The Dress That Launched Google Images

<p>When Jennifer Lopez turned up on the Grammys’ red carpet wearing a green Versace dress on February 23rd, 2000, there was such a rush from the public to see the image that it became the most searched-for term in Google’s history. </p><br><p>As a result - Eric Schmidt later confessed - Google Images was developed and launched, and a whole new way of searching the web was created.</p><br><p>In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discover where the iconic dress is now; explain how Geri Halliwell missed out on the chance of (increased) internet infamy; and reveal just how many dresses J-Lo tried on before settling on ‘the one’...   </p><br><p><strong>Further Reading:</strong></p><ul><li>‘How Jennifer Lopez’s Versace Dress Created Google Images’ (GQ, 2019): <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/jennifer-lopez-versace-google-images" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.gq.com/story/jennifer-lopez-versace-google-images</a></li><li>Geri Halliwell actually wore Jennifer Lopez's iconic Grammy dress first (yahoo.com): <a href="https://uk.style.yahoo.com/blogs/shine-on/geri-halliwell-actually-wore-jennifer-lopezs-175622959.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://uk.style.yahoo.com/blogs/shine-on/geri-halliwell-actually-wore-jennifer-lopezs-175622959.html</a></li><li>‘Jennifer Lopez Tells the Story of the Green Versace Dress’ (Vogue, 2019): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTyBFcEgc-A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTyBFcEgc-A</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>For bonus material and to support the show, visit</strong><a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/ca1f94a1-0921-446a-ae00-4d4bfd2ba3ef/Patreon.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong></a><a href="http://patreon.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Patreon.com/Retrospectors</strong></a></p><p><strong>We'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:</strong><a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/ca1f94a1-0921-446a-ae00-4d4bfd2ba3ef/podfollow.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong></a><a href="http://podfollow.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>podfollow.com/Retrospectors</strong></a></p><br><p><em>The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.</em></p><p><em>Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.</em></p><p><em>Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.</em></p><br><p><em>#2000s #Person #Music #Fashion #Inventions #US</em></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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