What a study in contrasts.

On Black Friday, Taylor Swift fans lined up outside hundreds of Target stores across the country to buy her new Eras Tour book and a vinyl and CD version of “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology.”

The Swift merchandise drop made the biggest shopping day of the year even more frenetic. Fans posted TikToks showing people huddled under blankets outside stores overnight.

Meanwhile, where was Swift?

Walking cool, calm and collected into GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in one of the sleekest casual outfits she’s ever worn to a home game. She arrived with her father, Scott Swift, and her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s mother, Donna Kelce.

“A cozy half zip, black jeans, and black boots formed a cute and cozy base in Taylor’s go-to Chiefs-approved red and black color palette,” wrote Taylor fashion observer, Sarah Chapelle, keeper of Taylor Swift Styled on Instagram.

Swift’s bright red half-zip coat ($4,900) by Louis Vuitton is no longer available. She paired the jacket with skinny black jeans and black Trekk leather ankle boots ($1,650) by Alaia.

“The tall platform and chunky heel demand to take up space. In fact, I’d say they’re like a totally important game day designer,” Chapelle noted.

Her hair, worn in a long braid, emphasized the long, lean look of her outfit.

Eagle-eyed fans noticed the number 87 pendant on Swift’s necklace. Kelce’s jersey number is 87.

Swift is on a break for a few days from her Eras Tour. She wraps up the record-breaking tour with three Canadian shows in Vancouver, British Columbia in early December.

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