Taylor Swift proved she can still make the whole place shimmer when the heel of her bejeweled Louboutin boots snapped off during the Nov. 20 stop of her sold-out Eras Tour in Rio de Janeiro.
If the shoe fits, walk in it ’til your high heels break.
Taylor Swift did just that during the Nov. 20 stop of her Eras Tour in Rio de Janeiro. While performing songs from her Lover era to the sold-out crowd, the heel of the singer’s bejeweled Louboutin boots broke apart from the sole.
Naturally, Taylor shook off the wardrobe malfunction like a pro. As seen in fan videos circulating on social media, she peeled off the entire bottom of her shoe during a break in the set and threw it into the audience. The 33-year-old then launched into her 2019 single “The Man,” performing the entire track and its accompanying choreography while standing on her tippy toes.
Needless to say, the move left Swifties enchanted. “Real life Barbie,” one fan wrote on TikTok, while another quipped that Taylor was “out here doing calf raises like a champ.”
“I can’t even tell you how devastated I am by this,” Taylor wrote on her Instagram Stories shortly after news of the death. “I’m not going to be able to speak about this from stage because I feel overwhelmed by grief when I even try to talk about it. I want to say now I feel this loss deeply and my broken heart goes out to her family and friends. This is the last thing I ever thought would happen when we decided to bring this tour to Brazil.”
When the pop star returned to the stage on Nov. 19, she seemingly paid tribute to the fallen fan by including “Bigger Than The Whole Sky,” her 2022 track of about grieving a loss, as a surprise song in her set.
For more photos from the Eras Tour, keep reading.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementThe singer opens her first show of her The Eras tour in Glendale, Arizona on March 17, 2023.
John Medina/Getty ImagesThe singer performs songs from her “evermore” era.
John Shearer/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementThe star performs the song at the piano.
John Shearer/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementThe singer performs her song from her “Lover” era.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementThe singer performs songs from her “Fearless” era.
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementThe singer performs her 2014 hit single.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementSsssssspectacular.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)Swift performs her 10-minute hit ballad from her “Red” era.
John Medina/Getty ImagesIt’s snazzy business-casual for Swift when it comes to her “Lover” era.
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementSwift performs her 2014 hit single.
John Shearer/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementSwift performs one song from her “Speak Now” era.
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementSwift performs a track from her “Midnights” era.
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementSwift performs songs from her “Red” era.
John Medina/Getty ImagesThe singer shows cases a romantic, dusty rose style.
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementThe singer closes the show in a fringed outfit.
