Star Image and Development

Britney Spears released her debut album ...Baby One More Time in 1999 and is still present today. In this time she has released 34 music videos from 8 albums.

How has Britney and her music developed?

Dance routines: they started off as simple little dance routines including gymnastics which is shown in Hit Me Baby One More Time but have developed as she got older as in Gimme More Spears is seen pole dancing. Over time as she got more advanced the routines extended in length and became more complicated. 

Costume: has developed into less and less clothing, from a full length PVC suit in Oops I Did It Again to a bra and knickers in Work. Spears' midriff is a favourite to be on show as it has been present in virtually every music video.   

In Hit Me Baby One More Time (1998), Spears comes on the scene with a bare midriff and in a school uniform with the top buttons undone, a short skirt and knee high socks; this is a sexy look however, by having her hair in plaits brings back her youth and innocence. By Work (2013) Spears is in just sparkly underwear which is still sexy but even more so; this is now possible as at the time of her first music video she was only 16 therefore she was limited to how much flesh she could show. 

Change in story lines: The narratives have become much more mature; from high school crushes to getting involved with a criminal.