- Who says an iconic outfit can only be worn once?
- These celebrities pulled the ultimate fashion faux pas, re-wearing their most iconic outfits of all time.
- Some reimagined theirs (like Jennifer Lopez and Geri Halliwell) while others (like Kim Kardashian in her infamous Met Gala dress) had a little Halloween fun in the same exact gowns they once made headlines for.
Be honest, when you think of certain pop culture icons, it's hard not to think of their most famous looks of all time. Whether it's Britney Spears and her "...Baby One More Time" schoolgirl outfit or Jennifer Lopez and that green Versace dress, some outfits remain etched in our cultural memory for all time.
And even though these looks are defined by one specific moment in history, we absolutely love when our favorite style icons recreate their most well-known style moments years — or even decades — later.
Check out the 9 celebrities who bravely recreated their most famous (or infamous!) outfits of all time.
Cher's outfit from the "If I Could Turn Back Time" music video
Few musicians have as many career-defining outfits as Cher, but she manages to slay it in little more than sparkles and leather straps no matter what year we're in. Case in point: Her outfit from 1989's "If I Could Turn Back Time" music video, featuring sparkles, straps, and a leather jacket covering up just enough to keep things PG-13.
The pop legend donned the daring outfit in three separate decades after releasing her hit single in the late ‘80s. She brought it back at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, and then again at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards, proving that if anyone really can turn back time, it's Cher.
Geri Halliwell's Union Jack dress
When the Spice Girls burst onto the scene in 1996, few could have predicted the impact the five ladies would have on pop culture and music. But when Geri Halliwell (aka Ginger Spice) wore a low-cut, dangerously-short dress emblazoned with the Union Jack flag on it to the 1997 BRIT Awards, the fivesome cemented their status as the queens of Girl Power … all with the help of one very patriotic mini dress.
Halliwell was supposed to wear a "boring" black Gucci dress for the group's performance that night, but wanted to celebrate her British heritage instead, enlisting her sister Karen to help stitch a tea towel onto the front of the dress. The look became so iconic, Halliwell's Barbie doll likeness wore it, and she brought back an updated version loaded in sparkles for the Spice Girls' 2007 reunion tour.
Then, in 2012, she designed an entire Union Jack-themed clothing line after the dress, revealing that it's one of the only pieces from her Spice Girls wardrobe she still has today.
Britney Spears' outfit from the "... Baby One More Time" music video
Oh baby, baby! It's hard to believe that Britney Spears has been our pop princess for two whole decades, but she continues to slay the game, releasing new music and ending a wildly successful four-year residency in Las Vegas.
But no matter how much time passes, we'll always remember when Spears made her big debut in a super scandalous Catholic schoolgirl outfit, dancing around after class in the "...Baby One More Time" video.
The pom-pom pigtails, the short skirt, and the tied white blouse made it all, well, "not that innocent," introducing the world to the Britney we know and love today. So we loved when Spears paid homage to her most famous look during one of her legendary Instagram fashion shows in October 2017, donning a white cropped blouse and a plaid mini skirt just like she did back in 1998. Seems like she had to bring the look back one more time, and it's perfect.
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