The dress was long. It was white. It was Versace. And it was not just a wedding
dress.
Well, it was, literally, a wedding dress
— the dress Britney Spears wore to marry
Sam Asghari on June 9 in Los Angeles.
But it was also a symbol of Spears’ new era of independence, and a relatively
restrained choice for a woman who has lived a lot of her pain, and her fame, in
public. While it may be her third marriage, it’s the first since the end of the
conservatorship that defined a large part of her adult life. So why not dress
for it as if it is a fresh start?
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Not so much a fairy tale ending as a
beginning, in off-the-shoulder ivory silk cady with pearl buttons down the
back, a high slit to free the leg, a nearly 15-foot flowing veil and a matching
choker — a nod of sorts to her own 1990s trendsetting self.
And for that, why not turn to a designer
who knew her when? Enter Donatella Versace.
Back in March, Spears posted a picture
of herself with
Versace on Instagram, suggesting that the two of them were peas
in a pod (in somewhat saltier language). Versace, in turn, told Variety later
in the month that Spears was “in an amazing state of mind.”
Versace once even defined her clothes according to Spears’ reputation. They are “young and rock ’n’ roll,” she said of the looks in her spring 2003 collection. “Britney things.”
Indeed, the wedding may have consecrated
Spears’ relationship with Asghari, but her relationship with Versace has been
going on for decades. The two women have long had more in common than a
poptastic aesthetic, a love of body-conscious clothing, bleach and a bit of a
spray tan.
Versace, after all, went through her own
public trial by fire when she was forced to assume the reins of the Versace
brand after the murder of her brother Gianni. She endured substance abuse
issues and family trauma to keep the business going no matter what. (Sound
familiar?) She knows something about being stuck under the celebrity
microscope.
Perhaps as a result, she and Spears have
had each other’s backs since at least 2001, when Spears chose a backless green
chiffon minidress with black beading to perform with Michael Jackson at
Madison Square Garden. In 2002, Spears wore a rainbow-toned, flesh-flashing Versace
gown to sit in the front row at the Versace show during Milan Fashion Week, and
in 2008 she wore two different sparkling Versace minidresses to the MTV Video
Music Awards.
Versace once even defined her clothes
according to Spears’ reputation. They are “young and rock ’n’ roll,” she said
of the looks in her spring 2003 collection. “Britney things.”
After the nuptials, there were more
Versace “Britney things,” including an assortment of minidresses in black and
red that Spears wore to the reception and dance party.
And together the wedding wardrobe
suggests there may be even more Britney-related inspiration come September and
the next Versace runway. It’s not hard to imagine that this could be the start
of a whole new Spears-Versace era (not to mention ambassadorship), one that
defines the look of a certain unapologetic and triumphant feminine survivalism.
If so, it would mark a fashion marriage
of the most enduring, and authentic, kind.
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