At theIt Ends With Uspremiere , Blake Lively wore the same Versace dress that Britney Spears wore in 2002 . Later on Instagram , Blake thank Britney for her " contribution to woman telling their narration . "

1.Blake Livelypaid homage toBritney Spearsat theIt Ends With Uspremiere. She wore the Versace dress Britney originally wore to the brand’s Milan fashion show in 2002. “The ultimate queen who made us all want to sparkle and write and share our stories,” she wrote in anInstagram Story. “Britney, us millennials all have a story of a moment, or of years that you made us want to shine and inspire awe, with strength, and joy and immensely hard work. Thank you for your example and your contribution to women telling their stories.”

2.At the 2014 VMAs,Katy Perryand Riff Raff paid tribute to Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake’s iconic denim look from the 2001 AMAs. “I asked Riff Raff to come with me and we both wore matching Versace that actually pays homage to Justin and Britney,” sheexplained. “That moment Britney gave us was the moment, and I wanted to pay my respects.”

3.At the 2021 Oscars, H.E.R.’s red carpet look paid tribute to one of her “favorite artists,” Prince. The custom Dundas jumpsuit was inspired by Prince’s hooded look at the 1985 Oscars, where he won Best Original Song Score forPurple Rain.“But it’s definitely inspired by an era and also inspired by one of my favorite artists. So yeah, it’s going to be, I think, iconic,” H.E.R. said of the look.

4.Billie Eilish’s 2021Met Galalook was an ode to Marilyn Monroe. Specifically, Billie channeled Marilyn at the 1951 Academy Awards. “It just was time. It was time for this, and I feel like I’ve grown so much in the last few years and my confidence,” Billie toldE! Newsabout her choice to wear the Oscar de la Renta gown. “I’m so excited. I have butterflies. I couldn’t be happier.”

6.Sydney Sweeney wore Angelina Jolie’s iconic Marc Bouwer dress, which she originally wore in 2004, to the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. “Thank you @marcbouwer for pulling this iconic dress out of the vault for me. It was an honor to wear a piece of history 🫶🏼,” she wrote onInstagram.

7.At the 2021 BET Awards, Zendaya paid tribute to Beyoncé and wore an archival Versace look that she wore to the awards show in 2003. “Paying homage to the Queen Beyoncé wearing @versace SS2003 ….. get you a stylist with a ARCHIVE!!!!” Law Roach, Zendaya’s longtime stylist, wrote onInstagram.

8.Madison Beer also wore an iconic Beyoncé look from 2003. At the 2021 VMAs, she wore the Dolce & Gabbana dress that Beyoncé originally wore for an appearance onThe Late Show With David Letterman.

9.At the 2021 Met Gala, Kaia Gerber paid tribute to the look Bianca Jagger. Kaia’s Oscar de la Renta gown was inspired by the gown Bianca wore to the gala in 1981.

10.Gabrielle Union paid tribute to Cecily Tyson’s 1974 Emmys look back in 2021. “My tribute to an American Icon. I wanted to honor Ms. Cicely Tyson and the dress she wore to the 1974 Emmys (one of my favorite red carpet looks of all time) by asking one of my favorite designers to create this dress as an homage to Ms Tyson. @samanthablacknyc took the challenge and ran with it. Here is the piece she created. THANK YOU!!!” Gabrielle wrote onInstagram.

11.Zendaya channeled Sharon Stone on the 2022 Oscars red carpet. The Valentino look was inspired by Sharon’s 1998 Oscars ensemble. “I love a girl that gets a reference,“saidLaw Roach, commenting on a post that noticed the comparison between the two outfits. Later on, Sharon Stone herself shared a photo of the image and said, “Huge fan of you beauty.”

12.Elizabeth Debicki honored Princess Diana atThe Crown’s Season 5 premiere. She wore a Dior dress that resembled Princess Di’s blue Catherine Walker gown that she wore to Cannes in 1987. The dress took"300 hours"to perfect for the event.

13.Finally, at the 2021 Met Gala, Yara Shahidi honored Josephine Baker with her look. Namely, she paid homage to Josephine’s gown worn in 1951 in a performance at the Strand Theater. “My goal was to pay homage to [a] powerhouse renegade black American artist,” shesaidabout her choice to wear the Dior gown. “I just hope I was able to do that.”