When Pleasanton resident Stephanie Haller settled in for a showing of Taylor Swift’s new movie, she didn’t expect to get hit with a wave of nostalgia.
The movie featured behind-the-scenes footage of Swift directing a music video for a song off her new album The Life of a Showgirl , all while donning a vintage otter T-shirt from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
As a born-and-raised Bay Area kid, Haller immediately recognized the shirt.
“I was taken back to the ’90s,” Haller said. “I’m pretty sure I had that shirt originally. I had to ask my mom, actually, and be like, ‘Did I have that?’”
Fans online became enamored with the shirt featuring an illustration of two otters floating in the water side-by-side, especially since it ties into Swift’s personal love for the animal, shared by h