Women In Black – Black Dresses in History
Madame X by John Singer Sargent — elegant, mysterious, outre, 1884
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Women In Black – Black Dresses in History
Image Credit: Historia/REX/Shutterstock Queen Victoria adopted the trappings of mourning as a lifestyle. Here, an 1895 portrait.
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Women In Black – Black Dresses in History
Image Credit: JFK LIBRARY/REX/Shutterstock Jackie Kennedy was the personification of elegant strength at JFK’s funeral, 1963.
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Women In Black – Black Dresses in History
Image Credit: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock Audrey Hepburn elevated the LBD to iconic status. Here, its frivolous side in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” 1961.
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Women In Black – Black Dresses in History
Image Credit: REX/Shutterstock For her first White House portrait Michelle Obama wore a LBD to project powerful elegance, 2009.
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Women In Black – Black Dresses in History
Image Credit: Paramount/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Black has many connotations. Audrey Hepburn exhibits the chic side of onscreen cool in “Funny Face,” 1956.
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Women In Black – Black Dresses in History
Image Credit: Paramount/Rso/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Black has many connotations. Olivia Newton John exhibits the cheesy side of onscreen cool in “Grease,” 1978.
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Women In Black – Black Dresses in History
Image Credit: Chris Parker/PYMCA/REX/Shutterstock Black has long been the archetypal uniform of youthful rebellion. Early Eighties punk style in London.
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Women In Black – Black Dresses in History
Grace Jones: the power of androgyny. Nightclubbing, 1981.
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Women In Black – Black Dresses in History
Image Credit: Broadimage/REX/Shutterstock On the runway: Cate Blanchett, romantic at The Golden Globes, 2014.
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Women In Black – Black Dresses in History
Image Credit: Pizzello/AP/REX/Shutterstock On the runway: Penélope Cruz, refined at the SAG Awards, 2009.
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Women In Black – Black Dresses in History
Image Credit: Larry Marano/REX/Shutterstock On the runway: J.Lo, nearly naked at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, 2017.
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Women In Black – Black Dresses in History
Image Credit: Broadimage/REX/Shutterstock On the runway: Chrissy Teigen, nearly naked and at the American Music Awards, 2016.
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Women In Black – Black Dresses in History
Image Credit: NILS JORGENSEN/REX/Shutterstock Princess Diana: The Revenge Dress, 1994.