Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Score Hers-and-His Sweatsuits for the Stanley Cup
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As Travis Kelce trains for the upcoming NFL season, Taylor Swift is refining her WAG style. The catch? She's nowhere near a football stadium.
On June 12, Swift and Kelce had a training season date night at Game 4 of the 2025 Stanley Cup finals. The pair snuck into box seats at Amerant Bank Arena, primarily to watch the Edmonton Oilers face off against the Florida Panthers. At the same time, they debuted a new maneuver in their couples' style playbook: hers-and-his sweatsuits. Swift even scored a designer hat trick between her Area track suit and Chanel 25 bag.
Swift's sporty Area set, styled by Joseph Cassell Falconer, combined a long-sleeve beige jacket ($995) with pull-on athletic shorts ($595). Both pieces were adorned with lines of crystal embellishments along the seams channeling the shine of her favorite DeBeers diamond earrings. (When she sang she's still "Bejeweled," she meant in the off-season, too.) She coordinated the set with a pair of no-longer-sold platform Prada boots—which she's owned since at least 2019, and incorporated into several Chiefs game outfits. Her "TNT" bracelet by Wove x Michelle Wie West and a Tiffany T diamond wire ring also made a game-day reappearance.
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By her side, Kelce looked relaxed in a red long-sleeve sweatshirt and matching shorts. Did he choose the shade to match the Florida Panthers, his Kansas City Chiefs, or Swift's signature red lipstick? My money's on all of the above.
Videos and photos of Swift winding her way through the stadium revealed the pair's third-wheel for the evening: her large Chanel 25. The $6,900 trendy cargo bag beloved by Rihanna, Charli xcx, and Dua Lipa was last seen on the "Fortnight" singer's arm for a brunch date with Kelce last month.
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Taylor Swift's WAG era has included far fewer Chanel bag sightings than custom Chiefs merch. She wore a head-to-toe, $16,500 resort look for the Chiefs-Texans game in 2024; she's also mixed vintage double-C bucket hats and earrings with gear from other designers.
Area, on the other hand, is one of Swift's top choices when she's gearing up for spectator sports. Its diamond-lined ripped jeans went all the way to the 2024 Super Bowl with Swift (and a Dion Lee corset). Before that, she wore crystal-coated Area shorts to a regular season game between the Chiefs and the New York Giants. Just like her surprise Stanley Cup look, the Grammy winner styled both outfits with a coordinating top and a bold red lip.
On those previous Area-forward occasions, Kelce was down on the field. So the Stanley Cup date night outfit has a special accessory: her partner, who she laughed with in her box seats all night.
Since announcing she successfully re-purchased her master recordings, Taylor Swift has seemingly had a laid-back summer. Swifties have been treated to date night sightings (featuring belted bags and LBDS) and girls' night (co-starring Dôen dresses and Gucci matching sets). Knowing she is "so productive," there's almost definitely another project cooking behind the scenes. New albums are just speculation, though.
Another NFL season full of surprisingly chic Chiefs outfits, however, is pretty much guaranteed. 'Taylor is really looking forward to the upcoming NFL season. Not just because she loves supporting Travis, but because for the first full season since they started dating, she's not juggling a packed tour schedule," a source close to the star told People.
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