The Little, Black Dress

Last night, my “buds” and I were talking about mid-winters ball and what we would wear to it. They were discussing what dress clothes they brought with them to Tech, while I immediately thought of the only dress I had that was appropriate—the classic “little, black dress”. I am almost certain that every female has owned a little, black dress. Minus my prom dress, every dress I have ever bought since adolescence has been a black dress.

I suppose there is some deep connection between the female psyche and the little, black dress. Starting with the infamous “little, black dress” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s with Audrey Hepburn, every woman needed to own one. The “little, black dress” is the staple in every woman’s wardrobe, a dress that can be worn to weddings, funerals, dances, and every other event that requires any type of formality.

Over the past five years, I have acquired five “little, black dresses”. All of which, I have worn to multiple events, minus the most recent to my collection. Women buy this particular dress, not because it is some crazy, estrogen-influenced waste of money, but because of how the dress makes us feel. Not everyone can “wear” a certain color, but the “little, black dress” is the classically universal dress for every woman. Unlike every other dress, the “little, black dress” is the one in all of our closets that gives us a different feeling than all the others; it makes us feel sexy and sophisticated without altering each of our individual personalities. Every woman needs the “little, black dress” in order to truly have a complete wardrobe and possess a feeling of womanhood; this dress is the one common thing among all women and something we can all relate to.