Little Black Dress

A little black dress is an evening or cocktail dress, cut simply and often quite short. Fashion historians ascribe the origins of the little black dress to the 1920s designs of Coco Chanel, intended to be long-lasting, versatile, affordable, accessible to the widest market possible and in a neutral color. Its ubiquity is such that it is often simply referred to as the "LBD."

The "little black dress" is considered essential to a complete wardrobe by many women and fashion observers, who believe it a "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, worn with a jacket and pumps for daytime business wear or with more ornate jewelry and accessories for evening. Because it is meant to be a staple of the wardrobe for a number of years, the style of the little black dress ideally should be as simple as possible: a short black dress that is too clearly part of a trend would not qualify because it would soon appear dated.

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Edit The Independent 25 Apr 2016

Why are we talking about this now? ... Among them was George Clooney, who called on the world to recognise the mass killings as genocide during a humanitarian prize ceremony in the country ... Read more ....

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at an event hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP) and the America Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Monday, March 23, 2015, in Washington.

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Edit WorldNews.com 25 Apr 2016

Bush."It's possible," Koch said.ABC’s Jonathan Karl followed up asking, “You couldn't see yourself supporting Hillary Clinton, could you?". "We would have to believe her actions would be quite different than her rhetoric. Let me put it that way ... "More of these personal attacks and pitting one person against the other, that's the message you're sending the country,” CBS News reported....

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Edit NDTV 25 Apr 2016

In one of its most ambitious projects in deep space, a team of NASA researchers are proposing to send robots at the centre of icy moons to explore the subsurface ocean for presence of life. ....

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In this April 11, 2007 file photo, Egyptian cleric Osama Hassan Mustafa Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, who was allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents off the streets of an Italiancity and taken to Egypt where he said he was tortured, talks on his mobile phone as he walks in a Cairo street after attending an Amnesty International press conference in Cairo, Egypt. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Italy abused state secrecy to provide impunity in the 2003 abduction of the Egyptian cleric, who was spirited out of Italy for interrogation and torture in his homeland under the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Former CIA Operative Faces Extradition To Italy For 2003 Extraordinary Rendition

Edit WorldNews.com 25 Apr 2016

A former undercover CIA officer will be extradited to Italy to face charges over the 2003 extraordinary rendition of a terror suspect to Egypt, according to Raw Story quoting a UK Guardian story.Sabrina De Sousa, who holds US and Portuguese citizenship, was arrested in Portugal last October and has lost three appeals against being handed over to Italian authorities, the report said. Her extradition is scheduled for May 4....

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Saudi link? White House set to release secret pages from 9/11 probe

Edit Indiatoday 25 Apr 2016

The disclosure would come at a time of strained US relations with Saudi Arabia, a long-time American ally ... ....

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Alesha Dixon confirms Mis-Teeq reunion talks

Edit Digital Spy 25 Apr 2016

Alesha Dixon has confirmed that she is meeting with her former Mis-Teeq bandmates next month ... Nothing has been decided but it feels like we should be doing something." Dixon was talking at the launch of her first fashion line, a capsule collection with Little Black Dress which she created with Nicole Atkinson ... ....

Poldark's Eleanor Tomlinson is a classic beauty in an elegant little black dress with daring ...

Edit The Daily Mail 24 Apr 2016

She starred in one of the most successful television dramas of 2015. So it came as no surprise to see Eleanor Tomlinson leading the host of glamorous guests at the BAFTA Craft Awards ... ....

Samia Ghadie rocks a sheer LBD as she joins fiance Sylvain Longchambon at charity boxing do

Edit The Daily Mail 24 Apr 2016

The blonde beauty, 33, showed off her slim figure in a sheer little black dress as she joined the French figure skater, 35, at the Joining Jack boxing charity gala at the Manchester Hilton ... ....

How to dress up your Little Black Dress for Derby (and Oaks!)

Edit Courier Journal 23 Apr 2016

It doesn't take a lot of money to look like you belong on Millionaire's Row for Oaks and the Kentucky Derby.   . ... ....

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Edit The Daily Mail 23 Apr 2016

She is a blushing bride-to-be, and Chloe Lloyd made sure all eyes were on her as she arrived at a bash in Ibiza looking stunning in a chic little black dress on Friday ... ....

Your Little Black Dress Does Derby (and Oaks)

Edit Courier Journal 22 Apr 2016

Derby is a last-minute affair for many of us. If you just got tickets, or haven't yet shopped, we'll dress up your LBD.   . ... ....

Gallery | Your Little Black Dress does Derby

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How to wear a little black dress for the 201Kentucky Derby (and Oaks!)

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It doesn't take a lot of money to look like you belong on Millionaire's Row for Oaks and the Kentucky Derby.   . ... ....

Tony Vega Band's 'Black Magic Box' Is Perfectly In Tune

Edit Houston Press 22 Apr 2016

The black Gibson made a perfect passport for Vega, now in his mid-forties, to at long last make a “blues record.” Whereas his earlier albums were closer in spirit to the roadhouse-rock sound of groups like the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Black Magic allows him to explore various mid-century R&B styles like the jump-blues of the '40s ......