The Colorful History of the Little Black Dress

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Adults
Registration for this event will be open from November 15, 2024 @ 9:00am to January 21, 2025 @ 7:00pm.

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Join historian Leslie Goddard, Ph.D., for an illustrated lecture on the Little Black Dress (LBD), a timeless fashion essential. Learn how Coco Chanel helped dissociate black from mourning, how Audrey Hepburn made the LBD iconic, and how designers like Prada, and even cartoon characters like Betty Boop, have reinvented this beloved piece over the years.