The little black dress, that enduring and endearing invention of Coco Chanel

When hardpressed for time, fashionistas worth their salt are not known to fret longer than they need be. They had always a fashion fallback, the little black dress.
In 1926 Coco Chanel brought us the first little black dress. Black dresses had of course existed before this time but only really as a sign of mourning. In the '20s Coco Chanel was a cutting-edge and modern designer. With hemlines rising, hair getting shorter, shoulders going bare and arms appearing in public for the first time, the time was right for the appearance of a new silhouette, and the little black dress was the perfect way to create it. So the "LBD" as a flattering fashion essential was born and is still in every woman's wardrobe over 80 years later.

How the little black dress gets to be so enduring yet endearing at the same time, the definitive anatomy is found at http://www.style.com/trends/classic/080605.
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