Such a high-profile display of fandom has also spanned the last three decades. Back in 2000, for instance, Madonna went through a serious phase of wearing bedazzled tees bearing the names of fellow pop icons like Britney Spears and Kylie Minogue. (Nothing like the Queen of Pop giving you her stamp of approval.) In 2010, supermodel Claudia Schiffer also showed her support for her fellow super Naomi Campbell—by wearing a T-shirt of her at a Dolce & Gabbana event.
In 2014, there was even this whole saga where Ryan Gosling wore a tee of Macaulay Culkin; Culkin responded by wearing a tee of Gosling wearing the tee of Culkin; Gosling then wore a tee of Culkin wearing the tee of Gosling wearing the tee of Culkin—and so forth.
More recently, as paparazzi have taken over the streets of Hollywood, many stars have continued to rock kitschy tees for anyone and everyone to see. There is a strategic move to plastering their shirts with fellow notable names—almost as though to say, this is who I align with, and this is who has influenced me. Beyoncé has repped the musical legend Stevie Wonder; Rihanna has shown her love for Princess Diana, the people’s princess.
There is simply something charming about seeing stars adore other stars. It reminds us that they are human, no? That even they are not impervious to the art of stanning. Do you think any of them have Britney as their iPhone wallpaper, as this writer currently does? Probably not—but also not 100% impossible. Because clearly, stars, they’re just like us: They do fangirl!
Below, a brief visual history of more celebs stanning other celebs.
