The Evolution of the Little Black Dress ELOQUII Women's Textured Faux Leather Dress With Cup Detail Pomegranate TIBI Structured Faux Leather Mini Dress Black Garmentory Tibi Dresses Tibi Navy Asymmetrical Dress With Faux Leather Trim Color: Blue Size: 2 Gigipaps's Closet 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 The History of the Little Black Dress Nova of London