Black was, of course, the colour of mourning and familiar as day-wear for the many widows of France following the slaughter of the First World War and the recent Spanish flu pandemic. While other designers were turning to fancy, colorful clothes as an antidote to all this gloom, Chanel steered into it, he wrote, producing little black dresses whose somewhat severe and simple lines were off-set by her signature accessoriesa rope of large fake pearls, a fabric camellia or a plain cloche hat. Like Fords motorcars, the LBD has had many iconic incarnations since
in 2003 wearing this look that we'll never forget: a casual striped tunic dress that she completed with a brooch at the hip, flared jeans, and metallic sandals
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Outfit Details: Enza Costa Dress, The Row Sweater (almost sold out, similar here), Khaite Bag, Hermes Sandals (less expensive version here) Ive never really given much thought to including black, white and beige together as a summer palette, since Ive always focused on each shade separately