Emilee Lindner of MTV called the video "mature, tasteful, and [...] sexy".
(meta data) TITLE: Taylor Swift's 'Style' Video Brings Out Sexy Taylor And We Love It - MTV (meta data) AUTHOR: Emilee Lindner (meta data) PUBLISHED DATETIME: 2015-02-13 08:49 Big Machine Records # Taylor Swift's 'Style' Video Brings Out Sexy Taylor And We Love It Take a step inside Taylor's gorgeous dreams. Emilee Lindner It's Friday the 13th -- Taylor's lucky number -- and we have a new Taylor Swift video! But if you're expecting the goofy dancing from "Shake It Off" or the literal insanity of "Blank Space," you're in for a big surprise. The new "Style" video, which debuted on "Good Morning America" on Friday morning (Feb. 13), is mature, tasteful, and, dare I say... sexy? "Style" is gorgeously shot and edited (what else would you expect from the Taylor crew?), intercutting sultry glares at the camera, foggy walks in the forest and a guy getting wet in the ocean (brr!). And while we do get that "red lip, classic thing," the rest of the color in it is subdued, making the clip look soft and hazy, almost as if we were in Taylor's memory. Calling the video "a walk inside Swift's dreams" wouldn't be too far off, since the 1989 song is said to be about ex-boyfriend Harry Styles of One Direction. Throughout the visual, we see shards of broken glass, reflecting images of Taylor and her love interest, as if her memory of him comes back in bits and pieces. Smoke billows through stills of a bare-shouldered Swift, as scene by beautiful scene passes before us -- it's almost as if we're watching the dramatic opening credits of a soap opera. Watch the video and tell us what you think! Taylor Swift Full Episodes Shows A-Z TV Schedule Shows News 2019 VMAs Are You The One? Catfish: The TV Show Double Shot At Love Ex On The Beach The Hills: New Beginnings Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Teen Mom OG TRL Top 10 Casting Calls Latest News Watch Live TV
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Style (Taylor Swift song)
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Before its release, Swift posted several teaser images and short clips from the video on her social media accounts. She planned to premiere the video on "Good Morning America" on the morning of February 13, 2015, but Canadian music channel Much released it at midnight. Swift uploaded the video to her Vevo account on the same day. In the video, English actor Dominic Sherwood plays Swift's love interest. Swift contacted him by text message roughly a month before the shooting; the two had known of each other through mutual friends. By the time they worked on the video, Sherwood had finished the film "Take Down", which was later renamed "Billionaire Ransom" (released in 2016).
 The video does not have a clear narrative but features disparate flashbacks of Swift and her love interest by the seashore, in the woods, and on car rides. At some points, the broken mirror pieces, through which Swift and her lover see each other, symbolize memories of a past relationship that linger on. Media publications noted and praised the video's darker, more abstract and sensual atmosphere compared to the videos for "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space". Vox's Kelsey McKinney opined that Swift embraced her sexuality using "sensual imagery" of her touching herself, which showcased her maturity as an artist.