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Taylor Swift<\/span>\u00a0made some time in her busy schedule to celebrate her friend Ashley Avignone’s birthday.<\/p>\n

The Bad Blood hitmaker, 35, was among the guests at the stylist\u2019s 40th birthday celebrations in\u00a0New York City<\/span>\u00a0on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Avignone shared a few snaps from the festivities to her Instagram on Sunday, including one photo of her and the superstar sharing a warm hug in front of a birthday cake.<\/p>\n

The pals both matched in long-sleeve black looks, with Taylor \u2014 who attended the bash\u00a0with her boyfriend Travis Kecle<\/span>, 35 \u2014 rocking her signature red lipstick.<\/p>\n

Swift also wore a chic Cartier Santos Demoiselle gold diamond watch, retailing for up to $31,000.<\/p>\n

Another photo showed Ashley blowing out her birthday candle.\u00a0The writing on the colorful cake humorously stated, ‘Ash is 25 (again).’<\/p>\n

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Taylor Swift, 35, made some time in her busy schedule to celebrate her friend Ashley Avignone’s 40th birthday<\/p>\n

‘Happy birthday to me, emphasis on the *happy*’ the designer captioned her post.<\/p>\n

The birthday bash was held on Saturday at the exclusive members club Chez Margaux in the Meatpacking District, according to\u00a0People.<\/p>\n

Swift and Avignone met through mutual friend Emma Stone, and have been friends for 16 years.<\/p>\n

Avignone has accompanied Swift to a number of Kansas City Chiefs games to cheer on the pop star’s tight end boyfriend.<\/p>\n

Avignone also recently supported Swift at her own birthday party<\/span>, an Eras Tour-themed bash thrown by Kelce.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Saturday, Swift and her boyfriend were seen holding hands as they made their way to Avignone’s birthday dinner.<\/p>\n

Despite the chilly temperatures, Swift put on a leggy display wearing a black minidress that contained a hem that stopped inches above her knees.<\/p>\n

Taylor layered the ensemble with a long, black coat that had sparkling, silver embellishments embroidered throughout the warm material.<\/p>\n

The songstress slipped into a pair of open-toed, black heels to coincide with the monochromatic color scheme of her look.<\/p>\n

Swift’s long blonde locks were parted in the middle, and effortlessly flowed down past her shoulders in elegant waves.<\/p>\n

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The Bad Blood hitmaker was among the guests at the stylist\u2019s birthday celebrations in New York City.\u00a0Avignone shared a number of snaps from the party to her Instagram on Sunday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The writing on the colorful cake humorously stated, ‘Ash is 25 (again).’ The designer captioned her post: ‘Happy birthday to me, emphasis on the *happy*’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Taylor attended the bash with her boyfriend Travis Kecle, 35. The party was held on Saturday at the exclusive members club Chez Margaux in the Meatpacking District<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Swift put on a leggy display wearing a black minidress that contained a hem that stopped inches above her knees<\/p>\n

The performer carried a small, bedazzled purse in her right hand to hold a few items she needed during the night out.<\/p>\n

Taylor further glammed up the outfit by adding a pair of dangly, silver earrings as well as a silver-chained necklace.<\/p>\n

Kelce sported a vibrant look wearing a red, denim jacket that was unbuttoned at the front as well as a pair of matching, loose-fitting trousers.<\/p>\n

The professional NFL star added a printed, white shirt underneath and donned a pair of black shoes that were secured with laces.<\/p>\n

To complete the stylish ensemble for the evening, Travis added a cap on top of his head and also opted for a pair of shades.<\/p>\n

The couple – who were first romantically linked last year – were seen lovingly holding hands as they made their way across a busy street upon arriving to the restaurant.<\/p>\n

Just one day earlier, the lovebirds were previously spotted out in the Big Apple for a double date with producer Jack Antonoff and his wife, Margaret Qualley.<\/p>\n

Swift and Kelce matched in coordinating looks as she donned a $5,500 wool, Stella McCartney blazer that contained dazzling embellishments.<\/p>\n

Social media users soon jumped to X to share their thoughts on the couple’s ensembles, with one penning, ‘THE MATCHING COLOURS AHHHHHHH TAYLOR AND TRAVIS YOU GUYS LOOK INCREDIBLE!!!’<\/p>\n

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Avignone (R) also recently supported Swift at her own birthday party, an Eras Tour-themed bash thrown by Kelce; They are seen with\u00a0Chiefs WAG Lyndsay Bell (L) and Brittany Mahomes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Avignone has accompanied Swift to a number of Kansas City Chiefs games to cheer on the pop star’s tight end boyfriend; they are seen with Blake Lively in February at Super Bowl 58<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Swift and Avignone met through mutual friend Emma Stone, and have been friends for 16 years; Taylor, Emma and\u00a0Ashley seen in 2010<\/p>\n

Another added, ‘Taylor & Travis’ matching outfits are so cute [sobbing emoji],’ while one shared, ‘Both outfits really are incredible! Taylor and Travis look amazing together.’<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, an insider for the Chiefs opened up about Kelce’s plans with Swift amid his team’s short break on the\u00a0New Day With SSJ podcast.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs competed against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day – which resulted in a 29-10 victory for Kansas City.<\/p>\n

While mentioning Chiefs coach Andy Reid, the insider named Pete Sweeney stated, ‘Andy I believe got done with the [Steelers] game and gave the guys some time to go do what they want to do.’<\/p>\n

‘A tight end might be going to New York with his girlfriend, a quarterback might be hanging out with his kids. Who knows what everybody else is doing.’<\/p>\n

‘But I think it’s a nice reset for these guys. All these guys will practice next week, but I have a zero percent feel that any starter of any significance will play in this game.’<\/p>\n

Kelce will join the Chiefs on the football field next year on January 5 as they take on the Denver Broncos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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