Jessica Biel channeled her husband Justin Timberlake’s iconic double denim outfit he wore alongside Britney Spears at an awards show over two decades ago.
The 41-year-old 7th Heaven alum took to her Instagram on Wednesday to share a snap of herself rocking a light blue denim jacket and matching long skirt with the caption, ‘Boots, Bestie, Rodeo round 2.’
Jessica’s look appeared to pay tribute to the NSYNC member and the Toxic hitmaker’s iconic coordinated chambray ensembles they wore to the 2001 American Music Awards while they were dating.
Fans were quick to comment on the epic homage as one quipped, ‘Did Justin help style you LOL jkjk’ as another shared, ‘It’s giving @britneyspears’ – before comments were limited on the post.
Jessica’s post comes a little more than a month after Britney broke her silence on the legendary outfits when recalled the fashion moment in her new memoir The Woman in Me, claiming she presented to her stylist as a joke.
Jessica Biel channeled her husband’s iconic double denim outfit he wore alongside Britney Spears over two decades ago
Jessica’s look appeared to pay tribute to the NSYNC member and the Toxic hitmaker’s iconic coordinated chambray ensembles they wore to the 2001 American Music Awards
‘I still can’t believe that Justin was going to wear denim and I said, “We should match! Let’s do denim-on-denim!”‘ Britney wrote.
‘At first, honestly, I thought it was a joke,’ she continued in the memoir. ‘I didn’t think my stylist was actually going to do it, and I never thought Justin was going to do it with me. But they both went all in.’
She then recalled her stylist bringing in the ‘all-denim outfit’. She added, ‘When he put it on, I thought, Whoa! I guess we’re really doing this!’
During that period, the pop star had recently risen to fame, while Justin was a global heartthrob leading the boy band NSYNC. Throughout their relationship from 1998 to 2002, they made joint appearances at numerous red carpet events.
‘Justin and I were always going to events together,’ Britney added in her book. ‘We had so much fun doing the Teen Choice Awards, and we often color-coordinated our outfits. But with the matching denim, we blew it up.’
She also commented on the scrutiny Justin endured for the denim delight.
‘I’ve heard Justin get flak for the look. On one podcast where they were teasing him about it, he said, “You do a lot of things when you’re young and in love.” And that’s exactly right. We were giddy, and those outfits reflected that,’ Britney wrote.
She added: ‘I get that it was tacky — but it was also pretty great in its own way, and I’m also happy to see it parodied as a Halloween costume.’
Fans were quick to comment on the epic homage as one quipped, ‘Did Justin help style you LOL jkjk’ as another shared, ‘It’s giving @britneyspears’
Jessica and Justin dressed up for their stay in Vegas for his concert to open the Fontainebleau in December
As for Justin, he told John Legend during The Hollywood Reporter’s songwriter roundtable in 2021: ‘I confess that there was maybe a period in the ’90s where I could skip over some of the outfits that were public, but the internet will never.’
‘Denim on denim on denim on denim that will never be forgotten,’ John chimed in at the time, as Justin responded: ‘Thanks, John. Uh, no, the internet won’t allow me to forget them. So it’s all good.’
