showbizz: Awkward! Jennifer Lopez finds walking a struggle in her too-tight dress... and even has to enlist an assistant to zip her up

Many sacrifices are made in the name of fashion - and it appears that Jennifer Lopez knows this to be true.

Indeed, the 45-year-old likely found it troublesome to eat, speak or breathe after compressing her body into a dress that was far too small on Wednesday.

The knockout was packed in the garment like a sausage casing with help from an assistant who zipped it shut outside the American Idol studios in West Hollywood.

Painful! Jennifer Lopez was packed in her garment like a sausage casing with help from an assistant who zipped it shut outside the American Idol studios in West Hollywood on Wednesday

The Love Don't Cost A Thing singer was first seen trying to maneuver the zipper herself, but it stopped short and her skirt hemline puckered.

She looked quite distressed and scowled during the attempt, however, crisis was averted from a handler who stood behind and succeeded where she could not.

The hitmaker was clad in an off-the-shoulder black David Koma dress that had metallic applique across the bodice and sky-high silver pumps.

The struggle is real! J-Lo scowled when she was unsuccessful at zipping the dress shut herself

Hard to walk! As she made short strides in the confining frock, her eyes remained fixed on her phone and looked intrigued by what she was reading

Her golden tresses were tied into a tight up-do knot away from her face, highlighting her smoldering makeup, which included a smokey eye, bronze cheeks and a glossy pink lip.

As she made short strides in the confining frock, J Lo's eyes remained fixed on her mobile phone.

No doubt the mother of seven-year-old twins Max and Emme was reading about the news that she was the catalyst for the Google Images search feature.

Fashionista: The hitmaker was clad in an off-the-shoulder black dress that had metallic applique across the bodice

It was revealed that her eye-catching green Versace dress nearly 15 years ago was the impetus behind Google Images after the search engine received a barrage of queries following her appearance, Google executive Eric Schmidt told

'When Google was launched, people were amazed that they were able to find out about almost anything by typing just a few words into a computer,' he said.

'This first became apparent after the 2000 Grammy Awards, where Jennifer Lopez wore a green dress that, well, caught the world's attention,' added Schmidt.

Pumped! The knockout had on silver sky-high heels

About face! Her golden tresses were tied into a tight up-do knot that highlighted her smoldering makeup, which included a smokey eye, bronze cheeks and a glossy pink lip

At the time, it was the most popular search query we had ever seen.

'But we had no surefire way of getting users exactly what they wanted: J Lo wearing that dress. Google Image Search was born.'

The beauty took to her Instagram page and shared her excitement on how she made 'history.'

History! J-Lo's curves displayed in a green Versace dress nearly 15 years ago at the Grammy Awards was the impetus behind Google Images, it was revealed