“It’s Britney b**ch”: Blake Lively Resurrects Britney Spears’ Iconic Early 2000s Era Look at an Event for Her Latest Film ‘It Ends With Us’

Blake Lively, known for her incredible fashion sense and phenomenal acting, has now taken the internet by storm with her humor. More often than not, Lively has left her fans in awe of her outfits and this time her denim-on-denim look is no different.

That said, the denim aficionado did not hesitate from poking fun at herself in the caption of the Instagram carousel she posted recently. Interestingly, the look is reminiscent of pop icon Britney Spears’s outfit from the 2001 American Music Awards.

Blake Lively Brings Back Britney Spears’ Look from Decades Ago

Over the years, there have been quite a few revolutionary red carpet moments that have defined the fashion of an entire era or have people talking even after years. For instance, the green Versace silk chiffon dress Jennifer Lopez wore to the 42nd Grammy Awards, still has people’s attention.

Blake Lively is currently busy with her upcoming movie It Ends With Us, and in late June, she stepped out with her friends to celebrate co-star Brendan Sklenar’s birthday. She effortlessly pulled off the denim-on-denim look for the outing.

Lively wore a Self-Portrait denim minidress embellished with rhinestones and a denim Dries Van Noten trench coat. The look was completed with a tiny denim Chanel purse, Gucci shoes, and jewelry from Beverly Hills Unicorn. In the caption of the Instagram carousel she posted, she wrote:

You say Canadian Prom Dress, I say It’s Britney B**ch.

While the first part of the caption is Lively taking a dig at herself, the second part is a famous catchphrase that was initially just a lyric from Spears’ song Gimme More. The Gossip Girl star referred to Spears’ because the denim-on-denim look became popularized when Spears wore a similar outfit at the 2001 American Music Awards.

Lively wore the outfit to Carbone in New York City’s Greenwich Village with co-stars Hasan Minhaj, Isabela Ferrer, and other friends. The post featured several other pictures from her night out.

Britney Spears’ Iconic 2001 Look Has Influenced Other Celebrities

Spears and her then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake rocked matching outfits on the red carpet of the Awards show event. The Toxic singer wore a Kurt and Bart patchwork gown, and Timberlake donned a light-wash Canadian tuxedo and denim cowboy hat ensemble.

The It-couple back in the day inspired an era of mesh tops, tiny leather skirts, metallic frocks, and entire outfits made from denim. It has also inspired many celebrity couples’ Halloween costumes and other recreational looks.

Katy Perry and Riff Raff wore similar outfits to the 2014 Video Music Awards. Spears was impressed and even tweeted (via X) to the Roar singer to express her feelings about it upon being prompted by her.