The radical power of the little black dress BBC News The little black dress. The Coco Chanel exhibition at the V&A is quite wonderful! Can't decide which era I like the best between the wars, the 50's or maybe the first image Chanel's classic 1926 little black dress added to fashion exhibition in Scotland The Independent CHANEL Vintage Camellia Silk Maxi Pleated Dress Black In 1926 Coco Chanel published a picture of a simple black dress in American Vogue. She felt the modern woman needed affordable fashion. This became known as the iconic "Little Black Dress." It helped Lia Stublla Chanel Gown Black All The Dresses