Swift, Ophelia and Music Video
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Swift strikes a pose in a painting that includes a wooden statue of her cat Olivia Benson. The orange song bird lands on her arm as she stands next to a table of pearls, a peach (lyric in "Showgirl" title track) and her famous sourdough bread (probably dubbed the "Fate of Dough-felia").
Taylor Swift included some Easter eggs about Travis Kelce that fans have spotted in the music video for her song “The Fate of Ophelia.”
The phrase “sequins are forever” appears twice in the music video — once as the title on a movie poster and once on a director’s clapperboard cutting between scenes. “Sequins are forever” is a lyric from “The Life of a Showgirl,” the album’s title track featuring Sabrina Carpenter.
Swift slips into the role of Ophelia — as depicted in Sir John Everett Millais’s 1851 painting — in an ethereal ivory gown by Alberta Ferretti featuring romantic floor-length sleeves and a tiered ruffled hem.
The first music video from Taylor Swift's 12th studio album, 'The Life of a Showgirl', is finally here. Directed by Swift, 'The Fate of Ophelia' delivers on the glitz and glamour of the album's title.
Leave it to Taylor Swift to carefully place a treasure trove of meaningful references into her latest music video for superfans to discover.
At one point, Swift wears an ethereal white gown as she lounges amid a backdrop that evokes John Everett Miliais' famous painting Ophelia. She nods back to the art later in the video, with a sparkly dress and long, curly red wig. The first dress, though, calls to mind another painting of Ophelia done by Joseph Mordecai in the 1870s.
Taylor Swift's 'The Fate of Ophelia' music video has premiered online on YouTube, along with 11 lyric videos from her new album.
"The Fate of Ophelia" music video premiered in theaters during Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' fan event. Here are all the Easter eggs that fans spotted.