Taylor Swift Channels Elizabeth Taylor in Stunning Artwork

, 36, wows in jewels and feathers in newly released promo shots for her single .

The singer surprised fans by , but she doesn't actually feature in the footage.

Instead the video is comprised of a newsreel of iconic actress Elizabeth alongside clips from her films such as Cleopatra and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Taylor does feature in promo shots for the single though, transforming into a Elizabeth-inspired look.

The artwork shows Taylor reclining on a chaise lounge dressed in a sequin leotard covered in frothy pink feathers.

She wears a headpiece, similar to one Elizabeth sported in her 1963 movie epic Cleopatra, layered over a black wig. A flick of Cleopatra's famed eyeliner is the finishing touch.

Oscar-winner Elizabeth died in 2011 at age 79.

The lyrics to the song hint at the movie icon as she sings about her famous violet eyes, her white diamonds - the actress wore diamonds often and has a best-selling perfume called White Diamonds - and mentions the diva's favorite vacation spots such as Portofino, and the Plaza Athanee hotel in Paris. 

For now, the music video is only available on Apple Music and the premium Spotify level. 

In October, Taylor revealed that she had asked permission from the estate of Elizabeth to put the song out.   

The music video's end-title scroll includes a thank you to House of Taylor & the Elizabeth Taylor Trust, the Todd family and the Wilding family. 

Last year the artist talked about the tune.

'In this record, there's a song called Elizabeth Taylor, which is sort of my emotions and my issues with fame through the lens of cosplaying the life of Elizabeth Taylor, so you kind of meld the two experiences together,'

'She is always someone that I've looked up to as being this very glamorous, very beloved, but for some reason a polarizing figure, which I found myself in that place, too.'

In a TikTok video, the singer talked about what inspired her to look at the iconic actress.

'My parents sent me this clip of Elizabeth Taylor's son saying something very flattering, that if there , he said it would be me,' said the singer.

'I was so flattered by that. I just immediately started talking to Travis [Kelce] about it. I was going on and on about Elizabeth Taylor, talking about all the things about her that I loved… how she kept challenging herself late into her life,' she added.

'I had to get out of the car. I was like, "One sec, I have to get out of the car for a second," and I just sang this melody into my phone, got back in the car and… that's what it's like when it happens.'

The song Elizabeth Taylor is the second time Taylor has . 

In the 2017 song …Ready for It? from the album Reputation, she sang, 'And he can be my jailer, Burton to this Taylor / Every love I've known in comparison is a failure.'

Her frenemy Kim Kardashian is also a big fan of the movie icon and even produced a docu-series about her called Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar.