Little black dress Little black dress A little black dress (LBD) is a black evening or cocktail dress, cut simply and often quite short. Fashion historians ascribe the origins of the little black dress to the 1920s designs of Coco Chanel and Jean Patou intended to be long-lasting, versatile, affordable, accessible to the widest market possible and in a neutral colour. Its ubiquity is such that it is often simply referred to as the "LBD". The "little black dress" is considered essential to a complete wardrobe by many women and fashion observers, who believe it a "rule of fashion" that every woman should
White floral Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn Oscar dress. The dress, like Hepburn's later little black dress in "Breakfast at Tiffany's", is cited as one of the classic dresses of the 20th century. A poll by Debenhams, published in the "Daily Telegraph", voted it the second most iconic red carpet dress of all time. "Time" magazine voted the dress the greatest Oscar dress of all time. "Variety" magazine's "Complete Book of Oscar Fashion" placed it among their selections for the Oscar's most beautiful gowns with the header "It's a Cinch!" White floral Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn wore a white floral Givenchy dress to the