Black business suits. Women's fashion was revolutionized and simplified in 1926 by the French designer Coco Chanel, who published a drawing of a simple black dress in "Vogue" magazine. She famously said, "A woman needs just three things; a black dress, a black sweater, and, on her arm, a man she loves." Other designers contributed to the trend of the little black dress. The Italian designer Gianni Versace said, "Black is the quintessence of simplicity and elegance," and French designer Yves Saint Laurent said, "black is the liaison which connects art and fashion. One of the most famous black dresses of
Biagio Black Black Dress charity event, featured 6-foot tall portraits of celebrities including Keira Knightly, Eva Green, and Marion Cotillard in little black dresses. The Los Angeles Times made mention of Black's work, "Young Hollywood-inspired pop art paintings by L.A. artists Biagio Black..." In a press release Black stated, “These pieces range from cool to dark dreams. Iconic, distant, soulful. These women are pop culture royalty. The fact that these classism killers are fashionable is inevitable. These iconographic works offer images in simple hi-contrast forms that follow essence,” notes Black. In 2009 Black received a commission for a portrait of fashion designer