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Flamboyance, fashion, fame and flaws - Britney Spears has everything that it takes to become an epic example or a horrible warning in the scintillating world of glamour. You will blink and miss her wedding and divorce alike, hear about her link-ups with the change of every season and just when you think you are jaded, she manages to surprise you more than ever before. You can love her, you can hate her, you can altogether avoid her but you can never not hear about her! But what is most interesting about Spears is how her clothes are an extension of who she is in that moment. Her transition from a school uniform attired young girl to a mother-of-two is best represented by the clothes she wears; her body, almost like a canvas, paints itself in her state of mind and her deep passion to wear nothing but herself.
Let’s look at Britney’s ten looks that define her from what she was to who she has become, in life and in lifestyle.
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1999 - A young girl with big dreams in her eyes, talent in her throat and the impending responsibility of nerve-wrecking stardom on her shoulders. She was a rage amongst the teens - her simple t-shirts or tube tops coupled up with pants and sneakers made her the face of Skechers - the famous sneakers brand.
2000 - Oh! the glow of being newly discovered, conferred with every award there in the music industry and songs that refuse to come down the charts! Britney at her best - the glorious, ruling, musical Diva of the pop world.
2001 - Her link up with Justin Timberlake, the flak she received for declaring her virginity and later, the lack thereof, changed Britney. She demanded her freedom back, the freedom to be her age -she discoved her sexuality and displayed it. Another rage in making - flaunting those surfboard abs with denims that barely hung on the pelvic bone and those gyrating moves - Oops! Britney truly did it again. Sexy was the new black.
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2001 - 2004: Her blink and miss marriage with an old friend followed by a more serious one with choreographer Kevin Federline saw Britney coming off age for awhile. She dressed the part of a wife - but only while she was happy..
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2004- 2005: In the family way, Britney took pride in her bloated tummy and showed off her baby bump. The excess weight did not stop this damsel for showing off what has got; this was made obvious in her nude pose for Harper’s bazaar. Dressed up casual almost always, the pregnancy brought with it more paparazzi spotting Britney and taking her look to bits and pieces.
2005-2006: The legendary meltdown with her marriage on the rocks and the custody of her children in jeopardy, Britney, it seems, started overeating more than ever; a video of her cussing and burping leaked over the internet and it changed her image from that of a sophisticated diva to a trashy celebrity! She was definitely not losing weight, the same cannot be, however, said for her mind.
2006-2007: The biggest faux pas of all time, it was Britney who forgot to wear her underpants and almost intentionally flashed the shutterbugs to get a good picture of what she had to show. Declared as mentally unstable at that point, Britney was at an all time high when it came to being her controversial self!
2007-2008: The “it” moment that made the world come to face with the fact that Britney was on a slippery slope was when she shaved her head. The sign of the ultimate depression that a woman could go through after losing a husband and her kids, Britney completely removed the tresses that she was so known for. Her crazy cuts, hair colours and accessories gave way to that of a bald skull - representing the crudity of her life and exposed emotions.
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In 2008, a bit back on the track, Britney got out of the rehab to be linked with another man. She regained herself in the knowledge of the fact that people had appreciated her new track Gimme More. It was a thorough disappointment though to see her perform onstage when the fans, who expected to see a svelte and pleasing Britney, got to see an overweight once-upon-a-time goddess gyrating on a pole in a rather vulgar fashion.
In 2009, as you read this, Britney, after much ado, has finally realized what she is best at and resuming her musical career and tuning it back into shape. After achieving some semblance of a sane life, Spears was recently slammed again for using lip sync instead of singing her songs at a recent concert in Melbourne, Australia.
Controversy will never forget to follow Britney and continue to be her shadow, but amidst all of this she continues her fight and every morning when she wakes up, we suggest that she hums her own tune - Now I am stronger than yesterday. Amen.
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