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From a simple shift dress which helped democratize womens fashion to a bold political statement, it has moved through various iterations which reflect changing ideals of beauty and body image. Many black dresses existed before Chanels 1926 design, and black was already a fashionable color, Ripley notes

[9] The number of tweets about the dress increased throughout the night

This included combat boots or Doc Martens paired with ripped jeans or plaid shirts tied around waistlineshallmarks of grunge subculture accessories

Narrow fit across the toes

And now the dress has been given the meme treatment, with people creating graphics to mock the internet's fascination with the dress