Britney Spears takes the stage in San Diego in first recent performance (05/02/2007)

[Mira]

This ^ is what's sad. Reminds of Elvis in the latter days of his career.

[Sweetie]

Originally Posted by Born In A Brothel

Gag, she is nasty.

She's the girl you sat next to in school and cried to your mother about because she smells like pee.

No, that's Kate Moss.

[darksithbunny]

Her dancers look hotter than she does. And the brown wig to stand out just made it worse because the dancers are hotter than she is!

[Born In A Brothel]

Originally Posted by Sweetie

No, that's Kate Moss.

No kidding, right? Lohan is another one.

[thrpschr]

Reminds of Elvis in the latter days of his career.

ITA. Spot on. She'd really need to reinvent herself to make a great comeback, and she clearly isn't capable of thinking beyond sexy. She looks totally mutton dressed as lamb in that outfit.

[Mira]

Originally Posted by arik

This is just sad. I just don't get why she can't see that going back to her former look wouldn't be that difficult. (remember the Letterman appearance last November) She could pull it off if she wanted to.

[Femmefatale]

shes pushing herself too hard. another 10-15lbs and some more time at the gym and shed be able to wear this again BUT not yet...on the other hand she didnt even TRY to look as good as she could have. She needs serious spray tan and a blonde wig so thats all ppl see and a diff outfit

[VenusInFauxFurs]

I was pleasantly surprised no dumb looking hat and she has forsaken her beloved brown boots for an evening.

[yoyoma]

Her tummy is so not ready for those outfits.
I'm not saying she doesn't look good or she is fat but the tricky thing is no one will see her now without
comparing her to what she used to look like few years ago.
To make a great comeback don't you have to hide away somewhere and
work hard until you look your best and you pretty much master your craft
to the best of your knowledge? If so i don't think that is going to work for Madame cause she is too busy
competing for tabloid headlines with the other talentless nitwit in crazywood.

[lisalucy69]

Im glad i wasn't there to hear the screechy moaning she tries to pass off as singing.

[~wild orchid~]

Thank god. I thought I was the only one who still thought she looked like shit. I watched the footage and it was almost sad. She is nowhere near where she used to be. YES, I realize she's had two kids, and this is the first time she's performed in ages, BUT everyone keeps talking about how she's returned to old britney. Okay, this is old britney to me:



Really guys?



She looked like a drag, porno-esque impersonator.

I'll admit she's making progress, but the news especially keeps talking about how she's completely back to the way she used to be.

[yoyoma]

^She looks like a deranged j.lo in the second picture.

[cora]

She tries hard to turn back the clock but her time is over.

[~wild orchid~]

Part of me wants to see her do well but another part is just over it. She'll never be old Britney for many reasons. If she "came back" as a classy, mature woman then maybe I could take her seriously. This outfit shows that, that's not what is going to happen. It's going to be Britney in your face, slutty, over the top costumes. That shit worked when she was 18 and had such a good body that no one gave a shit about what she wore. It's not the same time. She's not the hot commodity that she once was. And for some reason, it seems she doesn't look in mirrors anymore.

[miss blue]

alright she's skinny but not skinny enough to dress like that. jesus.

she must feel she has to look and dress exactly like she did at the height of her fame to validate herself. she should just find a new look suitable for someone who is 25 and just had 2 kids. she can still look attractive and be successful without the belly shirts and slutty outfits! i think she'll probably get frustrated and give up and intentionally OD though. that's sad.