We must take a visit back in time to the 1920's, to properly understand the fashion industry that produced the little black dress that was such a fabulous necessity for any wardrobe. As women shed their long, layered dresses, cut their hair and enjoyed the fast-paced party life, society slowly became more accepting of women baring slightly more of her shoulders, back, and legs. In general, a woman of the 20s era was very thin and really didn't need to look any smaller.

It was during the 1920s that the legendary fashion designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel first stitched her name into the first little black dress. For the most part, Chanel's designs are often considered to be the epitome of the 20s fashions because her work was so simplistic, modern, and somewhat futuristic.

Chanel encouraged and inspired the womens fashions we typically think of when we envision flappers. Chanel was fond of working with neutral colors and soft easy-to-wear jersey fabrics that were simple in shape and cut. Chanel was able to infuse comfort and sophistication into fashion, and this combination was considered revolutionary. It was during her early work, that Chanel designed and introduced the first little black dress to the world and did so with much success.

First introduced in 1926, wearing black was previously considered to be a color reserved mostly for funerals and periods of mourning. Truly simple and sexy, Chanel's first little black dress design was a sleeveless sheath cut just above the knee. She could have never predicted the high demand and lasting love women would have with her simple, little black dress.

Chanel was once quoted of saying, "Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury." Whether a woman's little black dress cost $60 or $3,000 her intention is always the same: to look effortlessly classic and elegantly sexy in just minutes. While most of us cannot afford to buy Chanel's designer dresses, we can certainly wear our little black dresses with the modern, sophistication she possessed when she designed the classic, little black dress.

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