So Nostalgic

She was ahead of the booty-baring style.

For fashion girls, undergoing fashion evolutions is routine.

Some style supernovas, however, have their DNA down from the get-go and merely fine-tune along the way.

Britney Spears wears a sheer LBD and exposes her thong at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.

One such star is Britney Spears.

Since she burst onto the scene in 1998, the Toxic singer adopted a risque dress sense.

Unsurprisingly, the undies-peeking style experienced a groundswell, before succumbing to fashion oblivion as the decade closed.

Britney Spears wears a sheer LBD and exposes her thong at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.

Despite the trends demise, theCrossroadsstar leaned deeper into her affinity for thongs well over a decade later.

Spears wore a micro dress so short, it very well could have been a blouse.

Subtle cross motifs across the bodice added a rock n roll element to the revealing look.

Britney Spears wears a sheer LBD and exposes her thong at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.

Spears merchandised with punky thigh-high cage boots and wore her blonde extensions styled messily.

She kept the edgy theme throughout, rocking heavy eyeliner and the palest of pink lips.

While the moment became pop culture canon, it wasthe preceding red carpet lookSpears inadvertently recreated.

Britney Spears wears a sheer LBD and exposes her thong at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.

Earlier that night, the Gimme More singer wore another sheer, long-sleeve mini dress.

Like her 2016 attire, it was also black, see-through, and fully displayed her coordinating undies.

Her 2001 look, however, had less of a bite.

Britney Spears wears a lacy LBD and exposes her undies at the 2001 MTV VMAs red carpet.

Instead of a thong, she wore briefs with slightly more coverage.

Paying tribute to your own fashion hall of fame?

Britney Spears wears a lacy LBD and exposes her undies at the 2001 MTV VMAs red carpet.