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Heavenly Fashion & Design 309 Kingsway Caringbah NSW 2229
Ph. 9531 4747
(opposite Caringbah Hotel) |
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Ladies Wear Little black dress Is considered as an evening or cocktail dress, cut simply and often with a short skirt, originally made popular in the 1920s by the fashion designer Coco Chanel. Intended by Chanel to be long-lasting, versatile, affordable, accessible to the widest market possible and in a neutral colour, its continued ubiquity is such that many refer to it by its abbreviation, LBD. The "little black dress" is considered essential to a complete wardrobe by many women and fashion observers, who believe it a "rule of fashion" that every woman should own a simple, elegant black dress that can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion: for example, worn with a jacket and pumps for daytime business wear or with more ornate jewellery and accessories for evening. Because it is meant to be a staple of the wardrobe for a number of years, the style of the little black dress ideally should as simple as possible: a short black dress that is too clearly part of a trend would not qualify because it would soon appear dated. A cocktail dress or cocktail gown is a lady’s dress worn at cocktail parties, and semi-formal and "black tie" occasions. The length of cocktail dresses varies depending on fashion and local custom. The length ranges from just above the knee to touching the ankle. When it is about two inches above the ankle it is called tea length and when it is almost touching the ankle it is called ballerina length, although ballerina length dresses usually fall into the evening gown category. At semi-formal occasions, less elaborate, shorter-length cocktail dresses may be worn, when gentlemen are in dark suits. Prior to the mid 20th century this type of dress was known as 'late afternoon'. When gentlemen are in business suits, ladies also wear dress suits or "good" afternoon skirt and dresses. At black tie occasions, a longer, full-skirted cocktail dress may be worn, although in the late 1960s and early 1970s short cocktail dresses were acceptable black tie attire. By the 1980s a dress was considered to be cocktail less by where the hem fell, but more by the level of sumptuousness the garment attained. In the mid-20th century, some couturiers began describing full-skirted cocktail gowns as "dancing costumes". These are suitable for formal dances but not for balls, or other white tie affairs, where ball gowns are worn. |
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