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5 Britney Spears looks to make you miss the ’90s

Dust off your low-rise jeans, crop tops and platform heels. Britney Spears is (almost) in town.

Fans are readying their wardrobes for her first ever performance in Hong Kong, which is also one of her last “Piece of Me” concerts worldwide, bringing the show – a highlights reel of her hits – to a close after four years.

A style icon that propelled ’90s pop culture and started a new generation of divas, Spears inspired the dress code of millions of teenage girls – and a few full-grown fashionistas.

Though some of her looks are less than popular, she’s managed to keep the world in her fashion wake for decades. Let those who’ve never worn one of these signature items cast the first stone.

The crop top

Debuting in the video for “Hit me baby one more time”, this look dominated its decade and is likely responsible for the parade of pierced belly buttons that hit the mall every Saturday in 2002.

Britney Spears performs at the 1999 Teen Choice Awards. Photo: REUTERS
Britney Spears at the MTV Bash in 2003. Photo: REUTERS
Britney Spears poises for pop domination in 2000. Photo: AP

Low-rise bottoms

Best teamed with the aforementioned crop top, low-rise pants got taken to new levels – literally – by Spears.

Britney Spears at the launch of *NSync's album in 2001
Britney Spears' shoot for 'In the Zone' in 2003

The catsuit

Few have donned this comic book-inspired one-piece as many times as Spears has. Most replicated by fans is likely the red PVC catsuit she wore in the video for “Oops I did it again”:

This catsuit-platform combo could also be spotted two years later when she took to the stage on tour.

Britney Spears during the second show of her ‘Onyx Hotel Tour' in 2004. Photo: AP

The bejewelled bra

In somewhat of a luxe evolution, the crop top later gave way to the bejewelled bra.

Britney Spears at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000. Photo: REUTERS

It made an appearance in some of Spears’ most notorious looks.

Britney Spears performs with a snake during the finale of the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. Photo: AP
Britney Spears during a TV show in Seoul in 2003. Photo: REUTERS

Spears has stuck with this look long term, making her 2007 comeback in a slew of sparkles.

Britney Spears performs during the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards – her first major stage event since the birth of her two children. Photo: AFP

And the look is set to hit stages in Hong Kong soon, if previous performances in this tour are anything to go by.

 

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That Double denim

Can we even talk about Spears’ style without mentioning the double denim incident of 2001?

Singer Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake at the 28th Annual American Music Awards in 2001. Photo: REUTERS

For all its seeming faux pas, this look won the hearts of pop fans everywhere. Katy Perry walked in her red-carpeted footsteps 13 years later after letting Spears in on the surprise just before the show:

Katy Perry and Juicy J accept the award for Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2014. Photo: AP

And now for Vegas chic

In a Madonna-esque metamorphosis, Spears took on the Piece of Me tour with new looks that marry knee-high boots with showgirl-style leotards.

Britney Spears Feb ’s Piece of Me tour

Let’s see if the teens can keep up.

Britney Spears is set to hit Hong Kong for the first time on June 27. Which of these iconic looks will her fans be wearing for the show?