Amber Valletta has playfully teased Jennifer Lopez for making fashion history in the iconic jungle-print Versace dress, stating "I Wore it First." Prior to Lopez stunning the crowd in the gown at the 2000 Grammys, Valletta had already worn the sultry number a year earlier. In a recent episode of Vogue's "Life in Looks" YouTube series, the 49-year-old supermodel reminisced about the unforgettable moment and her remarkable career in fashion. Valletta expressed her excitement, saying that the dress has been Googled more than any other look in history and that it caused the internet to crash when Lopez wore it. Nonetheless, she was proud to be a part of fashion history and noted that she had worn it first.
Amber Valletta, a native of Arizona and a well-known fashion model, has an impressive portfolio that includes numerous Vogue covers and runway appearances for fashion houses such as Gucci. She first wore the stunning green design on the spring/summer runway show of Versace in 1999, and then again for a campaign.
Valletta describes the dress as the ultimate manifestation of Versace's fierce sexiness and blonde ambition, with a touch of Donatella's signature style. The infamous jungle dress became an iconic moment when Jennifer Lopez wore it to the Grammys. According to Valletta, nobody had ever shown skin in the front like that, revealing her navel, before Lopez's appearance in the dress. The dress was so ahead of its time and conveyed the message, "I'm a woman, hear me roar ... Literally from the jungle."
The dress's popularity was such that Google Images was created so that people could easily find pictures of it on the search engine.
Jennifer Lopez, 53, and Donatella Versace, 67, paid tribute to the iconic dress during the luxury label's spring/summer 2020 show by presenting a modernized version of the gown that JLo wore at the 2000 Grammys. In a September 2019 event promoting her Promise fragrance, Lopez revealed that Donatella reminded her that it had been 20 years since she had first worn the dress. Lopez was surprised by the passage of time and responded with an exclamation of disbelief.
Donatella then told Lopez that she wanted to commemorate the event by creating an entire collection inspired by the jungle print. The designer asked Lopez if she would close the show by wearing a modernized version of the iconic dress, and she happily agreed. Although they knew it would be a fun moment, neither Lopez nor Donatella anticipated that it would become so popular, just like the first time the dress made an appearance. Lopez remarked that it was "super cool" to have something to share with her children who appreciate computers and the internet.
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