In April, pop star Sabrina Carpenter began her transition into a new musical and stylistic era with the release of her Short n’ Sweet album. Along with it came a visual transformation, moving away from the platform boots and punk-inspired looks of Emails I Can’t Send and leaning toward a 1960s-inspired aesthetic. From kitten heels to gogos, Carpenter has established herself as the new pop diva who has mastered visually embodying your album.
Carpenter has always been known for her standout style. As she rose to stardom last year, fans worldwide expressed adoration for her outfits—full of sparkles, heart symbols, and high-platform boots. One of her most iconic looks was her heart-cutout yellow, blue, black, and pink corsets, which she wore to open for Taylor Swift last year. This perfectly cemented the aesthetic of her previous album, Emails I Can’t Send, in which she sang about her loves and losses.
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While Emails I Can’t Send was filled with sadder and angrier songs, Short n’ Sweet is an album of love through and through. Even when she sings about heartbreak, she is less upset and more content with what happened in the past. Her lyrics now are about how deeply in love she is and the various other emotions that come with it, and that is evident in her style.
Beginning with her performance at Coachella in April, Carpenter has adopted a more varied style. She stunned in a fringe mini dress to compliment her sultry sound one weekend, and the next, she wore a leopard print leather jacket to complete her rockstar look for songs such as “Vicious.” Her humor was always at the forefront, as she put on a shirt that read “Jesus was a Carpenter” for the silly and flirty “Nonsense.”
Her shimmering mini dresses, lacy babydoll dresses, dramatic winged eyeliner, and bouncy curls are straight out of a Cher look, while her use of bright colors and exaggerated silhouettes evokes the playful spirit of the 1960s. This perfectly complements her new album, which channels various sounds while building on the flirty banter that shines through in songs like "Juno,” in which she expresses how her love makes her “Wanna try out some freaky positions?"—which she demonstrates for the audience every night of the tour.
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Carpenter's outfits, new and old, have inspired her fanbase to recreate her looks. According to the lookbook posted on Instagram by Carpenter’s team, the Short n’ Sweet aesthetic is characterized by lots of shimmer, hearts, bows, and vintage touches. The effort on behalf of her fans does not go unnoticed as Carpenter picks a participant from the pit to arrest for being too hot with fuzzy pink handcuffs before singing “Juno.”
This trend, however, is not exclusive to Carpenter. One could argue that it was made popular by Taylor Swift, encouraging fans to write song lyrics and “13” on their arms for her concerts, which made a resurgence with The Eras Tour as fans worked tirelessly to recreate one of Swift’s iconic outfits. From her fringe Midnights jacket to her intricately bedazzled Lover bodysuit, fans are mesmerized by Swift’s looks across the eras. Chappell Roan releases themes for each of her tour stops inspired by one of her songs, music videos, or general aesthetic and follows the themes as well, matching her audience. For her St. Petersburg concert, Roan’s fans dressed in their best mermaid attire to match the theme of her “Casual” music video.
Carpenter has been in the music industry for the past decade, and she is finally getting the recognition she deserves. She is the talk of the town, as everyone wants to know the secret to her ever-perfect hair or flawless makeup. This new album has finally garnered her recognition for her lyric prowess and perfect style.
Written and Curated by: Raquelle Elson
Blog Published and Directed by: Salette Cambra
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