Little black dresses - fashion forward or forgettable fashion?
- Filed under: Alternative Lifestyle, Fashion, Fashion Week, Fendi, Kiss Bloggs, kissfendi
- Date: Nov 11,2007
Bonnie Shockey’s little black dress is chocolate brown.
“When I wear black, I look as white as Casper the ghost,” said Shockey, 58, of Antrim Township, Pa. “So my little black dress is brown.”
Shockey isn’t the only one who would rather do without the so-called fashion staple.
“It’s really a jacket and pants set with a tuxedo stripe down the side,” said Patti Anderson, 53, of Smithsburg, describing what she wears in lieu of the little black dress. “Does that count?”
A little black dress is a sometimes formal, sometimes casual frock called “little” because it’s not a formal, floor-length gown. But just how important is it for every woman to own a little black dress?
Tim Gunn - host of Bravo’s reality makeover show, “Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style” - declared that a “little black dress” was among the 10 “essential items” of a woman’s wardrobe (a trench coat and a “sweatsuit alternative” also are on Gunn’s list). /herald-mail.com
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