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A Coco Chanel Little Black Dress, released in 1926. Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, gift of Mrs. Georges Gudefin. The year was 1926: The month was October. The Roaring Twenties were ...
The little black dress (LBD) is a black evening or cocktail dress, cut simply and often quite short. Fashion historians ascribe the origins of the little black dress to the 1920s designs of Coco Chanel. [1] It is intended to be long-lasting, versatile, affordable, and widely accessible. Its ubiquity is such that it is often simply referred to ...
A dress designed by Fiona Dealey and worn by Sade in 1983 Graham Smith / Pymca / Shutterstock. “Few garments are as iconic as the little black dress, which has often been held up by the fashion ...
Coco Chanel and the LBD. In 1926, Vogue published a drawing of a simple black dress in crêpe de Chine. It had long narrow sleeves and was accessorised with a string of pearls. The publication ...
The little black dress Hubert de Givenchy designed for Audrey Hepburn in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s is as representative of the early 1960s as Yves Saint Laurent’s sheer, feather-trimmed ...
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Sexy, versatile and deceptively simple – such is the power of the little black dress. Vogue celebrates 100 years of a true fashion statement.
The little black dress may have been introduced by Coco Chanel, but it was Audrey Hepburn who made the garment famous in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's.From Hepburn's Givenchy sheath to Queen Bey ...
The history behind the hero piece in your closet, the little black dress.Starring: Hamish BowlesDirector: Max BartickEdited by: Charlie DenholmAdditional Edi...
The little black dress became a minimalist canvas for day, cocktail, and evening accessories, including hats, gloves, pocketbooks, and above all else, costume jewelry. As the silhouette of the little black dress evolved to accommodate the fashionable shape of each consecutive decade, it became more of a social institution than a design.