R & M Richards black dress, size 16, NEW WITH TAGS! The iconic French fashion designer, Coco Chanel, was the pioneer for the "Little Black Dress" since 1926, which would become a symbol of timelessness, sophistication, intrigue, class and sensuality. With the allure The radical power of the little black dress R & M Richards Women's Dresses Dillard's A Coco Chanel Little Black Dress, released in 1926. Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC. Gift of Mrs. Georges Gudefin