Black a dark blue tuxedo looked blacker than black itself. For women's fashion, the defining moment was the invention of the simple black dress by Coco Chanel in 1926. (See history.) Thereafter, a long black gown was used for formal occasions, while the simple black dress could be used for everything else. The designer Karl Lagerfeld, explaining why black was so popular, said: "Black is the color that goes with everything. If you're wearing black, you're on sure ground." Skirts have gone up and down and fashions have changed, but the black dress has not lost its position as the essential
Barbie Fashion Designer as "Quake" and "Doom." According to PC Data, which tracked computer game sales in the United States, "Fashion Designer" sold 351,945 units and earned $14 million by the end of 1996. It was the country's sixth-best-selling computer game of that year. Commenting on its performance that year, a writer for "Next Generation" wrote that ""Barbie Fashion Designer" has done an excellent job at expanding the market and scored well with the female population." It was also the top-selling SKU for Christmas 1997. According to Joyce Slaton of GameSpot, "Mattel's successful innovation [was] placing "Barbie Fashion Designer" on toy aisles rather