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Kim Petras had a stylish reddish carpet infinitesimal astatine the 2022 American Music Awards and paid tribute to Britney Spears with her iconic look.
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Kim Petras was truly the baddest connected the reddish carpet.
The popular prima pulled retired each of the manner stops for the 2022 American Music Awards on Nov. 20. While attending the awards amusement astatine the Microsoft Theater successful Los Angeles, the 30-year-old channeled her inner Britney Spears with her strapless denim dress and coordinating handbag.
Kim's Blumarine design, which came caller disconnected the spring/summer 2023 runway, featured a bustier-like neckline with gold-studded embellishments and a melodramatic fishtail skirt that fanned retired connected the reddish carpet. The "Unholy" vocalist didn't miss a beat with her accessories either, styling the denim formal with a heavy belt, a monolithic bejeweled transverse necklace and effortless glam.
The German star's look seemingly paid tribute to the iconic denim formal Britney wore to the 2001 American Music Awards. At the time, Britney dropped jaws successful a strapless patchwork gown by Kurt and Bart, which she paired with a diamond-embellished choker, bedazzled denim handbag and metallic belt.
Making the reddish carpet infinitesimal much memorable, Britney twinned with her then-boyfriend, Justin Timberlake, who suited up successful a denim blazer, matching pants, garment and cowboy hat.
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"It was benignant of similar their prom," Steven Gerstein, who created Justin's 2001 AMAs outfit, told Jezebel about their coordination. "They had an idea, and we did what they wanted arsenic opposed to the different mode around. The remainder is history."
While Kim enactment her ain rotation connected Britney's legendary look, it's wide she's been inspired by Y2K fashion. As of late, she's been pairing mini-skirts with crisscross halter tops that are reminiscent of Christina Aguilera's aboriginal aughts style.
Knowing that "The Baddest" vocalist is expected to take the stage astatine the 2022 American Music Awards, it's lone a substance of clip earlier she wears different swoon-worthy ensemble astatine the event.
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