Beyond the Little Black Dress explores 100 years of the “LBD” as a symbol of femininity, sensuality, strength, and change. The exhibition features over 60 looks, beginning with Coco Chanel’s original little black dress from 1926. The exhibition explores the changing shape, materiality, and meaning of the little black dress with a special focus on the ever changing appearance of femininity, the social and cultural symbolism of the colour black, the future of fashion and technology, and the fashion industry’s current struggle with sustainability.