Jennifer Lopez Elevates the All-Black Maxi Dress With Daring Open Back
The singer embodied boho chic thanks to some of her favorite accessories.


Summer may be coming to a close, but that doesn't mean Jennifer Lopez is done highlighting this year's must-have summer fashion trends.
On Saturday, Aug. 18, the singer was spotted walking around and shopping in downtown Los Angeles, sporting an all-black maxi dress with a daring open back. The multiple thin, chevron-shaped cutouts and straps that made up the back of the dress gave a spider web-like look, elevating the otherwise simple yet elegant boho-chic outfit.
To accessorize the less-is-more summer dress, Lopez wore her very own signature JLo Jennifer Lopez Ondra wedge sandals, as well as her go-to favorite Jennifer Fisher 2 inch hoop earrings, MaxMara black oversized square sunglasses and MaxMara Marine straw tote bag.
Lopez has been sporting more than a few comfortable-yet-fashionable maxi dresses this summer, especially while shopping in the Hamptons or enjoying a solo trip to Italy.
Jennifer Lopez is seen on August 17, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Last month while enjoying the Hamptons (where the star also celebrated her most recent birthday with a Bridgerton themed blowout party featuring a carriage), Lopez wore a pair of chunky pair of sky-high, gold-tone Gucci espadrille wedges to elevate the skirt of her square-neck, ruffled pink maxi dress by LoveShackFancy.
The singer and actress reportedly shutdown the boutique in Sag Harbor to go summer dress shopping alongside her stepdaughter Violet Affleck. According to Women's Wear Daily, the "boutique's door was locked and it stopped admitting other shoppers for about an hour" shortly after the mother-stepdaughter duo arrived, giving the pair "more privacy" while they looked through the store's sprawling collection of women's wear.
A sales associate at the New York City-based lifestyle brand told Women's Wear Daily that Lopez was "very kind and very friendly," and was later "gifted one of LoveShackFancy’s signature looks"—the “Norma” dress, which retails for $595—before she left.
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Jennifer Lopez is seen on August 17, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
When Lopez isn't wearing easy, breezy summer dresses, she's leaning into the minimalist girl summer trend via simple jeans, t-shirts, and oversized slacks.
In early August, while leaving E. Baldi Beverly Hills, the "Let's Get Loud" singer put her spin, yet again, on fashion's favorite pairing, wearing a cropped white T-shirt, wide-leg jeans (by Gucci, of course), and a pair of naked shoes.
Of course, Lopez did not go without some of her favorite accessories, including a pair of Bottega Veneta sunglasses, her beloved Jennifer Fisher hoops, and her favorite $500,000 Hermés Birkin.
If Lopez's wardrobe has anything to say about it, summer isn't over just yet.

Danielle Campoamor is Marie Claire's weekend editor covering all things news, celebrity, politics, culture, live events, and more. In addition, she is an award-winning freelance writer and former NBC journalist with over a decade of digital media experience covering mental health, reproductive justice, abortion access, maternal mortality, gun violence, climate change, politics, celebrity news, culture, online trends, wellness, gender-based violence and other feminist issues. You can find her work in The New York Times, Washington Post, TIME, New York Magazine, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, TODAY, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, InStyle, Playboy, Teen Vogue, Glamour, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones, Prism, Newsweek, Slate, HuffPost and more. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and their two feral sons. When she is not writing, editing or doom scrolling she enjoys reading, cooking, debating current events and politics, traveling to Seattle to see her dear friends and losing Pokémon battles against her ruthless offspring. You can find her on X, Instagram, Threads, Facebook and all the places.
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