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
Black Is the Fashion for Dying Black Is the Fashion for Dying Black Is the Fashion for Dying is a mystery novel by Jonathan Latimer and first published by Random House in 1959. Latimer's last novel, it drew on the author's experiences as a contract screenwriter in Hollywood. The novel was published in England by Methuen as "The Mink Lined Coffin" in 1960. While working on an eleventh-hour rewrite on the script for a problem-plagued film, "Tiger in the Night", screenwriter Robert Blake is interrupted by the appearance of a disoriented young blond woman. Meanwhile, the film's star, Caresse Garnet, may be allowing her diva-like behavior