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Jennifer Lopez shared a sentimental (and stylish) message to Donatella Versace.
The Friday, March 14, Instagram post followed this week’s news that Donatella, 69, is stepping down as the House of Versace’s chief creative director and into a new role as chief brand ambassador after nearly 30 legendary years at the helm. On Thursday, March 13, Donatella also announced that she was “thrilled” to name her successor Miu Miu’s former design and image director, Dario Vitale.
Lopez, 55, posted a series of images dressed in Donatella’s unapologetically sexy looks throughout the years, including that green dress from the 2000 Grammys that went down in fashion history and forever changed the internet as the dress’s popularity and the difficulty in finding images of it online led to the creation of Google Images.
“Gianni would be so proud, ” Lopez began the caption. “What a journey you have been on. You are strong, resilient, powerful, talented and I am so happy that I have gotten to know you over the years.”
Donatella Versace, the visionary who steered the Versace brand through triumph and tragedy, has stepped down as chief creative officer, Versace’s U.S. owner Capri Holdings announced on Thursday, March 13. Donatella will become chief brand ambassador, while Miu Miu’s former design and image director, Dario Vitale, has been appointed chief creative officer, effective April 1. (…)
She continued: “Together, our journey and the friendship that we have formed has been incredible. I know this next chapter will be filled with love, happiness and friendship…and whatever you want to create it to be. I am always here for you.”
Lest you forget, Lopez’s jungle-print Versace gown with a “neckline” that plunged below her navel marked a turning point for Donatella following the 1997 death of her beloved brother, Gianni Versace.
Fast-forward three years, and the viral Grammys look made Donatella a “household name,” according to the designer. “It broke the bank.” She also rates it at the top of her list of all-time favorite red-carpet Versace dresses.
No other designer is behind as many viral awards season looks as Donatella Versace. The muse turned matriarch turned leader of the Versace dynasty couldn’t have predicted all of the looks that led to the luxury label’s earliest social media sensations, from Jennifer Lopez’s Grammy’s jungle-green dress that nearly broke the internet to Angelina Jolie’s (…)
Meanwhile, Lopez describes the gown as “her biggest fashion moment ever,” telling Vogue in 2019 that it was “a moment in time, the power of fashion” and that it “goes to show you the power of fashion and the power of those types of moments.”
Talk about a very, very Versace look and the inimitable designer’s enduring legacy.
