Taylor Swift Twists Her Low Bun Into a Rose Shape, and Her Lip Color Just Quietly Shifted Too

Taylor Swift recently cut her hair into a shoulder-length bob in deep golden blonde, and this time she pulled it into a low bun, twisting and gathering the sections near her ears and the nape of her neck into curves that look almost like a blooming rose or peony. This isn't the first time she's turned her hairstyle into a kind of coded message, but this floral shape is hard to overlook.

The look appeared during her extended conversation with the GRAMMY Museum's Songwriters and Composers wing. Taylor talked about her creative process and career, then performed a three-song mashup: "I Knew It, I Knew You" from Toy Story 5, "August" from Folklore, and "All Too Well" from Red. That day, she wore a dress adorned with floral elements, and the piano she played was the same floral-printed piano from the Eras Tour — the flower motif carried through from her outfit and props all the way to her hairstyle.

For makeup, she kept her signature cat-eye liner, but swapped her lip color for a soft rose shade instead of her usual true red or cinnamon orange. Allure specifically pointed out this detail, noting that Taylor's styling choices are rarely random — a change in lip color often accompanies a shift into a new era.

According to Allure, fans and media have started speculating whether this string of floral details is hinting at her 13th album — coming nearly a year after the release of her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, with 13 being a number she's publicly called her lucky one, plus her recent wedding at Madison Square Garden earlier this year. All these coincidences have Swifties paying even closer attention to every visual clue she drops. Still, this remains speculation for now, as Taylor herself hasn't commented on the hairstyle or lip color.

You can see the full 360-degree look in the original interview video from Allure, where the rose-shaped bun's curves are most visible at the nape of her neck.