Blake Lively Channels Britney Spears’ Iconic Look at ‘It Ends With Us’ Premiere with Ryan Reynolds
Blake Lively paid tribute to Britney Spears, embodying the “ultimate queen” in a stunning early-2000s Versace dress.
At the New York City premiere of her film “It Ends With Us,” the 36-year-old actress captivated the red carpet with her vibrant, multicolored outfit, honoring the 42-year-old pop icon.
“It is Britney’s actual dress,” Lively gushed to People ahead of the debut of the romance-drama.
“It should be in the Smithsonian [Institution] or the Met[ropolitan Museum of Art], but it’s on me.”
At Versace’s spring 2003 runway show during Milan Fashion Week, Spears dazzled in a rainbow-hued asymmetrical gown.
During Tuesday’s premiere, Lively shared with Extra TV that the dress held deep personal significance for her because of what Spears represented.
Lively described Spears as embodying love, beauty, youth, dedication, and strength, noting that Spears was attuned to both her sexuality and her delicate side, symbolizing a blend of all these qualities. Lively even styled her long, blond hair in the same bouncy waves that Spears wore.
“Her telling her own story the way that she did and the way she’s about to with her biopic … Britney has just meant so much to me forever. I’m a forever Britney stan.”
Lively shared that she jumped at the opportunity when the iconic gown became “available.”
“I was like, ‘Yes! I need it,’” she recalled, adding that she was “saving it for this” very occasion.
Lively, who plays a florist named Lily Bloom in the Justin Baldoni-directed film set to release in theaters on Friday, also took to Instagram to commend Spears.