TOmber VallettaAmerican actress and top model, brought one of the most iconic pieces of contemporary fashion back to the red carpet of the CFDA Awards 2025: the famous jungle dress by Versacemade immortal by Jennifer Lopez at the 2000 Grammy Awards. The supermodel, chosen to deliver to Donatella Versace the Positive Change Award – recognition for his commitment to defending LGBTQ+ rights and supporting young talents – he opted for the original version of the green dress with tropical printan elegant and powerful tribute to the Italian fashion house.
The secret story behind J.Lo’s jungle dress
Not everyone knows this, but Amber Valletta was the first to wear the jungle dress. The supermodel opened the Versace spring 2000 fashion show wearing a short version of the model. A few months later, Jennifer Lopez showed it off on the Grammys red carpetturning it into a truly global phenomenon. Since then, the dress has been reinterpreted by many stars, including Donatella Versace herself at the 1999 Met Galaand celebrities like Tyra Banks, Lisa Rinna and Kerri Colby. Reflecting on her role of dress in the history of fashion, Valletta said a People: «This dress was searched on Google more than any other look in history, it literally drove the internet crazy when J.Lo wore it. But I wore it first.”
The iconic Versace green: timeless sensuality and audacity
The green Versace dress is much more than just a dress: it’s a true manifesto of style and femininity. There jungle printlively and tropical, catches the eye and transmits energy and exoticism. The intense green, on the other hand, illuminates the complexion of those who wear it naturally. The deep V necklinewhich goes down well beyond the navel, and the dizzying gap they make the model bold and sensual. The long, light sleeves they add a touch of elegance. The result is a dress that unites strength, theatricality and charmperfectly embodying the essence of Versace: an immortal look, capable of dominating the red carpet and the collective memory of fashion.
The dress that gave birth to Google Images
The daring neckline, jungle print and plunging slit immediately captured the attention of millions of people around the world, so much so that online searches became so intense to push Googlethen born about two years old, to create Google Images.
As he said the former CEO Eric Schmidt: «It became the most popular search we had ever seen. We didn’t have a way to give users exactly what they wanted, which was a picture of J.Lo wearing it. And that’s how Google Images was born.”
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