A Coco Chanel Little Black Dress, released in 1926. Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC. Gift of Mrs. Georges Gudefin Black Shrug Bloomingdale's Kristine Black Lace Panel Cut Out Maxi Dress with Shrug Everything You Need to Know About the Little Black Dress Vogue 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