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A 'little black dress' is a short, simple evening or cocktail dress, created in the 1920s by the fashion designer Coco Chanel. Its ubiquity is such that many refer to it by acronym, 'LBD'.
Her "Ford dress", as ''Vogue'' later called it, was likened to the Model T: it was long-lasting, affordable, made for the widest possible market, and came only in one color - black. Chanel's dress was designed to not show stains and to fit every woman, as Coco believed that fashion should be functional.
The "little black dress" is considered by many women to be an essential part of a complete wardrobe. It is a well-known "rule of fashion" that every woman should own a simple, elegant black dress that can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion. For example, a simple black cocktail dress could be made into an evening dress with diamond accessories, stilettos and long gloves; or, when combined with a black suit jacket, demure accessories and simple pumps, the same dress could be worn to a daytime business meeting. The key to its importance is that because it is simple, it is classic and can be worn for many years. A short black dress that is too clearly part of a trend would not qualify because it would soon appear dated.
The "little black dress" was glorified in the movie ''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' (1961), especially in the opening sequence, where Audrey Hepburn walks down the street wearing one.

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★ Edelman, Amy Holman (1998). ''The Little Black Dress''. Aurum. ISBN 1-85410-604-X

★ ''The Little Black Dress'' by Jenna Wallis