Coco Chanel: Suspicion builds that the little black dress was in the Gestapo's bedroom The Vintage News The Little Black Dress: How Coco Chanel Changed Fashion Forever Chanel created the little black dress and changed fashion for good. It is so important, it's the star of a major exhibition South China Morning Post The Little Black Dress: A Timeless Classic by Chanel The little black dress. The Coco Chanel exhibition at the V&A is quite wonderful! Can't decide which era I like the best between the wars, the 50's or maybe the first image A century ago, Coco Chanel redefined fashion with one bold creation: the Little Black Dress!, What critics once called too plain became the very definition of elegance, versatility and power., Today,