Saturday’s event was a slow start. One of the other company’s salesmen came over and picked up the ‘Whatever Your Style – Go Red’ cardset and asked… “Do you have a LBD? My initial response - Silence. Blank Stare. “HUH? Oh, wait, haha. No, I don’t have one in a design yet, but that’s a great idea!…”
Who knew a man could be so clever ;0) to ask about the classic LBD.
Well, of course in true procrastination mode I reference the ultimate website. This is what Wikipedia has to say, and above is where I net out after a few years of primary research. Enjoy!
little black dress is a short, unfussy evening or cocktail dress, popularized in the 1920s by the fashion designer Coco Chanel with her "Ford" dress, as Vogue later called it. Like the Henry Ford’s cars, it was an instant craze, widely available and, like the Model T, it came in only one color, black. Chanel’s dress was designed to not show stains and to fit every woman. Coco believed that fashion should be functional.
‘The "little black dress" is considered by many women to be an essential part of a complete wardrobe. It is a well-known "rule of fashion" that every woman should own a simple, elegant black dress that can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion. For example, a simple black cocktail dress could be made into an evening dress with diamond accessories, stellettos,and long gloves; or, when combined with a black suit jacket, demure accessories and simple pumps, the same dress could be worn to a daytime business meeting. Its ubiquity is such that many refer to it by acronym, LBD.’
Thank you CoCo for making every women love to be stylish, sexy, and fun in the simplest form of fashion! |
