La Petite Robe Noire

A small illustrated story about the most versatile garment in any time.

Madeleine Vionnet, 1918

Source: http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/95208?rpp=60&pg=49&ft=dress&deptids=8&when=A.D.+1900-present&pos=2924

Madeleine Vionnet, 1925

Source: http://www.bloglovin.com/viewer?post=2124425217&group=0&frame_type=a&blog=2242994&link=aHR0cDovL29tZ3RoYXRkcmVzcy50dW1ibHIuY29tL3Bvc3QvNzE2Njg5NDI3NzE&frame=1&click=0&user=0

Coco Chanel, 1926 

Source: http://www.etsy.com/listing/46385841/reserved-for-fluffydream-1920s-black-hat?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share

Madeleine Vionnet, 1928

Source: http://digitalcollection.chicagohistory.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16029coll3/id/355/rec/118

Madeleine Vionnet, 1937

Source: http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/84826

Cocktail Dress, 1940s

 Source: http://www.augusta-auction.com/list-of-upcoming-sales?view=lot&id=13328&auction_file_id=29 

Jacques Fath, 1951

Source: http://m-c-h-w.blogspot.com/

Christian Dior, 1953

 

Source: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/317363104964255389/

Christian Dior, 1954

Source: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/13369784865_d377d03450_h.jpg 

Audrey Hepburn in Hubert de Givenchy, 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', 1961

 

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Givenchy_dress_of_Audrey_Hepburn

Jacqueline Kennedy in LBD
 

Source: http://ciaonewportbeach.blogspot.com/2011/11/lbd-little-black-dress.html

Heinz Oestergaard, 1962

Source: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/317363104964255427/

   Cristobal Balenciaga, 1963-1964

Source: http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/156973

Cristobal Balenciaga, 1967

Source: http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/95360?img=2 

Yves Saint Laurent, 1968

Source: http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/97159?img=1

Yves Saint Laurent, 1969

Source: http://www.museeducostumeetdeladentelle.be/fr/collections/xxe-siecle/

Yves Saint Laurent, 1983

Source: http://periodicult.tumblr.com/post/39400931152/yves-saint-laurent-rive-gauche-american-vogue

90s

Source: http://becauseimaddicted.net/2010/11/little-black-dress.html

Valentino, 1995

Source: http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/80964#fullscreen

Yves Saint Laurent, 2004

Source: http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/6d/53/5f/6d535ff5a801f5024ff5663efedcf942.jpg

Ralph Lauren, 2008

Source: http://www.stylebistro.com/runway/New+York+Fashion+Week+Spring+2008/Ralph+Lauren/2LKTUoGiPWE

  Tony Ward, 2013

Source: http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/37/09/d5/3709d56e868f55837e9ea32916eb5b2d.jpg

Dolce & Gabbana, 2014

 

Source: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/317363104964424929/

Bottega Veneta, 2014

 

Source: http://www.lyst.com/clothing/bottega-veneta-spring-2014-runway-look-10/?ctx=33016