likeafantasy:

❝Britney was no record label’s puppet. She had a key voice in the production and her creative touches made the video iconic. The school class was her idea, which she convinced the management would be better than their idea. Britney wanted the video to relate to her fans and their experiences, so felt a school was more natural and realistic to them and her personality. The idea was they are daydreaming about getting out and having fun, remembering a guy she broke up with. All the uniforms were picked up from K-Mart for about £19 with costumiers working fast to get them fitted. After a couple of takes Britney felt that the tails of the shirt were getting in the way of her hand movements, so before another take she tied a knot in the shirt. It happened naturally. She was in fantastic shape so her midriff was toned. I lost count of how many backflips she did. It was groundbreaking too with the casting, because we had a diverse cast of dancers – which represented the truth about American schools. It was innocent in its conception, but the integration of the styling and choreography created that edge.❞