History Of The Little Black Dress From Coco Chanel To Audrey Hepburn Marie Claire UK Wisteria Broderick Solid Wood 20 or 24 Drawer Dresser Wisteria 20 Drawer 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 The Evolution of the Little Black Dress Little Black Dress Through History