A Very Slight Fashion Footnote: The 'Supremes Effect' & The 'Little Black Dress'

[Methuselah2]

Sorry--Couldn't resist.
But it sure said 'Supremes' to me.

[[Hope the subject heading provided enough about what this was about--i.e., not music.)


Diana, Mary, & Florence:

http://rbk.h-cdn.co/assets/cm/14/51/980x1142/549026ba76ccf_-_rbk-iconic-lbds-the-supremes-s2.jpg

And Susan Sarandon:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/02/05/article-2552625-1B39F57000000578-215_634x883.jpg

[Sharpmoves]

Nice try Methuselah, but I think it was Audrey Hepburn, not the Supremes, that set the trend.
http://thefashionfoot.com/2012/09/10/the-big-impact-of-the-little-black-dress/

[jobucats]

That picture of the Supremes was the first visual I ever had regarding what these awesome ladies looked like. I thought Diana looked so much older than Mary and Florence in this picture [[and not in a bad way.) Great memory!

[Methuselah2]

Nice try Methuselah, but I think it was Audrey Hepburn, not the Supremes, that set the trend.
http://thefashionfoot.com/2012/09/10/the-big-impact-of-the-little-black-dress/

No problem there, Sharpmoves. No intent to take anything away from Hepburn's impact on the 'little black dress' popularity. I was merely surprised when I came across the photo of Sarandon and saw what looked like a dress that could possibly--only possibly, and only her dress specifically--owe something to the one The Supremes had worn years earlier--in reference to the shoulder treatment. I was just 'connecting the dots' . . . admittedly dots that might not have ever been there.

[Methuselah2]

Enjoyed the article you attached, Sharpmoves. And Jobucats, your recollection about seeing that early Supremes photo, as well. Thanks both for posting.

[blueskies]

This was the first pic I ever saw of The Supremes. It was love at first sight and has been ever since. The 'little black dress' never looked better....regardless of who set the trend!
http://rbk.h-cdn.co/assets/cm/14/51/980x1142/549026ba76ccf_-_rbk-iconic-lbds-the-supremes-s2.jpg

[Sharpmoves]

And look where it led at Motown? Such elegance and charm all round.
http://mp3xl.net/img/artist/_/375075.jpg

[RossHolloway]

That is one of my favorite pictures of the Supreme's.

[Sharpmoves]

How about this one? Lovely natural smiles, and black dresses again...
https://jazzinphoto.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/florence-ballard-mary-wilson-and-diana-ross-photo-by-king-collectionphotoshotgetty-images-mar-1965.jpg

[Methuselah2]

They sure do look great, Sharpmoves. It's a beautiful shot. Thanks.