Coco Chanel Dress ~ The Story of Chanel Little Black Dress

All the famous innovations in fashion and design cannot outshine the fame of the single Chanel Little Black Dress. Coco Chanel introduced it in a time between the wars, when the bright colors, prints and heavy embroideries dominated the fashion. Coco Chanel with photographer Cecil Beaton The long-sleeved black dress, which was initially made for day…

See how the LBD went from flapper frock to wardrobe essential.

The Evolution of the Little Black Dress - Little Black Dress

In this "well-designed biography of a fascinating woman" (School Library Connection) for young readers, award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin introduces readers to the most well-known fashion designer in the world, Coco Chanel. Beginning with the

Coco Chanel (Hardcover)

thestylemongers: Coco Chanel & the Little Black Dress

What is it that makes the little black dress so coveted?

Little Black Dress From Start to Finish - Threads

Little Black Dress exhibit at the RJD

Fifty years after her death, the trailblazing designer’s influence on fashion lives on. Here are 8 important style innovations from a designer who once famously said: “I don’t do fashion. I am fashion.”

How Coco Chanel changed the course of women's fashion

First introduced in 1926, black was previously considered to be a color reserved for funerals and periods of mourning.

The History of the Little Black Dress

A new exhibition at the National Museums of Scotland look back at the myth of the little black dress.

The radical power of the little black dress

Business of Fashion History – Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel

A new exhibition showcases how the meaning of the garment has changed since its invention in 1926

The Evolution of the Little Black Dress, Smart News

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