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Black was, of course, the colour of mourning and familiar as day-wear for the many widows of France following the slaughter of the First World War and the recent Spanish flu pandemic. While other designers were turning to fancy, colorful clothes as an antidote to all this gloom, Chanel steered into it, he wrote, producing little black dresses whose somewhat severe and simple lines were off-set by her signature accessoriesa rope of large fake pearls, a fabric camellia or a plain cloche hat. Like Fords motorcars, the LBD has had many iconic incarnations since

Unconventional weddings like destination weddings and elopements became popular during this decade

The cups come with soft padding for a great shape, and seamless cups look practically invisible underneath clothing

It raised over $67,000 (43,200), a grand total more than four times the auction estimate