Jennifer Lopez reveals her iconic green Versace dress from the 2000 Grammy Awards helped create Google Images, and she thinks Google owes her a cheque!
It's a moment that will forever be etched in pop culture history: Jennifer Lopez's jaw-dropping green Versace dress at the 2000 Grammy Awards. The look not only made our jaws drop but also inspired a game-changing innovation - Google Images!
The Dress That Launched a Billion-Dollar Feature
During a recent appearance on the SubwayTakes Uncut podcast, JLo spilled the tea on how her fashion moment led to the creation of Google Images. 'I feel like they owe me a check,' she joked. 'They should have done that just for karma... They're probably trillionaires or whatever.'
The iconic green tropical-print Versace gown was a major clash of style and substance, making it one of the most talked-about celebrity fashion moments ever. With millions of people searching online to see photos of it, Google Search mainly displayed text results and did not have an image search feature at the time.
The Birth of Google Images
Former Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt confirmed that Lopez's famous green Versace dress played a major role in the creation of Google Images in 2001. In a 2015 blog post, he wrote that photos of Lopez's dress became 'the most popular search query we had ever seen.' The huge demand for images led the company to build Google Images, and the rest is history!
- The green dress first appeared in Versace's Fall 1999 collection and Spring/Summer 2000 fashion show.
- Several celebrities, including Geri Halliwell-Horner, Donatella Versace, and Jennifer Lopez herself, have worn the same dress or similar versions of it.
- Recently, actor Mike Abdalla wore a version of the outfit in the Off Campus series.
JLo's Dress is Still Making Waves
Lopez believes the dress has become popular again because of Off Campus and her hit song On the Floor. She joked that it's 'crazy' that a dress she wore more than 25 years ago is still making headlines.
'Oh, this is (expletive) crazy. So, yes, I wore the Versace dress. Because people searched for it, they invented Google Images,' she added.
We stan JLo for keeping it real and bringing frontline fashion to the masses. And let's be real, who wouldn't want a piece of Google's clout?