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L: front length 50 in, bust 34 in, waist 28 in, hip 37 in

These tubular, minimalist little black dresses drew the comment from Harper's Bazaar at the time that Chanel had created 'the little black dress, the Ford motor car of the season.' The little black dress has been fashion's Ford ever since, appearing in all sorts of guises from military inspired (think Bette Davis or Joan Crawford) neo-romantic (think Delphine Seyrig's fluted black chiffon Chanel dress in Annee Derniere a Marienbad) to punk (think of Versace's safety-pin headliner which launched Liz Hurley)

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The next best way to make your red mini-dress a bit more ravishing is to pair it with white shoesspecifically kitten-heel pumps