Is black hosiery current if one chooses not to go bare legged with an LBD?
Is black hosiery current if one chooses not to go bare-legged with an LBD? It is for a semi-formal event.
Black hosiery is the most current, chic, and trendy stocking color to wear with an LBD (Little Black Dress) to a semi-formal event. Sheer black, opaque black, or a very understated black hose with tiny dots will look elegant with a simple style black dress. Black print, black lace, or fishnet style stockings will also look good with simple style black dresses. You look more polished when wearing stockings. To be safe go with black or sheer black hose with black shoes to semi-formal or formal events with an LBD.
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Was black clothing always a must in women’s wardrobes?
Believe it or not, black clothing was extremely expensive and unaffordable for most women. The reason being was that it was very costly and labor-intensive to dye fabric black. There were rules for dyeing black fabrics and laws that specified who could wear black. Only the wealthy could to wear black clothing and black clothing became a status symbol. A synthetic black dye was created at the end of the 19th century that made black fabric affordable for the modern woman. In 1926 Chanel popularized the LBD (Little Black Dress). Coco Chanel was responsible for black dresses becoming design standards and a must-have in our wardrobes today.
What shoes & stockings or tights should I wear with a black dress?
Choose a simple style shoe to wear with your black dress since the dress is beaded. Black pumps or slingback style shoes will look great with a black mesh, beaded dress. Sheer black or black opaque stockings or black tights will look stylish with black shoes.
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