Little Black Dress: From Mourning to Night Beginning with the Victorian era, Meyer describes how widows were required to wear plain black clothing with no decoration for one year and a day, as a symbol of full mourning. This gave way to concepts such as &. Dressed up or down, with flats or heels, statement jewelry or a subdued jacket, the l

Title	:	Little Black Dress: From Mourning to Night
Author	:	Shannon Meyer
Rating	:	4.95 (773 Votes)
Asin	:	1883982847
Format Type	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	160 Pages
Publish Date	:	2016-04-15
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“Entertaining reading.”—Wall Street Journal What’s the most important garment in a woman’s closet? More often than not, the answer is “the little black dress.” For decades, fashion magazines have touted the LBD as the perfect solution to almost every fashion crisis. Dressed up or down, with flats or heels, statement jewelry or a subdued jacket, the little black dress can be worn anywhere, for any occasion. Where did the little black dress come from? And how did black become the color of choice for every occasion? In Little Black Dress, Shannon Meyer answers these questions by offering a visual history of the black dress, illustrating its transformation from a traditional mourning garment to the fashion staple it is today. Beginning with the Victorian era, Meyer describes how widows were required to wear plain black clothing with no decoration for one year and a day, as a symbol of full mourning. This gave way to concepts such as &

Editorial : “The Little Black Dress is illustrated with full page photographs of the mannequins in the show, ranging from the black crepe of a Victorian widow’s mourning to maternity and cocktail dresses and the ne plus ultra: a sleeveless froufrou of transparent black lace and tulle. It’s a wedding gown guaranteed to give the bride’s mother a heart attack. Entertaining reading.”

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