Long black dress 2023: elegant fall trend

The long black dress is a versatile and elegant fall trend that is also of strategic importance.

The black dress, introduced by Coco Chanel in the late 1920s, has become a staple of our wardrobe. This originally simple knee-length silhouette with collar and long sleeves has been reinvented by stylists era after era. The dress, which Christian Dior called “essential”, very soon conquered the empyrean fashion, made popular by the cinematic imagination and stars such as Audrey Hepburn (V Givenchy to the cinema Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 1961), Mireille Dark (in Guy Laroche V Tall, blond and… in a black shoe

1972) and Catherine Deneuve (in Yves Saint Laurent V beautiful day, 1967).

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Long black dress on the catwalks fall-winter 2023

The little black dress, with its inexhaustible resources, is like a “blank canvas”, constantly reviewed and adjusted by stylists according to their own creative vision – clean lines, draperies, lace – and each season takes on a new dimension.

If the little black dress remains a mid-season staple, something has changed this fall: the black dress is now longer and more maximalist, with dramatic cutouts, snaking ties and draping to accentuate its contours, as is the case with Givenchy or bluemarin, and shows such versatility that it can be worn for any occasion.

The long black dress is a celebrity must-have

Was seen on the streets of Los Angeles and New York. Jasmine Tooks

AND Angelina Jolie confirmed the trend. According to the American model and actress, a black maxi dress should be worn under a seasonal item such as a blazer or coat for a daytime look that is also suitable for the office.

Models and trendsetters such as Kendall Jenner, Elsa Hosk, Vivian Horn, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley AND Hailey Bieber make it an indispensable subject of the evening. Versatile like some other models, the long black dress can be turned into an important evening dress with the help of selected accessories: for example, encrusted with floral patterns in the fabric or adorned with strategically important gold jewels.

Kendall Jenner V Blumarin

Elsa Hosk V Magda Butrim

Vivian Horn V Vive

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Hailey Bieber V Ferragamo

Our selection of black maxi dresses for autumn:

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This article was originally published in French Vogue.