black with lace dress TA3 Seamed Lushy Long Sleeve Midi - - XXS Contrast 1 Black V Neck Satin Lace

By the 1880s, most awkward maid-or-mistress mix-ups had been eliminated thanks to the trusty black dress

And if you want to make your dress trendy beyond the summer, reach for one in a trendy color, like butter yellow or pistachio green

Visit an authorized retailer to try black styles in person and see how the color creates instant sophistication across every silhouette.

The skirt widens continuously from the waistline to the hem without cinching, hugging, or tapering at any point below the bodice

from the Roaring Twenties to the new millennium. But the most astonishing part of the little black dresss story might be its prologue, the backstory left out of the auction catalogue, the glossy coffee-table books, and the fashion magazines