Y2K fashion has been back for a while, with many wearing it, including Tyla during her Coachella Week 2 performance. Netizens have noticed the similarity between the outfit Tyla wore on stage and one worn by Britney Spears more than 20 years ago.
At Coachella, the Queen of Popiano wore a green and purple floral-print bra with body chains and low-rise denim shorts with green tassels to match. For footwear, she opted for ankle-length zebra print booties. The look was compared to Britney Spears' outfit during her MTV VMAs performance in 2001. Britney wore a green bra with pink jewel embellishments, paired with mini bedazzled shorts with a few scarves hanging from the belt. Spears completed the outfit with nude bedazzled knee-high boots.
A Tyla fan account posted the comparison on X:
"Tyla's outfit for Coachella is inspired by the icon Britney Spears," @tylasgirl wrote.
However, the Water singer responded to the post saying:
"Love her but I just thought the outfit was flyβ¦no inspo."
The original post from @tylasgirl seems to have been deleted, but Pop Crave shared a few screenshots of Tyla's reply. To this, one user (@meme_crave) commented:
"itβs almost identical what π "
What do fans think of Tyla's Coachella Week 2 outfit?
Tyla has denied rumors that her Coachella outfit was inspired by Britney Spears. However, the majority of netizens disagree, given the fact that the color scheme and the silhouettes are similar. There are also a few fans who came to her defense, stating that if the singer says it is not taken from Spears, then it isn't.
Have a look at these reactions and replies on Pop Crave's post.
One user asked why the Jump singer is being defensive if she was inspired by the Princess of Pop.
"Who gets offended about being inspired by THE Britney Spears??" @MikeHerreraxxx posted.
Another user was more blunt in their assertion.
"Why she lying?" @turquoisepogos wrote.
Different fans had different opinions. Read on to know some of them.
"not everything has to be an inspiration from decades ago and thatβs ok," @prioritiestyla stated.
"Yall crazy asf in the comments!! Literally anyone can pick out a f**king green top and jeans shorts get a grip!!! She said sheβs not inspiredβ¦ so sheβs not!!" @JUSTHERE1133 replied.
"Itβs Jean shorts with fringe (that she pretty much wears on every bottom she wears) with a green topβ¦. I donβt think it has anything to do with Britney Spears yβall definitely be reaching, π€£ " @TeamNickiBarbz expressed.
One user (@gothgirl_27) wrote:
"So if someone wears something once, whoever else wears it, until the end of time, is just biting their style?"
Another netizen commented that somehow the outfit is still Britney Spears coded.
"Well somebody was inspired, maybe not her but most probably her stylist because girlβ¦," @ratedpaulie chimed in.
While many believe that Tyla's Coachella Week 2 outfit was inspired by the Princess of Pop, the singer herself denied it. Fans have also commented that certain items she wore were a part of her style even before, such as tassels and fringes.