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 Coco Chanel's Little Black Dress Black red gradient female singer party cosplay DS costumes DJ bar ultra Sleeveless paillette jazz dance clothing dresses House of Chanel Dress French The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Evolution of the Little Black Dress: From Coco Chanel to Now Ayerhs Magazine Answer: Coco Chanel In 1926 Coco Chanel published a picture of a short, simple black dress in American Vogue. It was calf length, straight, and decorated only by a few diagonal lines. Vogue