As anticipated, Taylor Swift brought the ‘Gorgeous’ to the 2018 American Music Awards. On October 9, she arrived at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles in a chic, eye-catching ensemble courtesy of Balmain.

The futuristic look consisted of a metallic figure-hugging minidress with long sleeves and a mock neck—entirely covered in tiny platinum-mirror-like squares—paired with matching disco ball-esque thigh-high stiletto boots with solid black cap toes. The singer accessorized with oversized rings and large, sparkly rectangular earrings.

Swift wore her honey blonde hair in a sleek updo, with her bangs just skimming her eyelashes and a slight bouffant in the back. Her makeup was similarly ’60s-inspired: Taylor sported a peachy blush on her cheeks and a shimmery highlighter along the tops of her cheekbones, a soft pinkish-nuԀe lipstick, and a bold cat-eye flick of black liquid eyeliner along her top lɑsh line.

Taylor was among the first to walk the AMAs red carpet since she was scheduled to open the big show with her first-ever televised performance of ‘I Did Something Bad.’ 

In the hours leading up to the performance, many fans began to speculate that her song choice had been specifically chosen to coincide with the powerful political statement she made on Sunday (October 7) in support of Democratic midterm candidates