Little Black Dress Design

This application relates to the little black dress may be monochromatic but it has an extensively colorful history. Even though it is very difficult to trace the original root of these dresses, before 1926 a black dress was mainly worn by ladies to attend funerals. People were not ready to look into it and decipher the elegance of such a dress. As you can all assume though, the scene changed with a certain issue of Vogue magazine where Coco Channel presented a little black dress in the Ford design. The dress was short, at knee length, sleeveless, and had a slanting design. This dress really set up the trend that eventually resulted in the LBDs that we see today.

Nothing affected the western world as the World War II and the little black dress was no exception as well. In fact, many experts believe that the little black dresses were made popular because there was a shortage of fabric that was hugely needed to manufacture the uniform of the soldiers. Whether that was an exaggeration or not, the little black dress gave women of that period a lot of liberty and much needed style to cheer about. For Femme Fatales like Marilyn Monroe the dress gave even more opportunity to seduce. During 1940s and 50s, the trend remained popular largely because it was elegant and stylish.

The trend changed a little in the 1960s. After the World War was over, the conservatism set in with a new zeal. However, in the 1960s, the new generation ventured out for experimentation with something new and bold. Likewise, fashion designers came up with miniskirts, slits and other bold designs. It was during that time when Audrey Hepburn made her famous appearance in the LBD in Breakfast at Tiffany's. The trend died down a little in the 1970s though the LBD was, by no means, out of vogue. It was colors rather than black that was the order of the day.

The little black dress again took the center stage in 1980s. The craze for fitness, and search of sleek designs kept it trendy even in the 1990s. However, people had already started experimenting with various lengths of the LBDs. Even in the 21st century, the LBD seems to dominate the fashion world. It is elegant, practical, useful and very appealing. Certainly, you can't ask for any better combination than that. Plus, of course, there is the amazingly wide price range from $50 to anything close to a few thousand.

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