It features a high slit on one side, silicone lining around the top and is made of thick, quality fabric
"In actuality, there were plenty of black dresses before that date, including many by Chanel herself, and black was already a fashionable colour but there's something about this moment and the way it embodies the modernising spirit of the 1920s." That moment is how the new show begins the largest fashion exhibition the National Museum of Scotland has ever staged - a simple crepe de chine dress made by Chanel in 1926, borrowed from the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin
Diamond-Patterned Tufted Accents: Beyond the headboard, coordinating pieces showcase stunning diamond-patterned tufted accents, seamlessly blending classic design with modern glamour
Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, championed the LBD for most of her life, saying: When a little black dress is right, there is nothing else to wear in its place. Think of Hepburn in that sleeveless Givenchy gown, accessorised with long black gloves, a pearl choker and dark glasses
In that era, whenever she tried to choose her own looks without Harvey and her cohorts input, it backfired