How a Dress From ‘13 Going on 30’ Came Back From the Dead
The New York Times
A perfect storm of internet fashion trends — and Halloween — has resurrected a Y2K-era Versace dress. At least, for now.
A funny thing happened on Nov. 8 on the set of “The Voice”: Ariana Grande, the show’s newest coach, came to work in a Versace dress that had been widely worn as a Halloween costume just a week earlier.
The colorful minidress — with its crystallized straps, cutesy empire-waist cutouts and chunky stripes in shades of turquoise, lime green and scarlet — appeared on the Italian luxury brand’s spring 2003 runway. But the style is best known for its brief turn in the 2004 romantic comedy “13 Going on 30,” worn by Jennifer Garner as her character, Jenna Rink, performs the “Thriller” dance at a work party.
Nearly two decades after its introduction, that dress has found a new life, thanks in part to online retailers selling uncannily similar styles for less than $20. Vogue predicted in mid-October that the vibrant look would be “everywhere on Halloween.” If TikTok is any indication, it was.
