‘Off Campus’ costume designer used this ‘go-to’ tape for Allie’s viral Jennifer Lopez costume

In “Off Campus,” Allie (Mika Abdalla) wears a pitch-perfect re-creation of Jennifer Lopez’s celebrated Versace dress. Liane Hentscher/Prime

This look had jaws on nan floor.

Weeks aft Prime Video’s “Off Campus” bid debuted, a clip of prima Mika Abdalla wearing a re-creation of Jennifer Lopez’s celebrated 2000 Grammys Versace jungle dress is still going viral (and moreover scoring shout-outs from nan popular prima herself).

But while nan gravity-defying gown whitethorn person looked effortless connected Abdalla’s characteristic Allie, it took observant readying to support it successful spot — and, arsenic costume designer Charlene Akuamoah told us, plentifulness of manner tape.

“Our go-to portion was Booby Tape,” she revealed, noting that she besides “really loves” Nippies tape and nipple covers. (“They person an unthinkable array of tegument tones, which is ever truthful important to me,” she explained.)

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Dubbed nan “world’s first and original bosom assistance tape,” Booby Tape is designed for a supportive, push-up look sans bra. (For a perfectly cleanable trim each time, nan marque moreover makes mini tape scissors.)

Nippies besides gets awesome reviews connected Amazon — not to mention, respective different stylists person name-dropped it arsenic a kit basal complete nan years, too.

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Akuamoah’s trusty portion activity paid off; nan plunging look stayed successful spot passim nan much-discussed scene, which sees Allie and Dean (Stephen Kalyn) dancing to J.Lo’s “On nan Floor.”

“When I publication nan book and learned that they wanted Allie successful that dress, I knew it needed to beryllium perfect; it’s Versace!” she said. “My earliest years successful my profession were successful manner truthful I person a reverence for Donatella.”

Lopez’s 2000 Grammys look virtually helped motorboat Google Images. Getty Images

And while Lopez’s original tropical print-look virtually inspired nan creation of Google Images, Akuamoah didn’t foretell nan viral consequence she’d get for her ain return connected nan daring dress.

“From nan very first fitting we each knew it was going to beryllium a moment, but could not person imagined nan level that it reached,” she told us.

“It’s truthful unthinkable and specified a reminder that a bully manner portion will make you consciousness thing nary matter really galore times it comes back.”

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