History Main / LittleBlackDress

* The title character of ''SweetCharity'' wears one of these. Exactly how long she wears it depends on the production, but in the original production she had it on for the whole show.

* The first collection of the {{Barbie}} Basics was focused entirely on this, all the twelve dolls wearing some interpretation of the little black dress, with fashion packs consisting only on accesories, in order to adapt the dresses to different situations.

* In the first film adaptation, [[BridgetJones Bridget Jones]] wears two such dresses in the film, each having to do with [[BettyAndVeronica Daniel and Mark]].

* Carmelita Fox from ''SlyCooper'' has one that she wears when not suffering from LimitedWardrobe syndrome, most noticeably in the second game when attending a lavish party, and during the ending cutscene of the third game.

* Most of the female cast of ''Webcomic/MenageA3'' are good-looking, and several of them carry off LBDs with aplomb at times:

* An item in ''FalloutNewVegas'' is pre-war singer Vera Keyes's black dress. A female Courier can wear it (and it gives very slight armour, too). Male Couriers end up with it transforming into a tuxedo. Somehow.

* Almost all the main female characters on MadMen have worn a black dress at least one time during the series.

The [[http://www.oasap.com/88-little-black-dress Little Black Dress]] is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin pretty much what the name implies]]: a dress that is black and is little (although it can have a full length skirt). It usually comes without decorations, but can still have some trimmings as long as they are sparse and don't risk dating the dress.

In TheRoaringTwenties, when fashion was in a big upheaval compared to the decades before, Coco Chanel came up with a dress that would work in any evening or formal occasion, and blend in through any decade since. In short, she made the {{Ninja}} of dresses.

* Twilight in ''[[EakinsHardReset Hard Reset]]'' 'borrows' one, after stealing the perfect earrings.
->Ew, I got changeling splattered all over my new dress!

* Max from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' sports one while posing as a date for Terry during a stakeout.

* Meta: [[LauncherOfAThousandShips Characters commonly paired with ''any'' other character]] are called "the little black dress". They go with everything.

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* The title character of ''SweetCharity'' wears one of these. Exactly how long she wears it depends on the production, but in the original production she had it on for the whole show.

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* The first collection of the {{Barbie}} Basics was focused entirely on this, all the twelve dolls wearing some interpretation of the little balck dress, with fashion packs consisting only on accesories, in order to adapt the dresses to different situations.

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* The first collection of the {{Barbie}} Basics was focused entirely on this, all the twelve dolls wearing some interpretation of the little balck dress, with fashion packs consisting only on accesories, in order to adapt the dresses to different situations.

Compare LadyInRed, WomanInWhite, PrincessesPreferPink, FairytaleWeddingDress.

* In the film version of ''TheFountainhead'', Dominique wears a dress, with [[PrettyInMink an ermine trimmed neckline]], to the opening party of Roark's first major building.

-->Yeah it’s just hangin' in the closet

The [http://www.oasap.com/88-little-black-dress Little Black Dress] is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin pretty much what the name implies]]: a dress that is black and is little (although it can have a full length skirt). It usually comes without decorations, but can still have some trimmings as long as they are sparse and don't risk dating the dress.

The Little Black Dress is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin pretty much what the name implies]]: a dress that is black and is little (although it can have a full length skirt). It usually comes without decorations, but can still have some trimmings as long as they are sparse and don't risk dating the dress.

* While usually not her style, in [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe's]] second episode of "Hotel Awesome", WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick wore a cleavage-happy, nicely fitting black dress to flirt with him. [[labelnote:Actually...]][[ManipulativeBitch ...to lull him into cleaning her toilet.[[/labelnote]]

* The first collection of the ''Barbie'' Basics was focused entirely on this, all the twelve dolls wearing some interpretation of the little balck dress, with fashion packs consisting only on accesories, in order to adapt the dresses to different situations.

* The first collection of the Barbie Basics was focused rntirely on this, all the twelve dolls wearing some interpretation of the little balck dress, with fashion packs of onyl accesories, in order to adapt the dresses to different situations.

* Lara Croft wears a very {{Fanservice}}y one of these during the Japan mission of ''TombRaider Legend.''