The Life of a Showgirl has only been public knowledge for 48 hours, and already, Taylor Swift has gifted fans four album covers. Each cover introduces Swifties to her twelfth studio album's aesthetic in all its burlesque-inspired glory. The It’s Frightening edition, specifically, captures Swift in a dimly-lit theater wearing Showgirl-ish Manolo Blahniks.
On August 13, mere minutes after the track list dropped, Swift wasted no time giving the internet more imagery. Marie Claire senior news editor (and Swiftie-in-chief), Halie LeSavage calls Swift "her most exposed and empowered" in photographs by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. The Grammy winner looked straight out of the Eras Tour in a corseted one-piece, fishnet tights, and $1,248 Manolo Blahnik Hamedis. Contrary the first cover's bejeweled bodysuit by Area, the only sparkle here was on her shoes. Straps made of rhinestones stretched across each upper, hence the four-figure price tag.
