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
Michael Fish (fashion designer) middle 1960s and the early 1970s as well, such as "Performance," in which Mick Jagger wears one of Fish's dresses for men. Fish was credited as a costume designer for the Peter Sellers film "There's a Girl in My Soup." He also designed the ruffled shirts worn by Jon Pertwee for the duration of his five-year tenure as the Third Doctor on "Doctor Who". Jerry Cornelius, Michael Moorcock's fictional poster child for this era, often wore elaborate tailor-made suits by Mr. Fish. Michael Fish (fashion designer) Michael Fish (born 1940) is a British fashion designer famous for designing many of