This time we are not just going to talk about the next summer trend. We will see what is the ultimate must have that every woman should have in her closet. Yes, dear fashionistas – that is the little black dress invented by Coco Chanel in 1926. The design of it changes a little bit throughout the years, but it always remains as simple as possible. Some people say that Chanel was influenced by the many women mourning during the World War I and the Spanish flu as black was reserved for them all the time. Others think that the little black dress is the symbol of the dangerous woman in the post war era. Hollywood femmes fatales and fallen women characters were portrayed often in black halter-style dresses in contrast to the more conservative dresses of housewives or more wholesome Hollywood stars. Synthetic fibers made popular in the 1940s and 1950s broadened the availability and affordability of many designs. But when in 1926 Coco Chanel posted a picture of a a short, simple black dress in Vogue, they called it “Chanel’s Ford.” Like the Model T, the little black dress was simple and accessible for women of all social classes. Vogue also said that the LBD would become “a sort of uniform for all women of taste”.
Some famous little black dresses are:
- Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s epitomized the Chanel ideal for wearing little black dresses, accessorized with pearls, as was frequently seen throughout the early 1960s.
- Wallis Warfield Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, was known to own several little black dresses and said much in praise of the garments. One quote of the Duchess: “When a little black dress is right, there is nothing else to wear in its place.”
- Edith Piaf, the French folk icon, performed in a black sheath dress throughout her career: for this habit she was nicknamed “little black sparrow.” It was thought that the dress helped audiences focus more on Piaf’s singing and less on her appearance.
- In notorious “Covent Garden incident”, a director at London’s Covent Garden theatre fired the then-obese soprano Deborah Voigt from an opera because she could not fit into a “little black cocktail dress,” replacing her with an unknown singer who could squeeze into it
The little black dress is considered essential for every woman’s wardrobe for two reasons – pair it with jacket and pumps during the day and you have a formal business look that will definitely make an impression. Or put some fancy accessories and heels and you are ready with your evening outfit. Some of the celebrities that like the little black dress for all kind of formal occasions or when they party out loud are Paris Hilton, Jennifer Aniston, Megan Fox.
So I looked here and there to find the best online boutique that will offer that trendy fashion piece at affordable price and guess which is the place – DH Styles of course. Their collection of black dresses has more than 200 samples. Below you can see my top 12 choices of a little black dress for less than $35. So go for it – black is awesome, you can choose whatever color shoes and accessories you want coz it simply goes with everything. You don’t need to wonder anymore which is the ultimate club apparel or sexy formal dress – just look down and then visit DHStyles.com :
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What kind of little black dress do you have in your closet?
And if you don’t like black dresses, check out some colorful summer dresses appropriate for work.
The story for the Coco Chanel little black dress is taken from wikipedia.
I like Megan Fox, I think she is really pretty!
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