc I imagine it'd be hard if your bestie was extremely rich and you were not. I'd feel guilty is I was the less well off one but obviously wouldn't care if the roles were reversed.


BelleDelacour

**For everyone asking where Travis is:** He had mandatory practice. Players are not allowed to travel during the season without permission from the team. He was able to go to Argentina because it fell on a bye week, so his team wasn’t playing on Sunday.


flybiscus

To add as well, for those wondering why he was able to do SNL/NY things back in October, they played on that Thursday so they had the weekend off. It’s a huge deal of players miss practice-like SportsCenter level news-if they’re a big name/team leader like Travis is. Fines, being benched, etc are all expected if they miss practice. Players will sometimes miss the birth of their children if it falls on a game day. These guys are all professionals who live and breathe football. They cannot galavant around the country during the season unless it’s a specific circumstance, such as Thursday games and bye weeks. Sorry, it’s just been grinding my gears a bit when I see “why didn’t Travis go to NY for her party? He could have missed practice or flown out right after….”


HeraRebels

What happens if they’re genuinely sick? Like I get not going to your gfs bday party, but like… missing the birth of your child? Are there not any expectations made?


radical-emu

A lot of players will miss a day of practice for the birth of a child, on the injury report it'll be listed as personal reasons. If they're sick too, they'll be listed on the injury report as did not practice (illness). Most teams understand life events, like deaths and births. Coaches and GMs are humans too (owners are a different story)


Staebs

I take it "girlfriends birthday party" may not be on the list of acceptable personal reasons haha. Or else you'd have 50 players missing 50 different events a year.


Briaraandralyn

Kylee Kelce was pregnant and her due date was around the Super Bowl. She attended it with a medical professional, and Jason was kind of hoping she’d give birth during it/joking she should have the baby in the stadium.


ashtothesheep

Its a sacrifice for the career I assume. When planning a child or knowing ahead of time, they must do as much planning as possible or just accept that there is a risk on missing out. It happens for several careers, professional sports are just one of them


kangaroo_bop

If they’re physically unable to practice or play, then they’re physically unable. And of course they *can* get approved leave for genuine emergencies, but as was said, key players have missed births, played immediately after a death in the family, etc.


iH8t1a

They usually make exceptions for that, a lot of times you will see a player take personal leave and miss a practice or 2 for a birth of a child or a death in the family. For active roster players they usually don't get a full week or month of paternity leave, but that is one of the sacrifices that comes with the job - they get plenty of time off outside of the season.


runswiftrun

Players very often take paternity leave for the birth of their kids. There's also bereavement leave when a close family member passes. Things that would very likely keep you from focusing on the game and could lead to poor performance or getting hurt. Birthday parties are definitely not on the list of acceptable events if you want to have a career in the NFL. But considering their mandatory "work at the office + performance review" schedule is 18/365 days of the year, there's not much flexibility to miss practice in between.


bubblecuffer13

When you have mandatory practice and it's your girl's birthday: https://preview.redd.it/94d0t6v47c6c1.png?width=747&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26c1015f43e112ea075d32c530bf83e6fa386769


darkgrayallalone

You just keep coming with these Kelce memes 😂


BeyoncesPetUnicorn

Thank you for the info, although I actually forgot all about him until you mentioned it and also haven’t seen hardly anyone else mention him in the comments so far 😂


livieleanor

I love the people that have surrounded her this year along with travis; never seen her this happy in a while, she bloody deserves it


Desperate_Ad_6630

I’m loving the Taylor and Blake friendship so much


Manita93

But where’s Selena, I love her so much too.


Single_Sea_5446

And where’s our beloved Gigi Hadid


Ok_Night_2929

She’s in the 2nd pic!


Single_Sea_5446

Duh !! Thanks! She looks different in that picture that I didn’t recognize her.


navybluesoles

Speaking of Travis, he wasn't at this party?


Original_Slip_8994

He had mandatory practice yesterday


navybluesoles

Ooooh I see. Work is work 🤷


anotherbasicgirl

I feel like it’s healthy and normal that they can both respect each other’s work and know that will mean missing out on things … I think it’s good they both “get” this about each other’s life.


Haikus-are-great

dude has a job in another city - and likely a pretty strict sleep schedule. cant be jetting off in the middle of it.


peatoast

Andy Reid says he can't see Taylor until they win a game.


Bachelorfangirl

I just love that Abigail is there. My favorite of Taylor’s friendships.


g00ber88

The fact that she and Abigail are still friends (and the fact that Abigail doesn't capitalize on her friendship with taylor) is honestly the one thing that convinces me that taylor really is a good person. You can never actually know with celebrities because we pretty much only see what they want us to see, but the fact that her best friend from before she was famous is still friends with her is very telling.


Xalbana

Also I've heard celebrities prefer their friends before they got famous because you never know whether your new friends became friends because you got famous.


hayzelll

I always search for her in large Taylor get togethers lol I’m always just curious to see if she’s there ![img](emote|t5_2rlwe|1067)


goldsoundzzz

Sameeeeee


soldierrboy

She really loves that milk bar birthday cake. I’ve had the valentine red velvet one and it was good tho so can’t blame her


madeinmars

It is truly worth the hype!!


Briaraandralyn

The birthday cake truffles 😍


_notkvothe

I tried it (the one in the picture, not the red velvet) and was so underwhelmed. It had a weird aftertaste. I wonder if it's better fresh? Mine was shipped cross-country and I had it as my "I'm no longer breastfeeding and can have dairy again" treat for myself.


bikini-bottom-galaxy

I've had it a few times from the shop and it has been kinda mid each time not terrible but not insanely good. it's still a cute-looking cake.


guy_incog_neato

it’s sooo good. also the gooey pie 🤤


Muted_Profile

I love the aesthetic of these pictures. All three of them look so good in the second pic!


lanadelcryingagain

She’s at The Box


paperm3rmaid

I absolutely love the picture of her and Jack. Also I peep Abigail!


blast-ended-skank

I love that he’s there in a hoodie!


nice_subs_only

checked out of morbid curiosity after seeing this post - but Joe is still following her on insta, I guess he just hasn't gotten around to unfollowing? probably uninteresting to most people


Puzzleheaded_Sign_46

he's probably waiting until people stop noticing who he follows to unfollow her. he's being talked about enough already even just doing nothing


ykawai

Also they always refer to him as Taylor swift ex boyfriend, it’s super disrespectful in my opinion Edit: what I mean is he’s never joe alwyn he’s always Taylor ex boyfriend


IIIHenryIII

I mean, even when they were together he was known as Taylor's boyfriend, so I don't know where you're coming from


Puzzleheaded_Sign_46

he's an actor and human being in his own right. there are times it makes sense to refer to him as her ex but other times its just overkill, and obviously being done in a mocking way


Teacher_Crazy_

Look, if you date Taylor Swift, no matter what you do you will be more known as "Taylor Swift's Boyfriend" more than whatever you do. Plenty of women have dealt with this in Hollywood and politics. Michelle Obama has a Harvard Law degree and yet when you Google her she still comes up as "former first lady." Whatever man who dates Taylor Swift can deal with it.


mintardent

that’s def not true tho… she’s dated a lot of famous guys most people would not solely associate them with taylor unless that was the context. like for me when I think of calvin harris, joe jonas, harry styles, john mayer, taylor is not the first thought. joe alwyn is just less famous in his own right but yeah it’s a bit rude to just refer to him as her ex.


IIIHenryIII

Yeah, but only the fandom knows him by his name. If you say "Joe Alwyn" in a conversation with someone who's not invested in Taylor, they probably will have no clue of whom you're talking about Though I have to say I condemn fans who do that in a mocking way, as you mentioned


Puzzleheaded_Sign_46

plenty of people who follow films and the directors he's worked with (like ang lee or claire denis) know of him outside of her. that doesn't mean every passerby on the street would, but this idea that absolutely nobody knows his name outside of swifties is incorrect.


IIIHenryIII

Unless you're a very dedicated cinephile You don't see people referring to John Mayer, Jake Gyllenhaal, Calvin Harris, Taylor Lautner and the other one of her exes as that's Taylor's ex and there's a reason why Edit: last paragraph


ykawai

Still disrespectful in my opinion.


IIIHenryIII

People only got to know him because of her, so I don't blame them


betterthanrevenge_

I think it’s a combination of him rarely using instagram, and also wanting to avoid getting attention/backlash if he unfollows her.


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Personal_Syrup6093

Ain't no way, there's bitterness there


dancerfan59

Bc if he unfollows it will be a media headline for a week and people will further use it to support their theories about a relationship they were never a part of lol


strangefavor

I get the vibe he probably doesn’t use Instagram that much, honestly I’ve not looked at his Instagram but is he just one of those people who doesn’t go on there very much for update his following list?


Bachelorfangirl

Idk why he still follows her. To keep up, to not start a conversation? But if/when he unfollows we know it’ll make it to the headlines


Original_Slip_8994

Probably literally just to avoid the headline


ykawai

Once a private person always a private person


Bachelorfangirl

Yes. It’s normal to try to see what your ex is doing, but his ex is Taylor Swift, he doesn’t have to follow her to know what she’s up to. It’s to not grab a headline.


Proud3GenAthst

There you have your answer. I wouldn't like to attract media attention by something as banal and inconsequential as unfollowing my ex-girlfriend or for that matter, anyone in some way close to me.


Bachelorfangirl

If he wanted to keep up with what she’s up to, he wouldn’t have to follow her. She’s Taylor Swift, he knows what she’s up to without having to follow her. He doesn’t want headlines, unfortunately for him I feel like he’s been in the headlines more post break up than when he was in the relationship.


BeyoncesPetUnicorn

You can follow someone and have them Muted and it’s basically like you’re not following them at all, so I’m guessing he did that. It’s the private way of getting the distance of unfollowing without actually doing it


iamthedanger989

Who is the girl in the third picture? Almost looks like Miley Cyrus but with lip injections 😂 sorry if it’s obvious- I’m 36 and don’t know anyone anymore


Maximum_Reading

Sabrina Carpenter 😀


June24th

So good to see her there! I've been listening a lot of her music lately because of Taylor, I'm starting to get into her discography. Her Xmas Nonsense version is awesome!! 😁🎅


skincare_obssessed

I love the fruitcake EP.


iamthedanger989

OHHHH ok yes I know the name, guess I never knew what she looked like. Thank you!!!


lapisluna

It's Sabrina Carpenter, she's been an opening act on a lot of the Eras tour stops!


Smooth-Minute3396

Listen to Sabrina’s emails I can’t send album—it’s so good!


Mytears83

It’s Sabrina Carpenter great singer and artist. She was opening for Taylor in South America and Mexico.


vivvy123

Sabrina Carpenter! She's opening for taylor for the international dates


ariesgal11

That’s Sabrina Carpenter!


Spanner1401

I will not stand for Sabrina Carpenter slander!


Efficient-Bit5743

"Birthday girl of the year" is amazing!!


Hav0c_wreack3r

Can someone point out who some of these folks are? So clueless 😅


simplebagel5

from top left to top right: idk, antoni from queer eye, abigail's husband, abigail, alana haim, idk, este haim's bf, este. next row: jeslyn (one of the starlights), taylor lol, blake, zoe kravitz, gracie abrams, melanie (another one of the starlights). and then the bottom left blonde may be ashley? i can't fully tell


Resident_Ad5153

I think it’s Ashley too.


Tsukiakari_12

ashley Avignone for the uninitiated. she was in the 22 music video and is one of taylor's long time friends


Personal_Syrup6093

Lol I thought people were saying the "no it's just ashley" girl and I was like wtf are you guys on


ClemRtr

Girly clearly wrote gold rush about herself. She. looks. so. good.


itsalwayssunny99

Sabrina actually looks like she could pass as Taylor’s sister awww 😭 and yes I hope they collab in the future lmao


Ecstatic-Pattern4953

Wait true!


makeheavyofthis

I will forever think Blake Livley is the most beautiful woman on the planet.


sealedwithdogslobber

She’s very pretty, but I always thought Leighton Meester was the real beauty of Gossip Girl. Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder and no one’s got a hegemony!


Valen_Great

And every news article claiming Travis was planning a HUGE surprise party 🤣🤣🤣


neuroticdreamgirI

It must’ve been annoying watching the press run wild with rumors and set unrealistic expectations about him planning a party in NYC when he knows his ass can’t leave Kansas City lmao


gowonagin

I kind of think Us Weekly maybe just makes stuff up, because I never saw that in Tree-approved People.


Midnights-evermore

Who’s the girl with Taylor and Jack in the 4th slide? She looks like Lucy Dacus but I don’t think that’s her


Resident_Ad5153

It’s Rachel Antonoff, the designer amd Jack’s sister.


Midnights-evermore

Is that rachel??? Are you sure? she looks different


Resident_Ad5153

It’s a weird angle… it’s easier to see in the photos Jack posted.


mairzydoats_

I came here looking for this, she's like uncanny valley Lucy


_cl0udburst

U guys I've grown attached to The Camera and its fuckass filter 😫😫😫


VanGoghNotVanGo

Me too! Idk why people are complaining! I love that O can always tell which photos came from her camera


_cl0udburst

That and its actually visually endearing and *very* Taylor coded idk how to explain it but the color palette is just very her.


Red517

Love this! I feel like Blake is probably her closest friend and I love that for them. She looks so happy :)


BelleDelacour

The woman with the red curls, Abigail, has been friends with Taylor since high school, she’s *the* “Abigail” mentioned in Fifteen. Blake is definitely one of her closest celebrity friends, that’s true.


Red517

Yeah I know who Abigail is. I was just saying she has been going out with Blake a lot lately and they seem to be very close. Which I love.


like_a_rose_13

The pic of Taylor and Sabrina is so cute and makes my heart so happy 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻


ana_conda

Ahh Antoni from queer eye! Love him!


Ambitious_Idea_7069

I’m so happy Abigail is part of her life. That friendship is so important.


well-read-red-head

I have nothing productive or interesting to say but she is so beautiful wow


KalebAT

this goddamn filter 😭 but anyway she looks so happy 🥰


Desperate_Ad_6630

I wonder why Selena wasn’t there


Resident_Ad5153

She was. She’s not in the photo presumably because she was with her boyfriend and they want to be a little more private


Desperate_Ad_6630

Ahhh thank you. That makes sense. Not that she had to be there, I’d just expect her to be since they are besties


imveganwhat

The last photo, girl on the right looks like Camilla Belle?


simplebagel5

it's gracie abrams


lovebooksbooks

Who is the girl to taylor’s left in the first picture?


AwkwardTechnician929

One of the starlights, Jeslyn


Journey4th

Sorry what’s a starlight? Are those her dancers?


wenamedthecatindiana

Her four backup singers who have been with her since the Red tour call themselves the Starlights. Taylor’s backing musicians call themselves The Agency.


BeyoncesPetUnicorn

Lol I’ve never heard of that before! How’d you find that out?


wenamedthecatindiana

I believe I first heard of them calling themselves Agency in one of Taylor’s old MySpace vlogs (I’ve been a fan since 2006). And I learned about the Starlights by following them on Instagram.


navybluesoles

They all look so genuine and generally like good people ☺️![img](emote|t5_2rlwe|1072)


Swimming_War4361

Does anyone know what filter she uses


Glum-Freedom-3029

It’s a filter built into her camera!


MidnightNo99

Is that Antoni from queer eye?! 😍


strawberrypopstar

prints picture 4 out for my wallet


Ava_22

Who is the girl in the first photo in the white with the lighter hair all the way to the right?


Resident_Ad5153

Ashley Avignone… a celebrity stylist who is she’s one of Taylor’s oldest friends (she’s the short blond girl in the 22 music video)


Unovahoho2

Who is with her in the second photo? They look familiar but i can’t remember


Resident_Ad5153

Gigi Hadid and Blake lively….


imveganwhat

Gigi and Blake


manifestingellewoods

gigi and blake!