--- title: Taylor Swift References Joe Alwyn in Her New Delicate Video description: In a new vertical video for "Delicate," Taylor Swift's commitment to her boyfriend Joe Alwyn is evident from one subtle detail. canonical: https://time.com/5222240/taylor-swift-delicate-alwyn/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-30T15:35:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:45.857Z og:title: Here's How Taylor Swift Nods to Joe Alwyn in Her New Video og:description: It's all in the details og:url: https://time.com/5222240/taylor-swift-delicate-alwyn/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's How Taylor Swift Nods to Joe Alwyn in Her New Video twitter:description: It's all in the details twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # How Taylor Swift's New Music Video References Joe Alwyn With One Subtle Detail  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 30, 2018 3:35 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 30, 2018 3:35 PM CUT On Friday, [Taylor Swift](http://time.com/5213399/taylor-swift-gun-control/ "undefined") released a new visual to accompany [her song “Delicate”](http://time.com/5195544/taylor-swifts-delicate-video-memes/ "undefined") off of her latest album [_Reputation_](http://time.com/5182133/taylor-swift-reputation-tour-camila-cabello-charli-xcx/ "undefined"). “Delicate” already has an official music video — it’s got a snappy 78 million views on YouTube to boot — but Swift is now leaning [into streaming](http://time.com/5044212/taylor-swift-reputation-streaming/ "undefined") platforms, releasing a Spotify-only vertical video that plays on mobile within the app. Shot like an extended selfie in a single take, with Swift spinning around in a meadow in a wintry forest, it’s a lo-fi, stripped-down approach. But zoom in closely, and the singer provides certain clues about her relationship with British actor [Joe Alwyn.](http://time.com/5197438/taylor-swift-delicate-references-joe-alwyn/ "undefined") It’s all in the details, of course. Swift wears a warm coat, her signature red lipstick, and her hair cut in shaggy bangs. Around her neck, however, is a simple necklace. And engraved on the necklace is the initial “J” likely for Joe. The two have been seeing each other [since](http://time.com/4990995/taylor-swift-gorgeous-lyrics-about/ "undefined") [at least](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a13561434/taylor-swift-joe-alwyn-relationship-timeline/ "undefined") the summer of 2017, although they mostly keep their relationship out of the spotlight. The necklace also echoes a line in one of her other _Reputation_ songs, [“Call It What You Want.”](http://time.com/5007636/taylor-swift-call-it-what-you-want/ "undefined") On that track, she sings, “I want to wear his initial / On a chain round my neck.” One thing you can always count on Swift for: her songwriting really is a mirror to her reality. > [](https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/979585838374948866) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5222240/taylor-swift-delicate-alwyn/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5222240/taylor-swift-delicate-alwyn/"},"headline":"How Taylor Swift's New Music Video References Joe Alwyn With One Subtle Detail","datePublished":"2018-03-30T15:35:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:45.857Z","description":"In a new vertical video for \"Delicate,\" Taylor Swift's commitment to her boyfriend Joe Alwyn is evident from one subtle detail.","url":"https://time.com/5222240/taylor-swift-delicate-alwyn/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","Taylor Swift"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5222240/taylor-swift-delicate-alwyn/","name":"How Taylor Swift's New Music Video References Joe Alwyn With One Subtle Detail"}}]}] ```