That Was a 1997 Versace Couture Dress Jennie Wore to Her Friend's Wedding

Jennie attended the wedding of Canadian model Tavia Bonetti wearing a piece from Versace's spring/summer 1997 couture collection, a slip dress made roughly 30 years before she put it on as a wedding guest.

Bonetti shared photos with close friends on her social media on the 7th, writing that her heart was "too full" and that her friends had dressed in a way that matched the feeling. Jennie is among the group pictured.

What Jennie wore

The dress itself is a sage green slip in the pared-back silhouette that defined the late 1990s Versace couture line. Thin straps and a fitted waist cut frame the body without ornament, and the hemline finishes with blue-toned ruffle detailing that provides the one moment of contrast in an otherwise restrained look. Jennie added a wood-toned bag as the only accessory, which is exactly the kind of quiet point that keeps vintage pieces from reading as costume.

Wearing archival couture to a wedding is a choice that requires a specific kind of confidence. The 1997 Versace spring/summer couture line has been in circulation among collectors and stylists for long enough that it registers as reference rather than novelty, and the condition it's kept in usually decides whether the look reads as intentional or accidental. Here it reads as intentional.

New music out this month

Separately, Jennie released a new digital EP called Fallen Angel on the 28th. The record includes two previously released singles, Less than a Lover and Heaven, collected together for the first time.