Vancouver Eras Tour: Laughing men statues don friendship bracelets [Video]

The iconic bronze statues of laughing men in Vancouver’s West End have been decked out with themed friendship bracelets ahead of another icon’s arrival in the city.

Trading beaded bracelets has become a tradition for Swifties over the course of her record-smashing Eras Tour, and before she takes the stage at BC Place in less than a week, Vancouver is getting in the Taylor Swift spirit.

The oversized friendship bracelets strung over the necks of “A-maze-ing Laughter,” as the public art installation is officially called, spell out song titles from across Taylor Swift’s discography.

The bracelets were created by local artist Ryleah Shea Resler and commissioned by the West End Business Improvement Association.

In a behind-the-scenes TikTok about her work, Resler explained she chose the specific song titles she did to create perfect Swiftie selfie opportunities. She said people are taking photos with their pets in front of “loml” (love …