Vogue: the story behind Britney Spears' iconic "Oops!... I Did It Again" outfit

[DollyParton]

Has this already been posted? 

When you think Britney, you think of that red latex jumpsuit. And in honor of the album’s anniversary, Vogue called up Estee Stanley, the video’s stylist, to reminisce about that now-famous Oops! costume. Together, Stanley and Spears worked on crafting the initial fashion vision for the video’s space-age theme. “We wanted everything to be **** and monochromatic.” They came up with an all-white and all-black outfit for Spears, and Stanley also dressed all of the backup dancers in silvery looks, as well as sourced the astronaut costume for her hunky space boyfriend in the video. (Fun fact: he is now a surgeon.)

They turned to Michael Bush, a costume designer that was doing all of Spears’s custom tour looks at the time, to make something exciting for Spears... he ended up creating the red latex suit overnight. Spears immediately loved it, though Stanley had initial reservations about the piece’s clingy material. “If you put a latex outfit on, you're immediately sweating..." "After one take, I unzipped her, and it literally looked like a bucket of water poured out of this jumpsuit,” she says. “She had a very intense day, to say the least."

Read the full article here.

 

 

[Shadow.]

i can only imagine how gross it would be to dance in latex all day 

[Britneylandia]

[JackSProductions]

I’ve always wondered what the original catsuit was gonna look like before classic Britney decided to change it the night before the shoot Nigel **** did talk about it not so long ago but never really explained what it looked like 

[5HINee]

I thought (actually read) a camera fell onto her face whilst she lay down, not a lamp. so what's the truth?

 

[chizwhiz]

lol at exhale censoring the directors name

[rodrigobjs]

My queen always so professional  she knew from the beginning it would turn into an iconic pop video

[Roxxy]

@rodrigobjs

aww you shouldn't have 

[rodrigobjs]

34 minutes ago, Roxxy said:

@rodrigobjs

aww you shouldn't have 

Omg I got platinum on exhale, 1000 points  when will britney jean 

[Roxxy]

1 minute ago, rodrigobjs said:

Omg I got platinum on exhale, 1000 points

Mmhmm, but we been knew you were already certified Diamond in my heart. 

[rodrigobjs]

16 minutes ago, Roxxy said:

Mmhmm, but we been knew you were already certified Diamond in my heart. 

Ohh you’re a womanizer baby  

[Roxxy]

1 minute ago, rodrigobjs said:

Ohh you’re a womanizer baby 

I'm a good girl. 

[rodrigobjs]

3 minutes ago, Roxxy said:

I'm a good girl. 

@Roxxy don’t try to front I-I know just just what you are a are

[Roxxy]

5 minutes ago, rodrigobjs said:

@Roxxy don’t try to front I-I know just just what you are a are

SCREAMING 

I'm really not. Do you see anyone. The only guy i'm with right now that i see is... take at look at the mirror.

[blackoutbixxh]

Remember a couple months ago when Britney acknowledged Oops, and people were pressed that all she had to say about the shoot was how hot the suit was? 

[PokemonSpears]

I got to see the iconic outfit in Vegas  

it was like seeing the Holy Grail of pop music

[Jordan Miller]

That outfit is so iconic.

 

[BritneySpurs]

I watched Making the Video for Oops yesterday. The day before the shoot, she met with the costume designer and told him she wanted a red catsuit. He literally made it overnight. I can't imagine if he had made something awful bc there wouldn't have been time to make something else lol. The stars aligned.

[Slave_4_u]

6 hours ago, 5HINee said:

I thought (actually read) a camera fell onto her face whilst she lay down, not a lamp. so what's the truth?

 

I've read that too, but that would seriously injure potentially disfigure ones face so I really don't believe it.

[Roxxy]

20 minutes ago, PokemonSpears said:

it was like seeing the Holy Grail of pop music

Me trying to find your reflection in the pic.