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Amber Valletta Revives Versace’s ‘Jungle’ Dress at 2025 CFDA Awards

Her red-carpet homage accompanied her presentation of Donatella Versace’s CFDA Positive Change Award.

Overview

  • Valletta walked the New York ceremony’s red carpet on Nov. 3 in the green, deep-plunge jungle-print Versace design.
  • She presented Donatella Versace with the Positive Change Award, which honors the designer’s LGBTQ+ advocacy and support of young talent.
  • Valletta said it was the first time she had ever worn the jungle dress in public.
  • The model debuted a version of the look on Versace’s Spring/Summer 2000 runway before Jennifer Lopez popularized it at the 2000 Grammys.
  • Former Google leader Eric Schmidt has credited the post-Grammys search surge for Lopez in the dress with prompting the creation of Google Image Search.