Taylor Swift – a passionate collector who is also 'collected'
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Taylor Swift – a passionate collector who is also 'collected'

An avid antiques collector herself, Taylor Swift is also one of the most sought-after names in celebrity memorabilia.

By Sheila Gibson StoodleyAugust 17, 2026
This Taylor Swift signed 8.5x11 photo, personally dedicated "To Marilyn", sold for $2400 plus buyer's premium at Mynt Auctions in New York in July 2026. Image courtesy of Mynt Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
Above: This Taylor Swift signed 8.5x11 photo, personally dedicated "To Marilyn", sold for $2400 plus buyer's premium at Mynt Auctions in New York in July 2026. Image courtesy of Mynt Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK — It's no secret that music superstar Taylor Swift has a passion for antiquing. Growing up in Berks County, Pennsylvania, before moving to a Nashville suburb at age 14 to pursue music, she was surrounded by antiques. Anyone familiar with the area knows it's the unofficial antiques capital of Pennsylvania. The region is packed with antique shops, auctions, and shows, offering an endless supply of vintage goods dating back to the Keystone State's colonial days. An article by Country Living magazine highlighted Swift's love of all things vintage. During the years, she has been seen shopping at collecting hotspots such as London's Portobello Road, the Nashville Show (formerly the Music Valley Antique Show) and the Le Louvre des Antiquaires mall in Paris. In the diary notes for her Lover album, released in 2019, she noted that antiquing was a new hobby of hers. "And not just neat, organized antique stores. I really like the ones where there's so much … to dig through, you can find absolute treasures for nothing," she wrote. Swift broke industry records with her Eras tour, which ran from March 2023 to December 2024 and grossed more than $2 billion in revenue. Besides buying her concert tickets and music, many of her fans, dubbed Swifties, eagerly collect anything to do with Taylor Swift, from concert programs to clothing she has personally worn as well as Swift-signed items, particularly guitars.
This pair of white plastic sunglasses were worn on stage at Taylor Swift's performance at Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City, USA on September 4 2015. It was sold for $1500 plus buyer's premium at Julien's Auctions in Gardena, CA, in November 2025. Image courtesy of Julien's Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
This pair of white plastic sunglasses were worn on stage at Taylor Swift's performance at Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City, USA on September 4 2015. It was sold for $1500 plus buyer's premium at Julien's Auctions in Gardena, CA, in November 2025. Image courtesy of Julien's Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
 Fashion is a particularly hot collecting category, and of all the available Taylor Swift memorabilia, her outfits tend to bring the highest prices. Swift's fashion style has evolved since her breakout album in 2006. She's well known for romantic and ultra-feminine dresses on the red carpet but has become more daring, choosing plunging necklines and form-fitting looks or menswear-inspired styles. A two-piece baby blue outfit she wore in 2015 on a date with Calvin Harris in New York City sold for $2,816, including buyer's premium, in August 2019 at RR Auction. In May 2025, a cocktail dress she had worn for a photoshoot for Bliss Magazine sold for $7000 plus buyer's premium at Julien's Auction.
This purple portrait collar cocktail dress from the Rafael Cennamo Fall 2011 RTW Collection, was worn by Taylor Swift on the November 2012 cover of Bliss Magazine and sold for $7000 plus buyer's premium at Julien's Auction in Gardena, CA in May 2025. Image courtesy of Julien's Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
This purple portrait collar cocktail dress from the Rafael Cennamo Fall 2011 RTW Collection, was worn by Taylor Swift on the November 2012 cover of Bliss Magazine and sold for $7000 plus buyer's premium at Julien's Auction in Gardena, CA in May 2025. Image courtesy of Julien's Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
 With early songs such as Teardrops on My Guitar, Swift gained fame for her guitar-playing as well as her songwriting and vocal talent. Today, her main instrument is her voice, especially in concerts, but she still does play the guitar. During the years, she has owned many guitars and signed more than a few for charitable causes. In June 2023, Rolling Stone magazine reported that a Swift-signed guitar achieved $120,000 at Toby Keith and Friends' 2023 OK Kids Korral auction to benefit children dealing with cancer. Other Swift-owned guitars or guitars signed by Swift can be acquired for far more accessible prices.
An Epiphone SongMaker DR-100 acoustic guitar donated and signed by Taylor Swift sold for $8000 plus buyer's premium at Julien's Auctions in Gardena, CA, in February 2026. Image courtesy of Julien's Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
An Epiphone SongMaker DR-100 acoustic guitar donated and signed by Taylor Swift sold for $8000 plus buyer's premium at Julien's Auctions in Gardena, CA, in February 2026. Image courtesy of Julien's Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
 Another signature Taylor Swift fashion accessory is her fedora hats, and she often plucks them off her head during concerts to give to a lucky fan. When her career was just taking off, she wore a fedora hat to her first commercial photo shoot. The year was 2008, and she wore a woven rattan fedora in the ad for LEI Jeans. The hat, signed with her name on the underside of the brim, was later donated to the Central Appalachian Fine Arts Project to benefit its art education programs. Accompanied by a framed photo display to establish authenticity, the hat brought $1,300 plus buyer's premium in March 2022 at GWS Auctions Inc.
A Taylor Swift-signed fedora, which she wore during her first commercial photo shoot, went for $1,300 plus buyer's premium in March 2022. Image courtesy of GWS Auctions Inc. and LiveAuctioneers.
A Taylor Swift-signed fedora, which she wore during her first commercial photo shoot, went for $1,300 plus buyer's premium in March 2022. Image courtesy of GWS Auctions Inc. and LiveAuctioneers.
 However, a fedora from the Eras tour did even better four years later when a black hat, stage-worn by Swift at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on May 26, 2023, sold for $17,500 plus buyer's premium at Julien's Auctions in September 2024.
A black fedora hat, stage-worn by Taylor Swift during her worldwide Eras Tour that sold for $17,500 plus buyer's premium at Julien's Auctions in Gardena, CA, in September 2024. Image courtesy of Julien's Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
A black fedora hat, stage-worn by Taylor Swift during her worldwide Eras Tour that sold for $17,500 plus buyer's premium at Julien's Auctions in Gardena, CA, in September 2024. Image courtesy of Julien's Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
 Given her fame, just about any item associated with Swift is sure to attract interest from buyers. With 12 original studio albums under her belt and her Eras tour chalking up one success after another, Taylor Swift is riding high in her career. Collectors have plenty of memorabilia and Swift-signed material available to them now, and they can be confident that more will appear in the years to come.
Sheila Gibson Stoodley writes about auctions in North America for Antiques Trade Gazette. She has been the associate editor for Auction Central News and has written and edited for Robb Report, Art & Antiques magazine, and Andrew Harper online. She also authored The Hot Bid, a blog devoted to intriguing and delightful lots coming up at auction.

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