{"id":27540,"date":"2026-03-27T01:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T01:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunthow.com\/?p=27540"},"modified":"2026-03-27T01:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T01:19:08","slug":"taylor-swift-revives-her-2016-met-gala-bangs-at-the-2026-iheartradio-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunthow.com\/?p=27540","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Revives Her 2016 Met Gala Bangs at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The year is 2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/tag\/celebrity\/taylor-swift\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">Taylor Swift<\/a> steps onto the Met Gala red carpet with an ultra-bleached bob and sideswept bangs\u2014a style we now refer to as Bleachella\u2014and the world goes wild. It was the chop that launched a thousand lookalike bangs (and probably a lot of bowl-cut regrets, too).<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward 10 years to tonight at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Making a surprise appearance on the red carpet, she came bearing a little beauty inspiration: swooping bangs that feel like a polished, engaged-girl version of that very 2016 look.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-iJvQnD cOWUYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-fnduJP iaVSwI asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-kFnjvc eKnjjD responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jKunQM gjCCFj AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Taylor Swift Blonde Hair Person and Adult\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5c9c8804a28f886744252\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/528535550 120w, https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5c9c8804a28f886744252\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/528535550 240w, https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5c9c8804a28f886744252\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/528535550 320w, https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5c9c8804a28f886744252\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/528535550 640w, https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5c9c8804a28f886744252\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/528535550 960w, https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5c9c8804a28f886744252\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/528535550 1280w, https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5c9c8804a28f886744252\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/528535550 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5c9c8804a28f886744252\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/528535550\"\/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"BaseText-fEwdHD CaptionCredit-cUgOGk eHhdnE hRFzlA caption__credit\">Photo: Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Of course, in the world of Taylor Swift, nothing\u2019s a coincidence. For her appearance at the iHeart Radio Music Awards, she hearkened back to the green-and-orange motif that surrounded her latest album, <em>The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>, in a seafoam-green corseted mini dress, ditching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/taylor-swift-red-lipstick-reveal-end-of-an-era\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">her signature red lip<\/a> for something more natural and peachy.<\/p>\n<p>So what could the throwback to 2016 signal? Stay tuned for more Easter eggs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-iJvQnD cOWUYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-fnduJP iaVSwI asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-kFnjvc eKnjjD responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jKunQM gjCCFj AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Taylor Swift Fashion Adult Person Premiere and Red Carpet\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5cc03f3fc6a28d9ef9233\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/2268528228 120w, https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5cc03f3fc6a28d9ef9233\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/2268528228 240w, https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5cc03f3fc6a28d9ef9233\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/2268528228 320w, https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5cc03f3fc6a28d9ef9233\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/2268528228 640w, https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5cc03f3fc6a28d9ef9233\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/2268528228 960w, https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5cc03f3fc6a28d9ef9233\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/2268528228 1280w, https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5cc03f3fc6a28d9ef9233\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/2268528228 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69c5cc03f3fc6a28d9ef9233\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/2268528228\"\/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"BaseText-fEwdHD CaptionCredit-cUgOGk eHhdnE hRFzlA caption__credit\">Photo: Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/taylor-swift-revives-her-2016-met-gala-hairstyle-in-2026\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year is 2016. 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