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WhenJennifer Lopezhit the red carpet at theGrammy Awardson Feb. 23, 2000, the internet went into a frenzy (before an internet frenzy was even a thing). The jungle-print Versace gown featured a plunging neckline that dropped past her navel.According to Project Syndicate, the fashion moment generated a spike in Google searches and led to the birth of Google Images.“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,’ " Lopez said in 2019 on the premiere episode of herYouTube series ‘Fashion Moments.’ “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.“Ever since she debuted the jaw-dropping gown, Lopez hasn’t been afraid to recreate what she called her “biggest fashion moment ever.” From twohosting stints onSaturday Night Livetostrutting down the Versace runwayin 2019, theThis Is Me … Nowstar has revived her famous “naked” dress over the years, but she’s not the only one.See all the celebrities who have recreated Lopez’s iconic look — and even a few who wore the dress first!
WhenJennifer Lopezhit the red carpet at theGrammy Awardson Feb. 23, 2000, the internet went into a frenzy (before an internet frenzy was even a thing). The jungle-print Versace gown featured a plunging neckline that dropped past her navel.According to Project Syndicate, the fashion moment generated a spike in Google searches and led to the birth of Google Images.
“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,’ " Lopez said in 2019 on the premiere episode of herYouTube series ‘Fashion Moments.’ “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.”
Ever since she debuted the jaw-dropping gown, Lopez hasn’t been afraid to recreate what she called her “biggest fashion moment ever.” From twohosting stints onSaturday Night Livetostrutting down the Versace runwayin 2019, theThis Is Me … Nowstar has revived her famous “naked” dress over the years, but she’s not the only one.
See all the celebrities who have recreated Lopez’s iconic look — and even a few who wore the dress first!
01of 081999: Amber VallettaSteve Wood/ShutterstockMonths before Lopez wore the gown at the 2000 Grammys, model and actress Amber Vallettawore the original iterationof the dress in September 1999 when she openedVersace’s Spring/Summer 2000 runway show. However, the version Valletta wore was a shorter, knee-length style.
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1999: Amber Valletta
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Months before Lopez wore the gown at the 2000 Grammys, model and actress Amber Vallettawore the original iterationof the dress in September 1999 when she openedVersace’s Spring/Summer 2000 runway show. However, the version Valletta wore was a shorter, knee-length style.
02of 081999: Donatella VersaceMitchell Gerber/Corbis/VCG via Getty ImagesFashion mogulDonatella Versaceherself wore the design she created (her version was without sleeves) at theMet Galaon Dec. 6, 1999, which honored the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition titled “Rock Style.”
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1999: Donatella Versace
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Fashion mogulDonatella Versaceherself wore the design she created (her version was without sleeves) at theMet Galaon Dec. 6, 1999, which honored the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition titled “Rock Style.”
03of 082000: Geri Halliwell-HornerStephane Cardinale/Sygma via Getty ImagesGeri Halliwell-Horner wore the tropical-print dress at the NRJ Music Awards in France in January 2000 — just before Lopez. The formerSpice Girlmember’s look most closely resembled Lopez’s Grammys gown with the silk chiffon sleeves and sky-high slit.
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2000: Geri Halliwell-Horner
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Geri Halliwell-Horner wore the tropical-print dress at the NRJ Music Awards in France in January 2000 — just before Lopez. The formerSpice Girlmember’s look most closely resembled Lopez’s Grammys gown with the silk chiffon sleeves and sky-high slit.
04of 082000: Trey ParkerKMazur/WireImageAfter Lopez went viral for her Grammys gown,South Parkco-creator Trey Parker decided to dress in his own interpretation of the look for the 2000Academy Awards. Parker latertoldThe Hollywood Reporterin 2016 that he dropped acid before the red carpet.
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2000: Trey Parker
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After Lopez went viral for her Grammys gown,South Parkco-creator Trey Parker decided to dress in his own interpretation of the look for the 2000Academy Awards. Parker latertoldThe Hollywood Reporterin 2016 that he dropped acid before the red carpet.
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2019: Lisa Rinna
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“She looked awesome. It was really cute,” LopeztoldAccess Hollywoodat the time.
06of 082019: Bill HaderDana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesLopez wasn’t the only one to re-wear her Versace dress when she hostedSaturday Night Livein December 2019. Actor andSNLalumBill Haderalso threw on a similarly patterned look for a hilarious sketch!
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2019: Bill Hader
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Lopez wasn’t the only one to re-wear her Versace dress when she hostedSaturday Night Livein December 2019. Actor andSNLalumBill Haderalso threw on a similarly patterned look for a hilarious sketch!
07of 082020: Tyra BanksKelsey McNeal/ABC via Getty ImagesTheDancing with the Starshost pulled out all the stops when she channeled Lopez in 2020, wearing an iteration of the jungle-print gownconstructed from Versace chiffon scarves.
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2020: Tyra Banks
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TheDancing with the Starshost pulled out all the stops when she channeled Lopez in 2020, wearing an iteration of the jungle-print gownconstructed from Versace chiffon scarves.
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