When Taylor Swift unveiled the burlesque artwork for her 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl, she could be seen wearing a rhinestone bra, fringed arm bands, and a bedazzled nude thong which seemed familiar.
The 35-year-old pop star might have taken inspiration from one of her idols, Britney Spears, who donned a very similar set designed by Bob Mackie for her $53.3M-grossing, 69-date Dream within a Dream Tour in 2001.
The 86-year-old designer – who was a favorite of Cher and Carol Burnett – originally created The Ziegfeld Follies-inspired glittery pieces for the 1981 Las Vegas stage production Jubilee!
On April 1, Julien’s Auctions sold the 43-year-old Grammy winner’s bra, panties, and armbands for an eye-popping $78K.
The reproduction of Britney’s bedazzled, low-waisted Levi’s 501 medium wash jeans – designed by Corbin Struck – were sold for $2,925.
In 2023, Spears posted about the time she originally met Taylor backstage at her $40.9M-grossing, 88-date Oops!… I Did It Again Tour circa 2000-2001.
When Taylor Swift unveiled the burlesque artwork for her 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl, she could be seen wearing a rhinestone bra, fringed arm bands, and a bedazzled nude thong which seemed familiar
The 35-year-old pop star might have taken inspiration from one of her idols, Britney Spears, who donned a very similar set designed by Bob Mackie for her $53.3M-grossing, 69-date Dream within a Dream Tour in 2001
‘My good friend at the time was the assistant to my manager who was trying to become a manager himself,’ the semi-retired pop star – who boasts 41.8M Instagram followers – wrote.
‘There was a knock, and then he said, “I have a girl named Taylor who wants to come in and sing for you.” I was like of course! He walks in, and she sings a beautiful song with her guitar.
‘I was like, “Wow wow she’s unbelievable!” We took a picture, and she then became the most iconic pop woman of our generation. Kinda cool she plays stadiums, and I prefer her videos over movies any day. She’s stunning! Girl crush!’
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The feeling was certainly mutual as Swift gushed to GMA in 2004: ‘I think Britney Spears is awesome just because she has this aura that, you know, being around her in real life people just change and she’s just so just awesome that way.
‘She has this aura that people just can’t resist. And that’s what I love about Britney Spears because she’s just like nobody else and she’s very different.’
The 14-time Grammy winner announced Wednesday on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast New Heights that she will release The Life of a Showgirl on October 3.
Taylor’s 12-track record includes two songs – Ruin the Friendship and CANCELLED! – which many predict to be about the deterioration of her friendship with Blake Lively.
The canceled 37-year-old allegedly blackmailed Swift in February by threatening to release a decade of private text messages if she didn’t issue a statement of support amid her Justin Baldoni legal war.
On May 30, the How Does It End singer regained the masters to her first six studio albums – Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, and Reputation.
The 86-year-old designer – who was a favorite of Cher and Carol Burnett – originally created The Ziegfeld Follies-inspired glittery pieces for the 1981 Las Vegas stage production Jubilee!
On April 1, Julien’s Auctions sold the 43-year-old Grammy winner’s bra, panties, and armbands for an eye-popping $78K
In 2023, Britney posted about the time she originally met Taylor backstage at her $40.9M-grossing, 88-date Oops!… I Did It Again Tour circa 2000-2001
Spears wrote: ‘She sings a beautiful song with her guitar. I was like, “Wow wow she’s unbelievable!” We took a picture, and she then became the most iconic pop woman of our generation. Kinda cool she plays stadiums, and I prefer her videos over movies any day. She’s stunning! Girl crush!’
The feeling was certainly mutual as Swift gushed to GMA in 2004: ‘I think Britney Spears is awesome just because she has this aura that, you know, being around her in real life people just change and she’s just so just awesome that way’
The 14-time Grammy winner announced Wednesday on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast New Heights that she will release The Life of a Showgirl on October 3
Taylor’s 12-track record includes two songs – Ruin the Friendship and CANCELLED! – which many predict to be about the deterioration of her friendship with Blake Lively
The canceled 37-year-old (L, pictured in 2023) allegedly blackmailed Swift in February by threatening to release a decade of private text messages if she didn’t issue a statement of support amid her Justin Baldoni legal war
The semi-retired pop star (pictured Wednesday) will soon launch her first-ever jewelry brand, B. Tiny, and she’s also said to be hands on with her fully-authorized biopic for Universal Pictures helmed by Wicked director Jon M. Chu
Billboard reported that Taylor spent around $360M to buy back her music catalog from Shamrock Capital after ‘bully’ Scooter Braun sold her masters to the private equity firm in 2020 (a year after buying them from Big Machine)
Meanwhile, Britney will soon launch her first-ever jewelry brand, B. Tiny, and she’s also said to be hands on with her fully-authorized biopic for Universal Pictures helmed by Wicked director Jon M. Chu.
Spears – who recently joked about adopting ‘a beautiful baby girl’ – will next celebrate the 19th birthday of her son Jayden Federline on September 12 immediately followed by her son Sean Federline’s 20th birthday on September 14.
Last November, the Hold Me Closer hitmaker made her final $20K child support payment to second ex-husband Kevin Federline, whom she was only married to for two years before their 2007 divorce.
Britney’s 47-year-old former back-up dancer amassed $5M in support payments during the 17 years he had primary custody of their sons.