Green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez
dress by Donatella Versace worn at the 42nd Grammy Awards ceremony on February 23, 2000
American entertainer Jennifer Lopez wore a green Versace silk chiffon dress designed by Donatella Versace to the 42nd Grammy Awards ceremony on February 23, 2000. The sheer fabric was printed with a tropical leaf and bamboo pattern, and cut with a plunging neckline that extended well past Lopez's navel, while the waist of the dress was studded with citrines.
This garment instantly received significant global media coverage, and it has been cited, along with Elizabeth Hurley's black Versace dress, as one of the most high-profile dresses that made the designer Versace a household name. In addition, this dress was described as a turning point in designer Donatella Versace's career after the death of her brother, Gianni Versace. It was chosen by fashion journalist Lisa Armstrong to represent 2000 in the Fashion Museum of Bath's Dress of the Year collection, at which point it was described as a key example of the close relationship between fashions, celebrities and publicity.
Another duplicate of the dress is displayed at The Grammy Museum while, as of 2015, Lopez herself still owned the original gown.
Background
Before it became famous on the red carpet of the Grammy Awards, the dress was presented on the catwalk by model Amber Valletta, and was featured in Versace's main advertising campaign that year. Steven Meisel also photographed it on Valletta. Andrea Lieberman, Lopez's stylist at the time, remarked, "Versace and Jennifer [Lopez] belonged together. It was really natural."
In 2000, the dress had a market value of approximately $15,000.
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