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Jennifer Lopez Takes To The SNL Runway in *That* Versace Dress

The songstress brought the iconic look to the small screen - by Danielle Fowler
  • 09 Dec 2019

Contrary to Instagram's difficult-to-navigate algorithm, it is in fact possible to shut down the Internet not once but twice.

Case in point: Jennifer Lopez is doing the social media rounds once again courtesy of that Versace dress. 

WATCH BELOW: Jennifer Lopez Walks The Runway In Iconic Versace Dress

The singer hosted Saturday Night Live over the weekend and took the opportunity to remind audiences that 2019 has treated her incredibly well.

To open the show, Lopez kickstarted proceedings with a reflective monologue on everything that she is grateful for.

"This year I have been so blessed. I got what every girl from the Bronx dreams of: proposed to by a Yankee," she semi-joked. "I had the biggest movie opening I've ever had - that included a lap dance from Cardi B. I went on a sold-out tour. And I slayed the Met Gala. And that's not a brag. A doctor diagnosed it on the spot as a fourth-degree slay."

"I walked the runway in Milan for the first time wearing a dress I wore 20 years ago and some people said I look better now than I did then," Lopez added. "I'm not bragging, that's just you know gossip!"

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Jennifer Lopez played host on the US show

If her speech alone wasn't enough to bag the songstress headline-worthy status, the 50-year-old reminded us all how great she looked in said dress.

Helping us to get into the festive spirit, Lopez sang a glorious rendition of 'Santa Clause Is Coming To Town' in a chic tuxedo.

Watch the SNL video here

Towards the end of the Christmas singalong, she hid behind a dance troupe and - virtual drumroll please - turned the stage into a runway thanks to the history-making Versace frock.

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Jennifer on SNL in the original jungle dress in 2001, she is still so beautiful today, who can tell the difference!? @NBCSNL @jlo #saturdaynight #jenniferlopez #jungledress

The moment was a sartorial tribute to her debut SNL hosting gig back in 2001 - where she also donned the now-iconic dress. 

Showing her appreciation, Donatella Versace shared a clip from Lopez's original Versace television moment on Instagram.

"Jennifer on SNL in the original jungle dress in 2001, she is still so beautiful today, who can tell the difference!?" the designer wrote alongside the legendary clip.

During the early noughties television performance, Lopez joked about how her mum taught her to always be prepared. To demonstrate that she's taken on the life lesson, the singer whipped off her purple bathrobe to showcase the Versace gown beneath - a moment met with a roar of applause.

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The singer closed the Versace spring/summer 2020 show in Milan

The dress has become one of 2019's biggest talking points after Lopez closed the Versace show in a revamped version of the leaf-emblazoned look she first wore on the 2000 Grammy Awards red carpet.

Proving that she still has serious sartorial influence, shopping app LIKEtoKNOW.it reported a staggering 1,200% increase in search for "green dresses" in the weeks that followed.

Hands up, who else contributed to the numbers? 

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