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Editors Letter

WELCOME TO THE JANUARY ISSUE OF TREND! 

Next issue we'll have Jordi from Overload! *swoon*

Now we have Taylor Swift, Nicholas Hoult and some 1D! 

Enjoy the mag!  

Taslima x

Taylor Swift Interview for Double Page Spread

Double page spread interview for magazine

Red Tour

Q: ‘Red’ is such an interesting name for an album. I’m sure loads of people are very curious as to why you named your album ‘Red’.

A: When I was coming up with the name for this album it seemed crazy because it was really simple. I wrote a song called ‘Red’ and thinking about what that song means to me and all the different emotions on this album they’re all pretty much about the tumultuous, crazy, insane, intense, semi-toxic relationships I’ve experienced in the last two years and all those emotions fanning from intense love, intense frustration, intense jealousy, confusion, all of that in my mind, all those emotions are red. There’s nothing in between, there’s nothing beige about those feelings and so I called my record that.

Q: When you’re singing ‘Sparks Fly’ (from the Speak Now Album) you walk through the crowd. Some lucky fans get a high five from you! But is it scary having thousands of fans trying to reach you?

A: No. You know, you get scratched a little bit, but that's nothing to be scared of. It's really cool to be able to travel through the entire crowd and sort of surprise people who didn't think they were going to get up close to a performance – I think that's one of my favourite things about having a stage in different parts. It's kind of exhilarating actually, walking through a crazy, insane mob of people.

Q: After the Speak Now tour, this one even seems a little bigger. You have the levitating and the Victorian dresses and the chandeliers. Did you have a specific way of thinking on what this tour would be like?

A: I did, actually. I thought a lot about how this tour was going to be different from the Speak Now tour. When I was conceptualizing this tour from the very beginning, I thought about how if these two shows were to exist in two different worlds, I picture the Speak Now tour existing in a Midsummer Night's Dream/Romeo and Juliet-inspired fantasy land, and I picture this taking place in New York City. And so you've got high intensity excitement and you've got the darkness of all of it and you've got all the fleeting moments of reality, and it's a little bit less of a fairy tale.

Fashion

Q: Let’s talk fashion! You used to wear dresses almost all the time- not complaining I love your dresses but now it’s all about pants! Why?

A: I think doing something that's different, that's out of your comfort zone is important. Personal growth, let's call it that.

Q: Your red carpet style has really evolved over the years. What's your favorite look of all time?

A: I wore a gown to the Brits [in February] that was a black [Elie Saab] dress, and it had a belt, and I had a smoky makeup

Q: What style tip would you share with our readers?

A: I feel bossy telling people what to do, but I think the best option for what to wear is something that won't make you cringe in 20 years, like passing trends. When everybody's wearing neon, I'm not. When everybody's got spikes on everything, I'm not doing that. When everybody's trying to look tough, I'm not. When you ignore fads and just wear what you like that's classic and simple, I think that's the way to go for longevity as far as style is concerned.

Boys

Q: Most of your songs are boy related. How would you describe your approach to men?

A: I’ve realized that I’m attracted to bad boys. My friends tease me about the fact that if someone seems bad or shady or like they have a secret, I find them incredibly interesting. That's just a phase I've been in 

lately.

Q: On to the question that has been on everyone’s mind. Are you currently in a relationship?

A: [Laughs] I haven't been [in a relationship] in a long time. I'd like to think if you're with the right person, you just feel great about things you've never felt great about before. At least that's how I've heard it's supposed to be. I wouldn't know."