Jennifer Lopez Has the Final Word on Naked Spider-Web Dresses
Over the past few years, a micro trend has emerged, nestled in the spot where the Venn diagram of âsheerâ and âmethod dressingâ overlaps: sheer spider web gowns. Jennifer Lopez is the latest to don the style, and, dare we hope, the last?
In December 2021, red carpet queen Zendaya rolled up to a premiere of Spider-Man: No Way Home in a gorgeous, faux-nude, slinky gown with web-patterned beading, accessorizing with a Spidey-ish mask for full effect. This is after she rocked spiderweb earrings on the same press tour.
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Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Sony-Marvel-Spiderverse, Dakota Johnson was cast in the lead role in Madame Web, and when that movie came out in February 2024, we got another handful of webtacular designs. Johnson wore a gorgeous and completely see-through spider-webbed mesh number to the Vogue Brazil Ball in Rio de Janeiro, and a week later, attended a red carpet in a mesh naked dress.
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There, her co-star Sydney Sweeney had the more arachnid look.
US actress Dakota Johnson (L) and US actress Sydney Sweeney arrive for the premiere of Sony’s “Madame Web” in Los Angeles, California, on February 12, 2024. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)FREDERIC J. BROWN/Getty Images
So, when I heard that Jennifer Lopez, no stranger to a stunt, wore a spider-style gown to the Sundance premiere of her film Kiss of the Spider Woman, frankly, I was expecting something new. A corset and billowing skirt held in place by eight legs, perhaps? A cape so that there was a full web on display when she extended her arms? But no, it’s a sheer dress with web beading. The only thing different is the black lace, and the rosettes (?) at the center of the webs.
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 26: Jennifer Lopez attends the “Kiss Of The Spider Woman” Premiere during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre on January 26, 2025 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Isaiah Trickey/FilmMagic)Isaiah Trickey
There’s nothing wrong with the Valdrin Sahiti gown accessorized with a diamond-encrusted Hassanzadeh cocktail ring and a black clutch, per WWD. In fact, Lopez looks gorgeous, as always. But the method dressing phenomenon is only fun when it’s giving upscale costume couture, and we’ve basically seen this dress before. So let’s let Jennifer Lopez have the final word on the matter. You did it, Jen, you came, you slayed, and we’re putting this trend to bed. Next!
