The Little Black Dress: A Hidden History
Latino USA
My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Before it was the classic dress we all know and many still love today, the little black dress was mostly worn by working-class shopgirls and domestics. Monica Morales-Garcia began to research the origins of the L.B.D. to answer: How had so much changed, yet so much had stayed the same? Listen as Monica walks us through the decline of an industry and the rise of a garment.
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| 0:00.0 | On March 8th, 2018, women's international day mind you. |
| 0:13.8 | I started getting ready for my shift at the Blooming Dells in Beverly Hills and I did |
| 0:18.8 | what I always did. |
| 0:20.0 | I blew out my hair, contoured my face and then I sat at the corner of my bed, mustering |
| 0:27.7 | the strength to pull up my black pantyhose and zip up what had become my work uniform. |
| 0:34.0 | The little black dress. |
| 0:37.2 | And then something came over me. |
| 0:44.3 | I opened up my laptop and I started to furiously type out an email. |
| 0:50.3 | Hello, this is Money Comodalis Garcia from the Blooming's Puff Center location 4950. |
| 0:57.4 | Because my manager has been on leave since October, I didn't know who to bring this up to, |
| 1:04.0 | so I'm contacting HR directly. |
| 1:07.6 | I have to unfortunately quit my position as a stylist immediately effective today. |
| 1:15.3 | Best? |
| 1:16.3 | Monika. |
| 1:17.6 | And then I had send. |
| 1:19.7 | That's how I quit working at Blooming Dells. |
| 1:25.7 | I'm a food room media and PRX. |
| 1:28.0 | It's Latino USA, I'm Maria Inohosa. |
| 1:30.8 | Today, the unknown history of the iconic little black dress. |
| 1:46.8 | The little black dress, also known as the LBD, has become synonymous with the cocktail |
| 1:54.9 | dress, known best for its titillating color. |
| 1:58.4 | The little black dress can be any style, any fabric, but what it will always exude is confidence |
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