History Main / LittleBlackDress

* In the manga of ''Manga/SoulEater'', BJ comes to Death City to find the spy or mole (rather than the anime version, where he came to [[spoiler:help build a Magic Tool]]). One of the people he needs to investigate is Marie Mjolnir, his ChristmasCake ex-girlfriend. She shows up to the interrogation in a slinky little black dress, which has about the desired effect.

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* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. Sameen Shaw prefers casual wear, but wears a [[BuxomIsBetter cleavage-revealing]] black dress whenever she's required to ShowSomeLeg.

%%* Anna Kyoyama from ''Manga/ShamanKing''

* In Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion, a short sleeveless one, with a white necktrim and hem, forms one half a major part of Misato Katsuragi's IconicOutfit, the other major part being her red officer's jacket.

** ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' offers a spaghetti strap little black dress as part of her casual wardrobe. This one even includes her [[IconicItem N7 logo.]]

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* Ms. Walsh from ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'' wears one of these to go clubbing. The protagonist and Lauren, who are on a date at the time, run into her, and are shocked to find her ShakingTheRump, not least because she told them that the was going to a meeting with the school board after class.
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* In ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'', Ruby, who is something of an [[TheIngenue ingenue]], is attempting to hint to her seemingly obtuse boyfriend Andy that she'd be interested in sex with him. The last stage in this process before she despairs involves [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/sticky-dilly-buns/gotta-keep-fit an LBD that really ought to have done the job.]] This was, it turns out, borrowed from her ex-porn star sister Amber's wardrobe, and Ruby comments to Amber that it sent out a signal that could have blinded someone. (Ruby, having a respectable figure and [[ShesGotLegs killer legs]], does indeed make a short-skirted LBD look very good.)

* ''Film/ShortcutToHappiness'': When the Devil turns up to buy Jabez Stone's soul--a deal that is sealed by the two of them having sex--she is wearing a little back dress with AbsoluteCleavage, which she reveals to him via SexyCoatFlashing.

* Rayne in ''VideoGame/BloodRayne 2'' begins the game in a black evening gown. Floor-length with long slits up the sides and AbsoluteCleavage; the little fabric remaining is thin enough to cling skin-tight.

* Twilight in ''Fanfic/EakinsHardReset Hard Reset'' 'borrows' one, after stealing the perfect earrings.

-->-- '''Cosmo, "Little Black Dress"''', ''Film/ShockTreatment''

The Little Black Dress is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin pretty much what the name implies]]: a simple, (usually) short black dress, with little to no trimming or decoration. Expect very few frills, ruffles, or sequins. It's also most often sleeveless, strapless, has spaghetti straps, cap sleeves, or a halter-style top. The effect is to make an impression of a grand, yet simple style, that could fit the fashion in any decade since the early 20th century.

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%%* Gwen Stacy wears a jaw-dropping version in ''ComicBook/SpiderManBlue''.

* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' wore one of these in "Emotion Sickness", to show that she's feeling a bit saucy towards Ron. It has since become a cornerstone in the show's fandom, eventually earning the FanNickname "The LBD".

** Luste Teuber wears little black underwear, [[FingerlessGloves fingerless elbow gloves]], and ZettaiRyouiki.

* ''Series/ShesGottaHaveIt'': Nola gets a sexy, very expensive one in an episode to help feel better about herself. It doesn't work out though, as she gets more attention than she'd liked.
* ''Series/{{Impeachment}}'': resident {{Fashionista}} Monica Lewinsky wears a few classic (and sexy) black dresses that showcase her voluptuous curves to their advantage, one in one of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOybwCBwoI4&ab_channel=FXNetworks show's promos]] where she is waiting to hear from President Bill Clinton and another one that shows off her ample cleavage while at Linda Tripp's Christmas party in a soft, flowy fabric that follows her contours.

* ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys'' has probably the most iconic example with Holly Golightly's dress, designed, like all of Creator/AudreyHepburn's costumes for the film, by Hubert de Givenchy.

But not every style of this dress is guaranteed to last. Many such dresses from (stereotypically from TheEighties) are more likely to be an OutdatedOutfit.

* When Series/Frasier brought Daphne as his date to a very exclusive club in the second season, she did so in a LBD that was clearly invoking Hepburn, right down to the gloves, pearl necklace and even wearing her hair in a bun.