The little black dress (LBD) was popularizedand effectively invented as a modern fashion stapleby French designer Coco Chanel in 1926. At a time when black was largely associated with mourning, Chanel introduced Coco Chanel First Little Black Dress Original Coco Chanel Dresses Coco Chanel Little Little Black Dress The little black dress is an iconic part of fashion history and a wardrobe staple that will outlive any trend. We spent months on our quest to find the best LBD. The radical power of the little black dress House of Chanel Dress French The Metropolitan Museum of Art How Coco Chanel's Revolutionary Jewelry Vision Applies Today