Little black dress designer of the 40s and 50s TIBI Black Faux Leather Long Sleeve Belted Midi Dress Size 10 eBay A designer in mourning quietly sketched something radicalan outfit the world wasn't ready for It was 1926. Coco Chanel, still grieving the loss of the love of her life, kept dressing the The little black dress (LBD) was popularizedand effectively invented as a modern fashion stapleby French designer Coco Chanel in 1926. At a time when black was largely associated with mourning, Chanel introduced