Taylor Swift Ditched Travis Kelce for Sabrina Carpenter—And Wore Showstopping Red Gucci Heels
There are girls’ nights, and then there are girls’ nights—the kind that shut down trendy SoHo establishments and generate enough paparazzi flash that Manhattan briefly mistakes evening for high noon. Friday, November 7, Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter delivered precisely that caliber of moment, stepping out for a lavish dinner at The Corner Store that can only be described as a masterclass in pop star bonding.
The timing? Exquisite. Mere hours after Carpenter secured six Grammy nominations for her latest album Man’s Best Friend—including the holy trinity of Record, Song, and Album of the Year, plus Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Music Video—the “Please, Please, Please” singer swapped celebration champagne for an intimate dinner with her Eras Tour opener turned collaborator. Swift, ever the supportive friend, traded her Kansas City Chiefs tight-end fiancé Travis Kelce for an evening of female solidarity and what one imagines was considerable squealing over Carpenter’s nomination sweep.
Now, let’s discuss the fashion, because darling, Swift came to serve. The “Fate of Ophelia” superstar towered over her five-foot “Manchild” pop star companion in strappy red platform heels that deserve their own Billboard chart position. Her autumnal ensemble—a pleated brown sweater layered beneath a navy vest, paired with a mini skirt—walked that delicate line between approachable and untouchable. But the pièce de résistance? Those sky-high, crimson Gucci Women’s Horsebit Platform Slingback Pumps, retailing at a cool $1,560. The iconic horsebit hardware gleamed against the patent leather, transforming Swift’s already statuesque frame into something approaching Amazonian.
Swift completed her chic aesthetic with a diminutive brown handbag perched elegantly on her forearm, gold bracelets and rings catching the SoHo streetlights, and her dirty blonde hair partially swept back to showcase her signature red lips. The effect was pure Swift: polished without trying, effortless despite obvious effort.
Carpenter, meanwhile, opted for understated elegance in a beige trench coat concealing black pantyhose and matching heels—considerably more modest than Swift’s staggering platforms, though no less sophisticated. Her camel overcoat couldn’t quite hide the statement pieces beneath: a quilted black Chanel bag with chain strap and black kitten heels that whispered rather than shouted. Her blonde locks cascaded over her jacket, creating that enviable just-walked-off-a-runway insouciance.
This dinner date represents more than mere celebration—it marks the deepening of a friendship that reached new heights when the pair collaborated on the title track of Swift’s twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. While Swift remains ineligible for 2026 Grammy consideration (her album debuted over a month after the eligibility window closed), the 2027 ceremony looms large on the horizon.
For now, though, this Friday night belongs to Carpenter and her six nominations. And if there’s anyone who understands the intoxicating whirlwind of Grammy recognition, it’s Swift—making her the perfect dinner companion for painting SoHo red, one $1,560 Gucci platform at a time. The pop powerhouses proved what we’ve always suspected: true friendship means celebrating victories together, preferably while looking absolutely devastating.
