In 1926, Chanel introduced the Little Black Dress in Vogue magazine. The dress was a simple, calf-length design made from ...

Known for her nontraditional approach to design, Chanel set trends using unconventional fabrics, colors and textures; many of which took root in menswear. Today, she is often credited as the ...

A little black dress designed by Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel in 1926 will open ‘Beyond The Little Black Dress’, an exhibition in Scotland about the success of the garment over almost a century ...

Almost a century ago, Coco Chanel unveiled the original little black dress. The 1926 garment would go on to become a fashion staple, so well-known that it is often referred to simply by the ...

While the little black dress first became popular in the 1920s when Coco Chanel made a modern-day adaptation, it first appeared in the Victorian era, when women used the garment to signify mourning.

But one piece that has defiantly succeeded in standing this test of time is the little black dress. Attributed to Coco Chanel in the early 1900s, the first iterations of this item were designed in ...

Textile Conservator Yufei Xiang at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, makes final adjustments to Coco Chanel's original 'Little Black Dress' (1926) prior to it going on show in the ...

Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and Cristóbal Balenciaga each had takes on the little black dress in the 50s – fast-forward to today and Miu Miu presented modern iterations at the most recent Paris ...

Chanel’s focus on comfort and freedom of movement in fashion was pioneering and instantly popular. In 1926, American Vogue described her little black crepe de Chine day dress as “the Chanel ...