Famous Frocks: Little Black Dress: Patterns for 20 Garments Inspired by Fashion Icons Dolin Bliss O’Shea. Chronicle, $29.95 (176p) ISBN 978-1-45212365-3 ...

The little black dress, commonly abbreviated as LBD, has been a staple of women’s fashion for nearly a century. Its timeless ...

Reese Witherspoon wore a one-shoulder little black dress to the premiere of "The Last Thing He Told Me," her first appearance since divorce. ... The LBD's floral overlay pattern gave it texture, ...

The little black dress has been regarded as a holy grail of fashion ever since Coco Chanel championed the concept back in 1926, proffering it as an alternative to the fussier, ...

Through 65 looks, it explores how the versatility of the little black dress has allowed it to express both “piety and perversion, respect and rebellion,” according to a statement from the museum.