The Little Black Dress

Is it possible to think of the Little Black Dress and not think of Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's? She was not only gorgeous but elegant, and, in that dress, regal.

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I had read Savannah College of Art and Design was holding an exhibit created by Andre Leo Talley, an editor of Vogue and a member of the Board of Trustees at the College, titled Little Black Dress. On our trip south, I made this a must see for Jimmy and me.

Mr. Talley was able to borrow these creations from his designer friends and  one, created by Oscar de la Renta in 2012 will be a permanent part of the SCAD Museum.

There were LBDs designed by Givenchy, Valentino, Lanvin, Pierre Cardin, Yves Saint Laurent, DianeVon Furstenberg, Calvin Klein, and Balenciaga, all names I remember my favorite celebrities wearing. Then, designers that we are linked to now such as Stella McCartney (Paul's daughter), Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Carolina Herrara, and the list goes on and on.

I had neglected to mention the one designer, credited with the creation of the LBD, Coco Chanel.  It is so amazing to think that a dress created by her to go from daytime simplicity to nighttime elegance can still be the top creation in Vogue.  And yes, there were two on exhibit. Both designed by Karl Lagerfield for Chanel.

After seeing so many beautiful Little Black Dresses, I thought it would be fun to post pictures of LBDs  I remember.

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I found this quite interesting - Edith Piaf received her nickname, the little black sparrow, because she always wore black.

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 And quoting Wallis Simpson, "When the little black dress is right, there is nothing else to wear in it's place"



                                                                                                                                                                 
It is so funny to see the picture that I have of me next to my blog.  I am dressed in black,  I guess this could be my LBD.  I rarely wear black.  I remember going to Color Me Beautiful and having the colors that are best for me, chosen.  I was told I was a Spring and black was a no, no.  My Tammy, a fashion connoisseur,

would never hesitate to wear black and I was always telling her to wear the preppy colors I loved.  Well, Tam, you were right!