1April 10, 2006
Getty ImagesLet's start from the beginning: Here is 17-year-old Taylor Swift in one of her first public appearances, at the 2006 CMT Awards. She will wear these tight curls for the next three years.
2November 6, 2006
Getty ImagesAt the 40th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville.
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3April 16, 2007
Getty ImagesAnd again the following year (at the 2007 CMT Music Awards).
4February 10, 2008
Getty ImagesWearing purple at 50th Grammy Awards.
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5December 3, 2008
Getty ImagesIn basically the same look at the 51st Grammy Awards nomination announcement.
6April 6, 2009
Getty ImagesA little different, but basically the same. At the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards' Artist of the Decade celebration in Las Vegas.
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7May 9, 2009
Getty ImagesWith a floral headband in London.
8February 8, 2009
Getty ImagesTaylor Swift began to favor this curled updo in 2009, seen here at the 51st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
9May 18, 2008
Getty ImagesAnd again at the 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.
10November 12, 2008
Getty ImagesLess curly, but still the same, at the 42nd annual CMA Awards in Nashville.
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11June 16, 2009
Getty ImagesTo the side at the 2009 CMT Music Awards.
12January 12, 2014
Getty ImagesOkay, this one is a little out of order. She resuscitated the look in 2014 for the Golden Globes.
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13September 27, 2010
Getty ImagesThen Taylor opted for softer barrel waves at the Roberto Cavalli spring/summer 2011 fashion show in Milan.
14May 22, 2011
Getty ImagesAt the 2011 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.
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15August 7, 2011
Getty ImagesIn a ponytail at Teen Choice 2011 in Universal City, California.
16April 3, 2011
Getty ImagesMore waves at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on in Las Vegas.
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17September 6, 2012
Getty ImagesShe chopped her bangs into a straight-edge fringe, beginning stage four of Taylor's hair journey and marking the drop of her album Red (also the beginning of her signature red lip). She attended the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards with this look.
18November 11, 2012
Getty ImagesAt the 2012 MTV EMA in Frankfurt, Germany.
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19November 18, 2012
Getty ImagesIn an updo at the 40th American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
20December 7, 2012
Getty ImagesAgain with the red lip at Z100's Jingle Ball 2012 in New York City.
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