Evening Sheath V Neck Beaded Floor Length Lace Gown M6435 by Clarisse 24 Dark Gray A Coco Chanel Little Black Dress, released in 1926. Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC. Gift of Mrs. Georges Gudefin Black Shrug for Evening Gown Etsy In 1926 Coco Chanel published a picture of a short, simple black dress in American Vogue. It was calf length, straight and decorated only by a few diagonal lines. Vogue called it "Chanel's Digital Print Organza Shrug With Black Gown Clothsvilla Elegant Black Lace Bolero Shrug for Evening Wear