The Little Black Dress – LBD
Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 in Beauty specialists, Fashion Tips
In 1926, Vogue magazine said that the little black dress will be a “uniform for all refined tasted women”.
Christian Dior said: “You can wear black in any moment of the day, no matter your age. You can wear black with almost any occasion. A black dress is essential for every woman”.
From Coco Chanel to Audrey Hepburn, all the women who associated themselves with LBD were the true image for elegance, refinement and style.
The beginning:
The little black dress is a pillar in the fashion industry. It is so versatile that you can wear it at a cocktail party with a simple pair of shoes; you can wear it in the office or at night in the club. This functionality drove, in the early 20th century, to inventing this new clothing master-piece, that suddenly changed the idea of “simple” in fashion. Before 1920, fashion was synonym with corsets, exaggerated feminine shapes, rigidity and opulence. But something changed: the so called “flapper” woman appeared: she was not afraid to wear masculine type clothes, she was passionate with gambling, she was smoking and drinking like a man and most of all she felt sexy and she was not afraid to show it!
These women opened the way to short skirts, to empty shoulders, and sexy outfits, and the society became more permissive (like there was any other choice 
). In 1926, a black dress, signed by Coco Chanel appeared in Vogue magazine, in the context in witch until then black was reserved to funerals. That was the precise moment when Chanel reveals a true elegance statement, and the little black dress becomes the fashion icon we all love today.
After the second world war, the film industry associated the little black dress (that was usually short and the material honestly, didn’t matter) with the image of “femme fatale”. In 1961, Givenchy created the ONE little black dress that Audrey Hepburn wore in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. That, my darlings, is the real little black dress.
If you don’t have a little black dress of your own, go, (come on, go!) and buy one now! Remember that this fashion item, like no other passed the test of time, and it is still a movie star. Hollywood stars and stylists use it as first choice when it comes to cocktails, evening parties, clubbing and so on.
The key principle is rather simple: the LBD never gets old! It just doesn’t! It will always be a symbol of elegance, womanhood and style, and you can combine it in every way you want, we can assure you it will be a success. You can wear it at the office with a coat and some heels shoes (do not pass the 7 cm height for heels), or you can mix it with a sophisticated pearl necklace and some vintage jacket. This is one on-line shop from where you can buy a sexy little black dress!
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