Britney Spears posed in it in 2002 Blake Lively dazzles in the famous cult dress by Versace
Brilliant appearance: Blake Lively walked the red carpet at the "It Ends with Us" premiere in New York in a vintage Versace dress. In the cult dress, the actress paid tribute to pop princess Britney Spears, who wore the same gown in 2002.
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The colorful designer dress is reminiscent of a bouquet of flowers. Lively's outift joins a series of floral looks she has worn in recent days - like here in London during the promo tour for her new film.
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Lively has thus fully internalized her role of Lily Bloom.
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The main character of "It Ends with Us" runs a flower store.
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In New York, Lively presented several looks with floral prints.
Image: IMAGO/Cover-Images
Brilliant appearance: Blake Lively walked the red carpet at the "It Ends with Us" premiere in New York in a vintage Versace dress. In the cult dress, the actress paid tribute to pop princess Britney Spears, who wore the same gown in 2002.
Image: IMAGO/Cover-Images
The colorful designer dress is reminiscent of a bouquet of flowers. Lively's outift joins a series of floral looks she has worn in recent days - like here in London during the promo tour for her new film.
Image: IMAGO/WENN
Lively has thus fully internalized her role of Lily Bloom.
Image: IMAGO/Cover-Images
The main character of "It Ends with Us" runs a flower store.
Image: IMAGO/MediaPunch
In New York, Lively presented several looks with floral prints.
Image: IMAGO/Cover-Images
At the premiere of her new film "It Ends with Us", Blake Lively dazzled in a Versace dress that Britney Spears wore back in 2002. The self-confessed Britney fan wanted to pay tribute to the pop princess.
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- A cult dress is celebrating its comeback: Blake Lively wore a dress that Britney Spears wore back in 2002 to the premiere of her new film.
- The dazzling gown in an asymmetrical cut was made by Versace.
- Lively has presented herself in a series of floral looks in recent days. The colorful sequin dress is just one of them.
- With it, she embodies the "It Ends with Us" lead role of Lily Bloom, owner of a flower store, off screen too.
Wait, haven't we seen this dress before? Fans had to look twice when Blake Lively (36) turned up at the "Just One More Time" premiere (original title: "It Ends With Us") in New York in a colorful sequin dress by Versace.
The gown with its asymmetrical cut is indeed not unknown: The "Butterfly Dress" was created back in 2002, and in the same year it was worn by another celebrity at Milan Fashion Week - at the time Britney Spears (42) dropped by in it alongside designer Donatella Versace (69) at Fashion Week.
Of course, fans immediately noticed: "Same, but different," said one user on X. And another comment reads: "Oops, they've done it again."
Lively brought the 2000s back to life with her appearance on the red carpet in New York. The one-shoulder dress made of transparent fabric with a mermaid-style skirt and colorful glitter appliqués paid homage to singer Britney Spears.
Blake Lively: "It's Britney's real dress, (...) that makes me so happy"
In an interview with "People", Lively said what an honor it was for her to be able to wear the dazzling gown that the "Oops!...I Did It Again" performer once slipped into. "It's Britney's real dress. It should be on display at the Smithsonian or the Met, but instead I'm wearing it. That makes me really happy!" said the actress.
The "Gossip Girl" star also stuck strictly to Britney's template for the rest of her appearance : minimal make-up that mirrored the pink tones of her dress and her hair loose in light waves. This was also how the pop princess appeared back then. Because the Versace piece is simply a statement in itself.
Lively's look was completed with simple accessories, but there were plenty of rings on the fingers of the mother of four. The 36-year-old rounded off the look with matching high-heeled stilettos.
Homage to pop princess Britney Spears
The tribute to the pop princess is no coincidence. Lively subsequently declared herself a Britney Spears fan on Instagram. "She is the ultimate queen who made us all shine (...) and share our stories."
Lively continues: "Britney, we millennials all have a story of a moment or years where you made us shine and inspire awe with strength, joy and hard work. Thank you for your example and your contribution to women telling their stories."
The actress addressed Spears directly and congratulated her on the announced film adaptation of her autobiography in her Instagram story . Britney has always "meant so much" to her. She is an eternal fan.
Blake Lively in her flower girl era
On the promotional tour for her new film "Just One More Time", Britney's dress is reminiscent of a colorful bouquet of flowers. The outfit is just one of many floral looks that Lively has presented in recent days.
With her range of playful outfits and lots of floral prints, she fully embodies Lily Bloom - the lead of "Just One More Time", who runs a flower store.
"Just One More Time" opens today, August 8, in cinemas in German-speaking Switzerland. The story is based on the successful romance novel by US author Colleen Hoover (44).
Lively was accompanied to the premiere in New York by husband Ryan Reynolds (47), to whom she has been married since 2012.
