Taylor Swift released the official music video for her song “The Man” on YouTube on Thursday and you can watch it right now. Taking several months to make, the video was directed by Swift, making it her official solo directorial debut!
Meant to make a commentary on gender equality, Taylor transforms into a man while dressed in prosthetics, color contacts, a wig, and facial hair. She can also be seen wearing The Speculator blue light blocking optical frames in chestnut brown tortoise that you can purchase at Privé Revaux.
The music video contains a visual reference to tennis player Serena Williams’ match controversy with a chair umpire at the 2018 US Open Championships
“They’d say I hustled/Put in the work/They wouldn’t shake their heads and question how much of this I deserve,” she sings in the fourth single from her seventh studio album, Lover (2019).
“What I was wearing, if I was rude/Could all be separated from my good ideas and power moves.”
Taylor Swift wearing The Speculator blue light blocking optical frames in chestnut brown tortoise
At the end of the clip, her speaking voice is provided by Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known by his ring name, The Rock. He was quick to congratulate the singer in a post on Twitter.
Congrats my friend! 👏🏾🙌🏾 My pleasure to voice THE MAN. What a transformation and more importantly, great message about women’s equality and the importance of straight up being kind and good to people. Next we sing our duet. You bring the guitar, I’ll bring the tequila 🎸🥃
As the director (voiced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson), Swift asks her “man” character, “Could you try to be sexier? Maybe more likable this time?”
Voiced by Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Swift asks her “man” character “Could you try to be sexier? Maybe more likable this time?”
In the music video, Taylor also wears a red and gold print shirt from Versace and Christian Louboutin dress shoes.
Taylor Swift’s music video for The Man focuses on double standards in society and comments on the objectification and sexualization of women
A few days earlier, the Lover singer hosted a live Q&A with fans on YouTube in the chat section of her YouTube Premiere for the new video.
“I love you guys so much for deciding to dedicate your morning/evening/afternoon to this chat I LOVE YOU,” Taylor said during the hour-long chat. After responding to a few questions she added, “Thanks so much to everyone who either stayed up hella late or got up mega early for this. I love ya – that is so nice of you.”
Taylor Swift wearing a checked single-breasted coat with a matching top, pants, and boots from Carmen March with Mateo jewelry to the premiere of her documentary Miss Americana at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival held at Eccles Center Theatre in Park City, Utah, on January 23, 2020
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