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Taylor Swift fans claim to have spotted a tribute to Travis Kelce in the singer’s outfit at the 2025 Grammys.
The singer-songwriter, 35, attended the awards ceremony at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles on Sunday night (2 February), where she was in contention for six awards.
However, Swift ultimately emerged from the evening empty-handed, with her 2024 record The Tortured Poets Department losing Album of the Year to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter.
It was Swift’s choice of attire that most had fans talking, however, with fans speculating over the significance of one accessory in particular.
Swift was seen wearing a custom-made chain around her thigh, adorned with the letter “T”. On social media, fans hypothesised that the letter was intended as a nod to Kelce, the NFL player whom Swift is dating.
The jewellery was designed in collaboration with Lorraine Schwartz.
Also mentioned was the colour scheme of Swift’s outfit, which included a red dress, red shoes, and red nails and lipstick. The prominent red theme was interpreted by many as a nod to Kelce’s football team, the Kansas City Chiefs, who employ a predominantly red aesthetic.
“I know Taylor Swift didn’t put a chain around her thigh with Travis’s initial on it… what in the middle school?” joked one person on X/Twitter.
“I love how they got Taylor Swift’s Chiefs red minidress featuring a secret nod to Travis Kelce at the 2025 Grammys. Amazing things,” another wrote.
“Taylor Swift walking out to present an award to so high school in chiefs red and w a t on her thigh that could be interpreted as being Travis’ initial … that’s my lovesick girlie,” someone else remarked.
Many also pointed to the song ‘Mine’ from Swift’s 2010 album Speak Now which contains the lyrics “What if he’s written ‘mine’ on my upper thigh”.
Swift’s outfit wasn’t the only clothing choice to raise eyebrows. Jaden Smith attended the ceremony while wearing an outlandish get-up involving a model castle around his head.
Kanye West, meanwhile, arrived at the ceremony with his wife Bianca Censori, who was dressed in a sheer, completely transparent dress, with nothing underneath. The couple’s appearance at the ceremony was the subject of some controversy, with some reports claiming that West and Censori had been removed from the event after turning up uninvited.
The 2025 Grammys saw big wins for Beyoncé, as well as Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar, whose 2024 diss track “Not Like Us” won Record of the Year.
As well as taking home the top prize, Beyoncé also made history as the first Black woman to win Best Country Album.
