A very happy Independence Day to everyone reading! In honor of the U.S. Semiquincentennial, ELLE’s fashion news writer Matthew Velasco has a must-read on how Americans have uniquely used style as a marker of political statement, cultural change, and personal self-expression. Meanwhile, only Taylor Swift could have the power to upstage America’s birthday party. Read on for the latest on her wedding (Travis Kelce was reportedly there too).
—Sara Austin, executive editor
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