While a little black dress is certainly a timeless wardrobe classic well worth investing in — it didn’t earth its moniker, the LBD, for nothing! — it’s not necessarily a statement piece. But leave it ...

AS A BABY EDITOR at fashion magazines in the 1990s, I was raised on a steady visual diet of the chicest black clothes. The office grown-ups at Harper’s Bazaar, W and Vogue would glide down the halls ...

SEATTLE — We all know that having a basic black dress we feel good in is key to a versatile wardrobe. But sometimes, we get stuck in a rut and need some new ways to style that dress to take it from ...

Plenty of other garments can be used as the basis for simple, chic looks for a variety of occasions, our critic writes. By Vanessa Friedman The fashion world loves a little black dress. But what if ...