What’s up guys, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. back here with Clevver News, and just on the heels
of the release of Taylor Swift’s folklore album, fans are now speculating that Karlie
Kloss might’ve shown her support in the most subtle way possible.
You don’t exactly have to be a die-hard Swiftie to know that Taylor Swift and Karlie
Kloss were once inseparable best friends, even having posed for a Vogue magazine cover
together back in 2015.
They were basically the epitome of life-long best friend GOALS, and didn’t seem to miss
a birthday, road trip opp, special occasion or even just a night in complete with wine
and homemade cookies.
Karlie and Taylor were the dynamic duo, hanging out at Coachella together and also celebrated
the Fourth of July at Taylor’s Rhode Island mansion in 2016, alongside a massive group
of A-listers.
But a month later in August, and just weeks after Taylor’s infamous feud with Kim Kardashian
and Kanye West went viral, Karlie was asked about the conflict when Sunday Times Style
magazine asked Karlie if she thought Kim “was a good person,” to which she replied, “Ha...
you know...
I honestly...
I think she’s been a lovely person to me in the past.
Look, I really don’t know her that well.”
After receiving some backlash for her response, Karlie later took to Twitter to clarify her
statement, saying QUOTE, “I will not allow the media to misconstrue my words.
Taylor has always had my back and I will always have hers.”
The two would only be seen in public together a few more times, however, as the years went
by, fans were quick to notice that Taylor’s friend group had become much more tight-knit,
and Karlie was nowhere to be seen, aside from a few birthday posts.
Rumors of a feud between Taylor and Karlie really picked up traction after Karlie shared
a video of herself with the caption “Swish Swish” which has since been changed, when
fans thought she was taking Katy Perry’s side of the Taylor/Katy feud.
Although Karlie would continue to tell the press that she and Taylor were still good
friends, the final straw might’ve been just last year when Karlie was pictured vacationing
with Taylor’s arch nemesis Scooter Braun and a group of close friends.
Fast forward a year later and just on the heels of Taylor’s eighth studio album release,
fans are convinced that Karlie has subtly supported her with a recent Instagram post
shared on the exact same day Taylor revealed she would be releasing folklore.
In the photo, Karlie is seen being one with the wilderness, as her caption reads, “happy
place.”
Although there isn’t much of a connection here, fans have pointed out that this could’ve
been an album promotion as Taylor’s album cover also shows her standing in the middle
of the woods.
Fans also noticed that Karlie had ‘liked’ a series of photos in support of Taylor, including
fellow model Martha Hunt’s Instagram photos posing with the official Taylor Swift cardigan
to promote the song.
She also liked a photo that designer Christian Siriano shared revealing his Taylor-inspired
paint session over the weekend.
So clearly whatever feud there was between Taylor and Karlie, if any at all, is far in
the past, BUT fans aren’t quite stopping there…
Another wild theory suggests that Taylor and Karlie actually had more than a friendship
in the past… something more along the lines of a relationship… so hear me out.
Since the release of Folklore, fans have been hard at work trying to connect the dots between
Taylor’s lyrics and her actual life.
Upon listening to the album, fans are convinced that the song “betty,” is actually about
Taylor’s estranged relationship with Karlie.
The theory all started after Taylor revealed in a live chat with fans that three of the
songs on folklore are about a “teenage love triangle” that deep-dives into “all three
peoples’ perspectives at different times in their lives.”
Fans were quick to point out that the three songs included, “betty,” “august”
and the lead single “cardigan” in which the characters’ names are Betty, James and
a girl whom John cheated with.
“Cardigan” is from Betty’s perspective, while “Betty” is James’ perspective
and “August” is another girl’s perspective.
The song “Betty” in particular, is about James’ attempt to apologize and reconcile
with Betty after cheating on her.
After REALLY analyzing who each of the characters could be in Taylor’s life, fans came to
the conclusion that Betty is actually Karlie, whereas Taylor is James.
One Swiftie tweeted, “she said ‘james, get in, let’s drive,’ those days turned
into nights, slept next to her, but i dreamt of you all summer long..... taylor’s named
after JAMES taylor and karlie kloss’ middle name is ELIZABETH aka BETTY.......”
Another user compared Taylor’s album cover to Karlie’s recent photo, saying, “TAYLOR
SWIFT AND KARLIE KLOSS HAVE BEEN DATING FOR SEVEN YEARS YOU CAN'T CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE
AND THIS IS JUST MORE PROOF!!!!!!!”
And this person made a connection to both Karlie and Taylor’s current boyfriend Joe
Alwyn, saying, “Taylor is so crazy...
Betty - Joe's mom's name and Karlie's middle name.
William Bowery - Taylor hung out with both Joe and Karlie in places w/ Bowery in the
name in Oct. 2016.
Karlie posting the tree pic. Taylor releasing the album 2 years to the day after Karlie's
engagement post.”
Alright, I may need to sit down after that one… but persistent fans have been theorizing
Taylor and Karlie’s secret relationship for a while now, especially considering how
inseparable they once were.
Although the theory is well-known among the Swiftie fanbase, others aren’t exactly convinced,
as this is one theory many refuse to get behind.
One user said, “Sapphic connotations are definitely there, but please don't say that
folklore is about Karlie when she's so clearly happy with Joe.
there's nothing wrong with interpreting as a non-straight song, but actively mislabelling
her stated sexual orientation isn't cool.”
Although nothing has been confirmed and likely never will in true Taylor fashion, you have
to admit, these theories are WILD, and pretty entertaining to say the least.
To check out all the other Easter eggs in Taylor’s folklore album, you can click right
over here to watch another Clevver video.
And I know the rumors are a lot to take in, but I’m curious to hear your thoughts on
Karlie and Taylor’s strained friendship down here in the comments, and whether you
think there might’ve been a past romance.
I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys!