The Little Black Dress: A Hidden History

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Before it was the classic dress we all know and many still love today, the little black dress was mostly worn by working-class shopgirls and domestics. Monica Morales-Garcia began to research the origins of the L.B.D. to answer: How had so much changed, yet so much had stayed the same? Listen as Monica walks us through the decline of an industry and the rise of a garment.Follow us on TikTok and YouTube. Subscribe to our newsletter by going to the top of our homepage. This episode originally aired in 2022.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Something about dressing rich, mostly white women is uncomfortable especially while you are wearing the little black dress—your work uniform. You begin to wonder, “Why do I look like I’m her maid?”

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