We can’t believe it’s been 20 years sinceJennifer Lopezfirst wore theiconic jungle-print Versace dress— and neither can she!
In an interview forVanity Fair’sannual Hollywood Issue, on stands now, theHustlersstar, 50, reflected on the fashion moment — and recreating it nearly two decades later duringVersace’s Spring 2020 fashion show in Milan.
Lopez, who caused such a stir when she debuted the plunging gown on the red carpet at the 2000 Grammys that it led to the creation of Google Images, also told the outlet, “The second time I wore it and walked out there, it was such an empowering thing.”
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From L to R: Eddie Murphy, Renée Zellweger and Jennifer Lopez coverVanity Fair.Ethan James Green/Vanity Fair
From L to R: Eddie Murphy, Renée Zellweger andJennifer LopezforVanity Fair.Ethan James Green/Vanity Fair
For her second appearance in the Versace frock, Lopez wore a sleeveless version of the “naked” dress during the label’s September runway show finale. The team at Versace revived the resort-inspired pattern in its original, tropical green color palette. And the brand’s mastermindDonatella Versace(a close friend of Lopez’s) made sure to join her on the catwalk for her final bow.
On Jan. 12, the singer and actressannounced on Instagramthat she is the face of Versace’s Spring/Summer 2020 collection, after wearing the jungle-print dress for the third time whilehostingSaturday Night Livein December.
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“I am so excited I can finally reveal that I am the face of the #VersaceSS20campaign! ✨ Thank you to@Donatella_Versaceand everyone at@Versacefor your vision and collaboration. ✨ ✨” Lopez captioned a series of sexy campaign images, in which she’s showing off her famous curves and sporting slicked back hair.
Last year, Lopez (who is also the face ofGUESS and Marciano’s Spring 2020worldwide campaign) revealed behind-the-scenes secrets about the show-stopping Versace dress in the debut episode of herYouTube series, “Moments of Fashion.”
TheSecond Actstar said that the lookcame together surprisingly last-minute, as she was busy filmingThe Wedding PlannerwithMatthew McConaugheyso her stylist at the time, Andrea Lieberman, only had two viable options.
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“Usually if you come to a fitting of mine, there’s like tons of dresses. But this day, the day of the Grammys, we really had a choice between two dresses,” she remembers. “One was kind of like a white dress and the other was the Versace jungle-print dress.”
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Ultimately, her longtime manager Benny Medina convinced J.Lo to go with the Versace dress. “I put on the green dress and come out and Benny goes, ‘That’s it. That’s it. Don’t even talk about it. That’s the dress,’” she says. “And of course my stylist is mortified. She’s like, ‘No! It’s been worn before!’ But the guys were adamant and we said okay.”
To no one’s surprise, Lopez says once she selected the gown, the biggest concern was “whether or not my boobs were gonna pop out on stage.” But thanks to lots of double-sided tape, that wasn’t an issue.
source: people.com
