"Opalite" music video | February 6, 2026
Vintage Dress - no longer available Wild Fable 'Astro Platform Heel' - $25.00 (eBay)
Oh how this reminded me of my own high school dances / formal events. Delightfully retro.
One of my favourite aspects of the video is how every scene felt familiar, funny, and classically Taylor. There was so much charm on the surface, but deeper meanings imbued throughout that have been fun to parse. The scenes with Taylorâs âpet rockâ were such a contrast to the lighthearted lift of the second half of the video. So much effort exerted with not a lot in return.
This might be a reach on my part, but I also felt a few lyrical references to Taylorâs past work in this particular outfit. The string she attempted to wrap around herself (âinvisible stringâ). The seat she saved at every table (âLoverâ). These are the Easter Eggs, nods to existing work, that I find fun to potentially interpret.
Photo by Taylor Swift
