It's not up for debate that all-black attire has been in for decades; take the simple fact that a "little black dress" will suffice for practically any dress code. The popularity of that closet staple can be traced to Coco Chanel in the 1920s. (Before that, black clothing was relegated to grief and mourning.) For years afterwards, though, the neutral shade couldn't keep up with colourful fashion, and it didn't receive acknowledgement from high-fashion brands for decades — that is, until Paris Fashion Week in 1981. That was when Japanese fashion designer Rei Kawakubo reinvented the colour as she debuted her cutting-edge brand, Comme des Garçons. The versatile colour has clinched popularity in both the high-fashion world and everyday consumers' closets since.
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