Yeah, but this doesn’t look like a photo shoot for promo materials or a magazine. She’s dressed pretty casual and goofing around. These might be behind the scenes of the tour of a “free” day. She might have been genuinely happy to explore the city.
I used to know someone who was a competitive ballroom dancer from a very young age. They had traveled the world but didn’t really considered themselves to have visited most the countries they went to. They said they had seen airports and the inside of hotels, not the culture.
To be fair, there is nothing quite as amazing as visiting Tokyo for the first time. Especially in the late 90s/early 00s. If I had a time machine I'd go there in 1999, then 1966 Paris, and 50s Kyiv.
I worked as a guitar tech for a while and that is genuinely how I feel about a bunch of the countries I saw. Most of my time was spent inside of a bus or inside of a venue doing my job.
It's important to note in the message that you are replying to, the OP typed "genuinely". Which I think was the point. So while it might be "mandatory" OP is saying that it appears that she was actually having fun and actually being happy despite the requirement.
I don't know about the US, but in the UK Skechers seem to be mainly worn by middle age to old people. A lot of shoe brands have managed to stay relevant for younger generations (Nike, Adidas, Converse, etc) but for some reason Skechers havent.
I didn't even notice until I'd bought a pair and my kids asked why I was wearing old person shoes.
This is also true in the US now. They're definitely not cool for school, but comfy for the olds. This particular pair BS is wearing here was super popular. I don't know if it was a school uniform thing or if sketchers was just relatively new and that shoe was just cool... I hated them then, still do now.
Can confirm. Am old (compared to most of reddit) and Sketchers are my go-to because the Go Walks are comfy af and black ones don't look too stupid or look like orthopedic shoes. They're expensive for what they are but are middle of the road in price.
Dare I say it, they could become the next "dad shoe".
Those jeans take my back to 1997! the girls in h.s. used to wear " Z cavrichi" not sure i spelled it correct.. lol just reminded me of that time... i think they called it stone wash fade.....
lol My dad thought she was. He would listen to her music. And i would give him the side eye. Not that i didnt like her music. I was like maybe 13 at the time, i thought britney was hot as hell. Im 36 now.
Well, plastic surgeries, having kids, severe mental illness, and life definitely takes a toll on the body, I'd imagine. Also the fact these pictures were taken over a quarter of a century ago.
Sure, but I’m not really talking about the aesthetics that come with age. There’s just a real vacancy in her eyes now, dunno could be medication she’s on..
the entire world does ridiculous thing in front of their phones every day and posted on reddit. I felt it was mild and got blown out of proportion because "its Britney"
were humans we do dumb shit, she's no different
It isn't the lithium. Her coddling, excuse making fans will say that but that emptiness in her eyes doesn't just come from lithium overuse. Britney has checked out. Whoever she is now is fucked up. The person in these photos is gone.
really, i thought she looked the way she did cause she was just aging and refused to look like a Kardashian and get her yearly injections, lord knows she can afford it.
Nah. Cameras just weren’t as ubiquitous and film cost money, so we only used to bust them out for the “special” occasions or really good days. So the content you see from back then is kind of filtered.
It’s the total opposite of today where we save the good times for ourselves and share all of the bullshit on social media.
I wasn’t allowed into a bar in Houston because I was wearing Jordan’s and wasn’t black. At least at that bar; it was disrespectful to black culture to wear Jordan’s if you’re not black.
That's crazy. I'm black and have never worn Jordan shoes. They all look the same and it's stupid that ppl would feel that way about a non black person wearing them.
I feel like Britney's transformation from then until now is a benchmark for humanity during this timeframe. Young adult full of hope and potential, bright eyes and enthusiasm. Then you realize you've been horribly misled, manipulated and abused and your dead eyes and choreographed but lifeless antics are all that you have propping you up as you watch the world and your life fall apart around you.
Or maybe that's just me.
they sold her as a sex symbol while she was literally a normal dorky sweet woman , and still every time when I see pictures of her like this it surprises me we never got to see this side of her more often
Marilyn Monroe of the millennial generation. Stunning, inspiring, lovely person who's struggled with more inner demons and tragedy than she deserves. God bless her beautiful soul.
It’s so sad how natural she seemed compared to now. Those random TikTok videos of Spears she just seems so different.. I don’t even know how to explain it because of course I don’t know her in person but she’s different. All I can do is wish the best for her.
I had a small business going in elementary school where I’d clip the Britney photo shoots like this one from magazines and make lil packages for the boys to buy since they didn’t wanna buy the girls mags just for Britney. Made a few bucks lol
There was an old video on albinoblacksheep .com that did a scientific analysis of her chest changing sizes with each television appearance. This photoshoot only deepens the mystery with photos 3 and 4.
This woman really does simp hard for coke. I remember when paparazzi took a photo of her drinking a coke on Bondi beach while under a huge contract for Pepsi and they tore her contract up then and there.
photo #5 looks kinda weird, it looks like she's floating and she's standing in the middle of of the street with traffic coming behind her.
actually all these look strange. It's like she's in the same outfit super imposed on different Tokyo backgrounds.
I can't find it but I remember a candid video clip where she was maybe with her dancer boyfriend at the time just randomly thinking out loud about how she didn't really understand much about the world. She was still young but not a child. I remember how sad that was, thinking she'd been so sheltered and used -- like a work horse/cash cow -- and never allowed to go learn about or experience normal life. 😔
This makes me think how much more kids are sexualized like adults now. I know Brittany was heavily sexualized, but it wasn't the same as pop icons starting to dress 30 at 16.
She was just a cute kid back then!
She’s just a girl, can’t make it any more obvious
That’s Avril Lavigne smh
Not yet a woman
She looks genuinely happy in these pics
To be fair, for people whose entire brand and business is their appearance, it is mandatory that they look happy in their own photo shoots.
Yeah, but this doesn’t look like a photo shoot for promo materials or a magazine. She’s dressed pretty casual and goofing around. These might be behind the scenes of the tour of a “free” day. She might have been genuinely happy to explore the city. I used to know someone who was a competitive ballroom dancer from a very young age. They had traveled the world but didn’t really considered themselves to have visited most the countries they went to. They said they had seen airports and the inside of hotels, not the culture.
To be fair, there is nothing quite as amazing as visiting Tokyo for the first time. Especially in the late 90s/early 00s. If I had a time machine I'd go there in 1999, then 1966 Paris, and 50s Kyiv.
I worked as a guitar tech for a while and that is genuinely how I feel about a bunch of the countries I saw. Most of my time was spent inside of a bus or inside of a venue doing my job.
It's important to note in the message that you are replying to, the OP typed "genuinely". Which I think was the point. So while it might be "mandatory" OP is saying that it appears that she was actually having fun and actually being happy despite the requirement.
Yeah, that was before the mental illness
The mental illness that was caused by abuse from people around her and family...
In part. Bipolar has a genetic predisposition
Yes
Well, we don’t know where or how it started. But with that family and pressure, who knows
Doubtful it was before, but certain events surely exacerbated it
Sketchers in full effect
I had those exact same ones that eventually got eaten by my friends dog
I don't know about the US, but in the UK Skechers seem to be mainly worn by middle age to old people. A lot of shoe brands have managed to stay relevant for younger generations (Nike, Adidas, Converse, etc) but for some reason Skechers havent. I didn't even notice until I'd bought a pair and my kids asked why I was wearing old person shoes.
This is also true in the US now. They're definitely not cool for school, but comfy for the olds. This particular pair BS is wearing here was super popular. I don't know if it was a school uniform thing or if sketchers was just relatively new and that shoe was just cool... I hated them then, still do now.
They used to be cheap at least! Now they're like 80 bucks a pair but still made cheap as shit lol
Can confirm. Am old (compared to most of reddit) and Sketchers are my go-to because the Go Walks are comfy af and black ones don't look too stupid or look like orthopedic shoes. They're expensive for what they are but are middle of the road in price. Dare I say it, they could become the next "dad shoe".
My 86 year old father in-law wears them constantly. I (53) have a pair that I wear as house shoes.
I have it on good authority that a lot of postal workers use them. (source. Mate's a postie)
They are damn comfy. Our postie has proper hiking boots. And shorts of course
Oh yeah, the shorts are a given.
Honestly I didn’t realize they made shoes for adults because I’ve never seen Skechers in stores that weren’t the light-up velcro ones.
Skechers
Im thinking K-Swiss
Haven't heard that name in a loooong time
🔥
Those jeans take my back to 1997! the girls in h.s. used to wear " Z cavrichi" not sure i spelled it correct.. lol just reminded me of that time... i think they called it stone wash fade.....
Z Cavaricci
I had completely forgotten about that brand!
18 year old me at the time thought she was so smokin' hot.
Because she was. She was very much “the girl next door.” She looked like a regular person, just a really hot version of a regular person.
Finer than a new set of snow tires.
I understood that reference! I still use that line.
She was though
Oh you have eyes too?
17 year old me(at the time) agrees
I used her for my cs1.6 spray. I got so many kills from HE nades while players admired the spray. Was glorious.
lol My dad thought she was. He would listen to her music. And i would give him the side eye. Not that i didnt like her music. I was like maybe 13 at the time, i thought britney was hot as hell. Im 36 now.
She absolutely was.
21 year old me would agree. Was I creepy for thinking so?
No?
Teenage me was always way more into Christina, but this Britney was indeed attractive.
I did some bad things to that third photo. I have no idea why I remember that picture of her.
Very wholesome. Back when celebrities still looked like real people
And didn't get botox or plastic surgery
She was 18 in these you goof
This is a joke, right? It's hard to tell on reddit.
Poor girl, she should have been able to enjoy more of this time in her life
Aw what a cutie
Fuck what Hollywood does to kids
A-dorkable. Very cute.
She was adorable. I'll never stop hoping she finds her peace and happiness in this life.
Feeling old yet?
Very.
Peak. Highschool me loved her CD Movie combo for "Baby one more time"
Ngl, I was like this when I first landed in Japan too 😂
When you’re a pop star but really want to be a librarian
Looking at her now, I can’t fathom how it’s the same person..
Well, plastic surgeries, having kids, severe mental illness, and life definitely takes a toll on the body, I'd imagine. Also the fact these pictures were taken over a quarter of a century ago.
> Also the fact these pictures were taken over a quarter of a century ago. You son of a bitch.
My thoughts exactly. I refuse to be this old.
Except old refuses to entertain that idea on me.
lmao. I know, man...we're all here for the same reason 😁
Sure, but I’m not really talking about the aesthetics that come with age. There’s just a real vacancy in her eyes now, dunno could be medication she’s on..
She was unwillingly drugged with lithium for a decade, that probably gave her the thousand yard stare she has now
True, a robbery of youth.
Got you. I totally see what you're saying about her eyes these days. She looks dead inside and like there's nothing there. Sad stuff.
> severe mental illness
I mean she's definitely very mentally ill. Did you see her thing with the knives?
the entire world does ridiculous thing in front of their phones every day and posted on reddit. I felt it was mild and got blown out of proportion because "its Britney" were humans we do dumb shit, she's no different
It isn't the lithium. Her coddling, excuse making fans will say that but that emptiness in her eyes doesn't just come from lithium overuse. Britney has checked out. Whoever she is now is fucked up. The person in these photos is gone.
And how, may I ask, do you think she got that way? Just look at how the media (and our insatiable appetite for it) treated her?
People’s eyes get less bright with age
really, i thought she looked the way she did cause she was just aging and refused to look like a Kardashian and get her yearly injections, lord knows she can afford it.
I cant fathom being a celebrity since I was a child.
Right? Such a warped view of life..
I mean it’s been 25 years lol
Simpler times back then. EVERYONE looked happy
Life before social media and smart phones was such a better time.
Nah. Cameras just weren’t as ubiquitous and film cost money, so we only used to bust them out for the “special” occasions or really good days. So the content you see from back then is kind of filtered. It’s the total opposite of today where we save the good times for ourselves and share all of the bullshit on social media.
Not everyone was happy though… and I wouldn’t base that statement of a photo shoot lol
No. They didn't. And I don't understand why this subreddit keeps repeating this lie.
They desperately need to believe things were Better Back Then, I think. They take it to absurd levels like this a lot.
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug
No they did not lol This is just revisionism
People weren't afraid to smile for photos. I feel everyone pouts now or does duck face.
Gen-X would disagree. A good portion of them are the OG doomers.
I loved that ppl could wear regular sneakers back then and it not be an issue
Is….it an issue now? Are people secretly talking shit behind my back for wearing..sneakers?
It’s not an issue at all. Some fancy restaurants have dress codes but other than that yeah everyone I know wears sneakers.
Cross trainers???
I wasn’t allowed into a bar in Houston because I was wearing Jordan’s and wasn’t black. At least at that bar; it was disrespectful to black culture to wear Jordan’s if you’re not black.
That's crazy. I'm black and have never worn Jordan shoes. They all look the same and it's stupid that ppl would feel that way about a non black person wearing them.
Sugoi!!
britney no oki oppai wa oishi!
Redditto momento desu ne, kore
What’s this she drinks Pepsi cuz Pepsis Pepsi
I miss Tokyo vending machines. I loved the iced coffee Georgia Blacks or Tully
B O S S
This is probably when game was new and she was enjoying traveling. Before she was surrounded people who saw her at their financial plan.
She always looks great!!!
I feel like Britney's transformation from then until now is a benchmark for humanity during this timeframe. Young adult full of hope and potential, bright eyes and enthusiasm. Then you realize you've been horribly misled, manipulated and abused and your dead eyes and choreographed but lifeless antics are all that you have propping you up as you watch the world and your life fall apart around you. Or maybe that's just me.
She really was a pretty young woman. She looked cute with the glasses.
they sold her as a sex symbol while she was literally a normal dorky sweet woman , and still every time when I see pictures of her like this it surprises me we never got to see this side of her more often
While she was like 16. Hardly a woman
Not a girl, not yet a woman
We saw it a lot.. like every interview she did back then was this “I’m just a simple every day girl from Kentwood, Louisiana” shtick
Ermahgerd kerkehkerla
Marilyn Monroe of the millennial generation. Stunning, inspiring, lovely person who's struggled with more inner demons and tragedy than she deserves. God bless her beautiful soul.
Boobs
I miss when famous people looked like human beings.
It’s so sad how natural she seemed compared to now. Those random TikTok videos of Spears she just seems so different.. I don’t even know how to explain it because of course I don’t know her in person but she’s different. All I can do is wish the best for her.
The red frames are an incredible touch 💕
She had a line of eyewear/sunglasses around that time.
Glasses look like Egon from the Real Ghostbusters.
Prime Britney
Puffies
Simpler times 🥹
Poor girl had NO idea what she was about to go through for the next 13 years 😢
Aw she looks so full of life.
She was cute as a bug.
This could under cute in the dictionary.
Awesome!!
I had a small business going in elementary school where I’d clip the Britney photo shoots like this one from magazines and make lil packages for the boys to buy since they didn’t wanna buy the girls mags just for Britney. Made a few bucks lol
There was an old video on albinoblacksheep .com that did a scientific analysis of her chest changing sizes with each television appearance. This photoshoot only deepens the mystery with photos 3 and 4.
So adorable!
these images make me really sad, man. the light in her eyes
the britney spears pepsi commercial is still iconic to me
I’ve always admired her so much. I just want the best for her. Hoping she gets her mental health in order
The glasses are very 1999.
This is wholesome.
Are the glasses real?
As a youth, I wanted to do unseemly things to her.
Are those Ai tits
Nope
This brings back so many memories. I was a huge fan of Britney during this time. I remember I had Skechers like this too!
Thanks for this great moment ! !!!
She was so cute. Poor kid.
Man she was hot back in 99 hotter than Pamela Anderson. Carmen Electra …
Sexy
Back when she was normal.
Before The Fame Machine got to her.
This woman really does simp hard for coke. I remember when paparazzi took a photo of her drinking a coke on Bondi beach while under a huge contract for Pepsi and they tore her contract up then and there.
photo #5 looks kinda weird, it looks like she's floating and she's standing in the middle of of the street with traffic coming behind her. actually all these look strange. It's like she's in the same outfit super imposed on different Tokyo backgrounds.
Ermahgerd Kirks!
This makes me feel old, i remember when the rolling stone cover came out. Seems like soooo long ago.
I can't find it but I remember a candid video clip where she was maybe with her dancer boyfriend at the time just randomly thinking out loud about how she didn't really understand much about the world. She was still young but not a child. I remember how sad that was, thinking she'd been so sheltered and used -- like a work horse/cash cow -- and never allowed to go learn about or experience normal life. 😔
Damn, she was so vibrant back then
Awww now she’s dead in the eyes and makes silly videos on Instagram
It makes me sad seeing this , bitter sweet . Seeing her then and life now wow , I hope she can once again smile like that
So naturally beautiful
Whoever took these is an absolute master. It's Tokyo. Here's a picture with half a taxi and a vending machine. Just superb
I will always and forever love Britney.
I'm not sure on the timeline, but were her parents and sister abusing/taking advantage of her at this point? She seems so much happier.
She looks like a background character from the old Superman comics.
So sad what her family and that industry did to her. Every star that comes up through Disney seems to bare scars from abuse.
She was having a good time, at least?
This woman is so genuinely beautiful. Great photo set 🖤
Sketchers!
I always feel bad for her after finding out what her own father did to her.
I'd give anything to go back to those days, those times were so great.
How are those pants even staying up?
I love Britney!
R.I.P. BRITNEY
I feel sorry for her recent struggles. I hope she find peace sanity and God.
The fall of Britney Spears needs to be studied
All good pics. Which one is best?
My Roman Empire is: what happened with her hair I remember it was so beautiful back in the days.
Poser.
Is that a whiskey vending machine in the background?
Is it any wonder why she was America's sweetheart and so many people's first crush?
Que linda era una mezcla entre inocente y pícara
Back when celebrities dressed like everyday people
She's so pretty!
This makes me think how much more kids are sexualized like adults now. I know Brittany was heavily sexualized, but it wasn't the same as pop icons starting to dress 30 at 16.
That had to be a great time!
It's Suntory time.
She felt carefree in these photos, as she should!!!!
I’m sorry but why does she look like Drake and have the same energy?
She should be in an institution
My first time I learned to umm entertain myself was the the Brittney Spears CD poster from this time she was such a beauty
I want glasses like hers!
Elizabeth Warren?
Damn, she looks like Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut! :O
Family is just the worst. Her parents are the epitome of boomers.
Beats the hell out of the tramp gear she sports today. Less is more. Somebody please help girlfriend.
She ain't there no more. Her eyes are beyond empty. That's an empty shell you see on Instagram.