Taylor Swift Perfects Showgirl Style in “The Fate of Ophelia” Video

Swifties, rejoice: Taylor Swift has dropped a music video for “The Fate of Ophelia,” the lead single off her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, released on Friday.

After teasing it in her special AMC theaters preview this weekend, the full music video, written and directed by Swift, debuted tonight—and is a true visual feast. The video sees Swift transform into her interpretation of the tragic heroine Ophelia from Shakespeare’s Hamlet—if Ophelia were a modern-day pop star, that is. (The lyrics, seem to thank her fiancé, Travis Kelce, for saving her from insanity, and “saving my heart from the fate of Ophelia.”)

Unsurprisingly, Swift leans into glitzy showgirl style to further convey her storytelling. Thanks to the assist of her longtime stylist, Joseph Cassell Falconer, Swift’s enchanting wardrobe in the video would make any Vegas showgirl proud. She may begin the video with a simple white Ophelia-inspired dress by Alberta Ferretti—but Swift then proceeds to go full-on showgirl, slipping into dazzling, crystal-covered looks that match the theatrical vibe of her album cover. The pop star emerges wearing everything from rhinestone-embroidered bodysuits to chainmail gowns—and even a bejeweled bathing suit, with the sequined blue swim cap to match.

Like true pop royalty, most of the looks were created custom for Swift, by of-the-moment labels like Area, which designed Swift’s high-fashion blue swim look (and pompom boa to match). “Taylor is such an iconic Area girl, full of fun and dualities,” says Area designer Nicholas Aburn of dressing the singer. “A popstar and a poet. The showgirl reflects the tension between the fun of glamour, and the real power of controlling our perceptions through fashion.”

This article was originally published on Vogue.com.