Little Black Dress Through The Decades

"One is never over-dressed or under-dressed with a Little Black Dress." —Karl Lagerfeld .... as the head designer of Chanel, a brand synonymous with a monochrome pallet, he should know what he's talking about!

Now, it's no secret that here at Dirty Fabulous we're HUGE fans of colour, but even we return, over and over again to our old reliable friend.... black.

There's a reason that we're all drawn to black at times, it just looks too darn good making it the ultimate fallback.

Feeling a bit bleuch? Wear some black.

Feeling totally rockin' and want to knock their socks off! Wear some black.

Want to look elegant? Wear some black.

Want to look sexy? Wear some black.

Not sure what to wear to a work event or wedding? How about black?

Need something age appropriate? Yup, you guessed it... the answer's wear something black!

The little black dress will continue to be one of the most reliable and fabulous friends you could find in a wardrobe. Is it time that you added another LBDBFF to your collection?

We have travelled through the decades to show you the finest vintage LBD'S to inspire you...

The 1940's

Original 1940's image from Vogue

1940's black lace dress with peplum and blue beading €280 size 10-12

 The 1950's

Original 1950's image from Vogue

1950's black taffeta and velvet sweetheart dress with hip swag, belt and matching jacket €340 size 10

1950's Black taffeta prom dress with fabulous beaded, velvet neckline €250 size 14+

1950's Black Satin wiggle dress with sheer lace waist and train detail 

€280 size 8-10

The 1960's

 
Original 1960's image from Vogue

1960's Black silk chiffon cocktail dress with 3D pink roses under skirt and back sashes. €340 size 8

Original 1960's image from Vogue

1960's Black lace wiggle dress with jet beading throughout €220 size 8

1960's Kim Kory tiered lace, baby-doll dress with satin bow at top €290 size 10

All original vintage images from My Vintage Vogue

Vintage Vogue Fashion Images

1960's amazing Dior, This baby pink was a popular colour and something we have come across before.

1950's Twilight prom with fur, we actually have something very similar to this dress in stock at the minute.

I just love the idea of this for a winter wedding, teaming a white gown with a vibrant Opera coat for a huge statement, very unique.

The quintessential 1950's prom dress...gotta love it!

Dior photo shoot for Life...an Iconic image, I'd be happy with any one of those vintage outfits!

I had to include this, the structure of the dress is astounding and the overall look Sophisticated Vamp, definitely something we would go for here in Dirty Fabulous

We do stock I.Magnin vintage pieces and it was really interesting for us to see the original advertising.

This is stunning, the model is styled in 50's perfection, if only we could dress like this everyday...bring back dressing as an art form I say...

More Dior...more Fabulousness!!!

Ava Gardner in an astounding Cobalt blue 50's prom dress. This is such an eye popping colour we always seek it out and at the minute we currently have three 50's proms in cobalt of various styles.

This dress is so similar to a wedding gown by Emma Domb that we sourced for a customer that it knocked my socks off when I saw it! She's going to look beautiful when she sashays down the aisle.

The 40's and 50's saw a strong use of mixing contrasting colours, using structural shapes and alternating textures. This gown is true Hollywood glam, you could just imagine it on the red carpet at Oscar time.

Another elegant 1950's white prom dress paired perfectly with black opera gloves.

A 1940's satin peplum wedding dress, super similar to one currently in stock in Dirty Fabulous

1950's Glamorous Tulle Bridal dress...vintage really is the only way to go!!!

Last week I came across a gorgeous site http://www.myvintagevogue.com/ and I have to say I got completely lost in it for a few hours.

If you ever asked yourself "whats the big deal about vintage?" then take a look of these beauties, courtesy of My Vintage Vogue.

I just want all of those dresses!

We have seen similar ones come into Dirty Fabulous and it's all part of the fun of vintage clothing...you never know what your going to come across...love it!

Hope you enjoyed the images as much as I did, check out the above website for more.

See you soon in Dirty Fabulous