Blake Lively imitates Britney Spears at a movie premiere in a Versace dress

Here it is Blake Lively canalization Britney Spears at the premiere of her film… with a nod to one of the singer’s most iconic looks.

Blake turned heads at the “It Ends With Us” premiere in New York on Tuesday … wearing a one-strap Versace gown once worn by Britney herself.

The tribute to Britney comes shortly after news that Britney’s bestselling memoir is on the way to becoming a biopic.

As we first reported… Britney I have the last word about who plays her in the film…which makes Blake’s fashion choice here even more interesting.

Before Blake, Britney wore this elegant dress in 2002 at a Versace show in Milan, Italy.

Blake said Extra The dress means a lot to her because Britney meant a lot to her as someone who represented love, beauty, youth, hard work, determination, strength, sexuality and gentleness.

And get this… Blake says once the dress became available, she knew she had to have it and sat on it for 6 months waiting for the perfect moment to pull it out of her closet.