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Specifically, the designer was quoted in a 1997 text by Richard Harrison Martin for the Gianni Versace retrospective exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, saying that the eye-popping safety pin dresses in the collection were inspired by the punk subculture (hence the safety pins) and the Indian sari (as seen in the wrap-around design of the silhouette)

100 years of the Little Black Dress News Story The Little Black Dress, or LBD, first captured the fashionable imagination in the 1920s

character of the wearer to shine through rather than be obscured by gaudy frills and flounces and that quasi-feminist notion took flight

Handcrafted 3D floral appliqus paired with delicate beaded tassels accent the waistline naturally draws the eye inward, creating a flattering waist-cinching effect that effortlessly highlights a slim, feminine silhouette

In the end we found a cute black dress and then all kinds of accessories to pair with the dress to create FIVE different costumes