Black Floral Floor Length Prom Dress, A Line Black Evening Dress US 8 Black Chanel's classic 1926 little black dress added to fashion exhibition in Scotland The Independent The first little black dress designed by Coco Chanel ushered in the long reign of a fashion staple. 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