Little Black Dress Quiz: Coco Chanel's 1926 Icon

Black had long been the color of mourning until Vogue published a sleek Chanel design in 1926 and called it a dress the world would wear, and this little black dress quiz explores what followed. Play 10 interactive questions on Coco Chanel, the Model T comparison, Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy gown, Diana's revenge dress and why black became chic.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Year
In which year did Vogue publish Chanel's famous black dress?
Ford
What did Vogue compare the dress to?
Mourning
What was black clothing mostly linked to before the 1920s?
Name
What was Coco Chanel's real first name?
Hepburn
Which film features Audrey Hepburn in a famous little black dress?
Givenchy
Which designer created Hepburn's black dress?
Diana
What nickname was given to Princess Diana's 1994 black dress?
Designer
Who designed Diana's revenge dress?
Depression
Why did the little black dress suit the Great Depression era?
Piaf
Which French singer made a simple black dress her stage uniform?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which year did Vogue publish Chanel's famous black dress?
Answer: 1926
The magazine featured a simple long-sleeved black dress.
Q2: What did Vogue compare the dress to?
Answer: Ford's Model T
Like the car, it was simple, accessible and likely to become universal.
Q3: What was black clothing mostly linked to before the 1920s?
Answer: Mourning
Chanel helped turn black from a mourning color into elegance.
Q4: What was Coco Chanel's real first name?
Answer: Gabrielle
Gabrielle Chanel was born in Saumur in 1883.
Q5: Which film features Audrey Hepburn in a famous little black dress?
Answer: Breakfast at Tiffany's
The 1961 dress was designed by Hubert de Givenchy.
Q6: Which designer created Hepburn's black dress?
Answer: Hubert de Givenchy
One version sold at Christie's in 2006 for a record price.
Q7: What nickname was given to Princess Diana's 1994 black dress?
Answer: The revenge dress
She wore it the night Charles admitted his affair on TV.
Q8: Who designed Diana's revenge dress?
Answer: Christina Stambolian
It was an off-the-shoulder silk design.
Q9: Why did the little black dress suit the Great Depression era?
Answer: It was affordable and versatile
Simple black dresses could be dressed up or down.
Q10: Which French singer made a simple black dress her stage uniform?
Answer: Édith Piaf
Piaf performed in plain black so the audience focused on her voice.

Little Black Dress Quiz – Chanel's Ford

Before the 1920s, black dresses were mainly worn for mourning. In 1926 Vogue published a simple long-sleeved black dress by Gabrielle Coco Chanel and compared it to Ford's Model T, predicting it would become a uniform for modern women.

The little black dress suited a new era of simpler fashion and later the Great Depression, as it was affordable and versatile. Édith Piaf performed in plain black, and Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's in 1961 became a film icon.

In 1994 Princess Diana wore an off-the-shoulder black dress by Christina Stambolian, nicknamed the revenge dress. Today the little black dress remains a wardrobe staple.

What This Quiz Teaches

Fashion fans will enjoy these questions on a wardrobe icon.

When the dress became famous
Why Vogue compared it to a car
Who wore it on screen
What the revenge dress was
Why it lasted

Did You Know?

Chanel opened her first shop in Paris in 1910.
Christian Dior also designed many black dresses.
The LBD is often called a wardrobe essential.
Black fabric hides wear and stains.
Museums have staged exhibitions on the little black dress.