Is there a thing that gets written about more often than a little black dress? Even if it is not in your wardrobe, you know all about it: it was invented by Coco Chanel Not quite like that! It is the intricate history and mystery that have turned this garment into a legend.
Shrouded in myths and scandals
It is believed that the history of the dress began in 1926, when Coco Chanel launched its production. According to one version, she simplified the work uniform, according to the other, she created a model when she yearned for the deceased beloved Arthur "Boy" Kapel. Anyway, a little later, Vogue magazine published an article about a little black dress, describing it as an opportunity for a woman to look good at any moment in her life. Edward Moline came up with it a few years before Chanel, but, alas, he was not noticed by fashion publications, so he did not get the fame of a pioneer.
If you rewind time back, then black dresses were always worn: at first they were an indicator of wealth due to the high cost of the dye, then they became part of the secular mourning fashion (Queen Victoria, who has been mourning her husband for 40 years, was the founder of the tradition of suffering for a long time for the deceased).
Also the black dress was kind of a challenge. For example, the "Portrait of Madame X", written by John Sargent in 1884, captures a secular beauty in a dress that many stars would be happy to try on even now. No one knows who came up with the design, but then it made a lot of noise: the Parisian public condemned him for vulgarity, because of which the actress's reputation was tarnished, and the artist was forced to move to another country.
Movie related
In the first Hollywood films, any dark dress looks like black, but in reality, costume designers sewed clothes for actresses from different colors of fabrics. However, in the 30s of the last century, the film industry switched to a new film - it turned out that it only transmitted black dresses without interference. In addition, until the 40s, films in the noir genre were popular, where femme fatale or relatives of bandits wore black clothes. There are some iconic little black dresses worn by Rita Hayworth in Gild, Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's, Marilyn Monroe in Jazz Only Girls, Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, Angelina Jolie in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. …
May be different
The little black dress is an idea, not a model. It can be absolutely any cut and length. Only two nuances are important: color and conciseness. Chanel conceived her creation as a way to instill good taste in women. Designer Karl Lagerfeld, who continues the traditions of the House of Chanel, agrees with her opinion. In an interview, he said that a woman in a little black dress would never look provocative or too modest. An example of his words is the image of Princess Diana for one of the solemn exits.
Gives confidence
The little black dress has many advantages: it conceals figure flaws and flatter any skin tone, it is easy to pick up accessories for it and combine it with different things. But perhaps the most important virtue is that black inspires self-confidence. One study found that most people surveyed associate this color with positive qualities. In addition, men primarily pay attention to women in black dresses. If we rely on the psychology of color, then this shade gives protection and makes a person emotionally invulnerable.
