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Jennifer Lopez’s iconic Versace costume from the 2000 Grammys virtually by no means was.
“My stylist [Andrea Lieberman] was like, ‘Please don’t put on it,’” Lopez, 54, revealed in a Thursday, February 22, episode of Vogue’s “Life in Seems to be,” which noticed her mirror on her vogue evolution.
“‘It was a costume that different individuals had worn already,’” Lopez mentioned Lieberman advised her. Donatella Versace and Geri Halliwell have been photographed within the robe a number of months earlier than the awards present. Amber Valletta famously wore the design on Versace’s spring/summer time runway in 1999.
In fact, Lopez didn’t pay attention. “[I said], ‘Nicely, you got it, and it seems to be the perfect, so I’m going to put on it. And so I did. And it induced, , fairly a stir,” Lopez defined.
For followers that want a refresher, the look in query was designed by Donatella, now 68, and featured silk chiffon material and was lined with a tropical leaf and bamboo sample. Essentially the most standout facet of the frock was the plunging neckline, which prolonged previous Lopez’s navel.

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“I suppose each technology wants its iconic, sort of Marilyn costume, and that is that costume for this technology,” Lopez advised Vogue.
The attention-catching garment was so buzzed about that Google created Google Pictures so that individuals might simply discover footage of the costume through the search engine.
Lopez and Donatella paid homage to the legendary piece when the “Get Proper” singer closed out the posh label’s spring/summer time 2020 present in a modernized model of the robe. Lopez opened up about strutting her stuff within the have a look at a September 2019 occasion selling her Promise perfume, sharing: “Donatella was like, ‘You realize it’s been 20 years,’ and I used to be like ‘Are you kidding me? F–ok!’”
Lopez went on to elucidate that Donatella then advised her that she needed to have fun by creating a whole assortment impressed by the jungle print. So naturally, the designer requested if Lopez would stroll out on the finish — and she or he obliged.