Taylor Swift revealed that fiancé Travis Kelce was the one to help design her stunning, Old Mine Brilliant Cut engagement ring – and it seems like it was something that the NFL star had been planning for a while.
The hitmaker, 35, shared the story during a Friday interview with U.K.’s Heart radio station, as she was promoting her brand-new album, The Life of a Showgirl.
Her husband-to-be, who is a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, proposed to her in a lavish, flower-filled garden this past August.
‘He designed it with this amazing jeweler, Kindred Lubeck,’ Swift said during the interview.
‘She does all of her gold engraving by hand,’ Swift continued.
Indeed, the gorgeous piece was made by Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry.
According to Lubeck’s bio, the Neptune Beach, Florida-born jewelry designer is ‘a goldsmith, hand engraver, and vintage jewelry collector’ who now creates one-of-a-kind pieces in New York.
Like Swift, it seems like she’s experienced adversity. Her bio explains that she was ‘once told that she would never be a jewelry designer,’ and that’s when she decided to become one.
Taylor Swift revealed that fiancé Travis Kelce was the one to help design her stunning, Old Mine Brilliant Cut engagement ring – and it seems like it was something that the NFL star had been planning for a while
‘He designed it with this amazing jeweler, Kindred Lubeck,’ Swift said during the interview
The unique pieces typically retail for $17,000 to $40,000, depending on the gemstones used.
Swift explained that she had shown Travis a video of the designer about a year and a half ago.
‘I had shown him a video [that] I just thought was so cool,’ the Wood singer explained.
‘I had shown him a video a year and a half ago, and he was just paying attention to everything, it turns out,’ she said.
The singer admitted that she was ‘gasping’ when she saw the ring that Kelce had designed with Lubeck.
‘When I saw the ring, I was just, like, [gasping],’ she shared during the show. ‘I was like, “I know who made that! I know who made that! And also, you listen to me.” He did amazing, it was, like, “You really know me.”‘
‘I didn’t know what I would want, but he did somehow, and that’s kind of a flex,’ she added.
Kelce proposed to the superstar right after she recorded an episode of his podcast, New Heights, alongside the football player and his brother, Jason Kelce.
The hitmaker, 35, shared the story during a Friday interview with U.K.’s Heart radio station, as she was promoting her brand-new album, The Life of a Showgirl
Her husband-to-be, who is a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, proposed to her in a lavish, flower-filled garden this past August
Swift revealed the news via Instagram at the time, posting a series of pictures from an intimate engagement photoshoot that showcased the enormous diamond rock.
‘Your English teacher and gym teacher are getting married,’ Swift captioned the post.
The photos featured the Cruel Summer songstress and the football star embracing in front of a stunning archway made of greenery and surrounded by countless white and pink roses.
The couple both donned matching Ralph Lauren outfits – Swift wore a $400 striped silk-blend dress by Ralph Lauren for the photo shoot, which featured a ruched top and halter neckline.
The full skirt came right above her ankles, as she paired the look with a pair of brown heeled sandals.
For his part, Kelce matched his soon-to-be wife in a $138 short-sleeve, navy-blue cable knit polo shirt which was also by designer Ralph Lauren.
Kelce paired his complementary look with khaki shorts and a pair of brown suede loafers.
The newly-engaged couple went public with their relationship in September 2023 when the singer appeared alongside Travis’s mother, Donna, at a Kansas Chiefs game.
Since then, their romance has captivated the world, with Swift supporting Kelce’s run to two Super Bowls while the NFL star has traveled alongside her around the globe on her wildly successful Eras tour
Since then, their romance has captivated the world, with Swift supporting Kelce’s run to two Super Bowls while the NFL star has traveled alongside her around the globe on her wildly successful Eras tour.
During the appearance on New Heights, the two also shared a bit of insight into their loving relationship.
She recalled how Kelce went about getting to know her better in a way that was ‘very natural, very pure, very normal.’
The Grammy winner praised Kelce for ‘the way he could make me laugh so immediately about normal things.’
‘He’s just a vibe booster in everyone’s life that he’s in. He’s a human exclamation point,’ she said.
She also gushed about the athlete being ‘so non-judgmental about people’ adding that he didn’t mind that she lacked knowledge about football when they met.