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
Alexey Sorokin (fashion designer) Alexey Sorokin (fashion designer) Alexey Sorokin (born 29 November 1983) is a fashion designer of womenswear label Homo Consommatus. In 2008, the Saint Petersburg State Academy of Art and Design housed the designer's final graduation collection. Its main idea was consumerism and the 'wrapping of a person' as means of identification and self-defense. Two years after the graduation Sorokin set up luxury womenswear label Homo Consommatus, which is Latin for "consuming person". In October 2011, the Homo Consommatus womenswear Spring/Summer 2012 collection debuted at Aurora Fashion Week Russia supported by LMA Presents - local project for emerging designers. Alexey subsequently