Remember when Taylor Swift spent all her time in New York City, just going to the gym and leavingperfectly put together, dressed in a crop top-skirt combo every day?

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Summer 2014

It was two years ago: pre-1989, pre-Calvin Harris, pre-squad fatigue, pre-Kimye drama. A golden era!

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Summer 2014

Much has changed since then―her new wardrobe alone is a testament to that.

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Swift\'s style from February to August 2016

But beneath it all, that same girl remains. She reappeared in Manhattan yesterday to make that clear.

Here's Swift leaving her Chelsea gym, smiling for the paparazzi. 2014 Swift never crab walked.

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The nails and lips even match the top.

Here's Swift going to dinner with singer Todrick Hall in Greenwich Village, near the$40,000-a-month house she's renting while her other $20 million TriBeCa penthouse is being renovated. She wears a yellow crop top set, with a sports jacket, pink purse, and M.Gemi heels...

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...essentially a 1989 World Tour costume with no rhinestones and a sensible coat in case the A/C's cold inside.

Glad to see you thriving, Tay.