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Meet the Elena Maxi Dress in black, a study in understated glamour

It features a pleated skirt with a fun bustier top and thin straps

Sandy Shores from DROPS Design The Sandy Shores pattern is a free crochet dress pattern featuring a round yoke, an airy, lacy stitch, buttons, and pockets

Embrace the joy of a pocket-filled dress that she'll adore

And while Chanel may have laid down the design principle and made it accessible to women of all classes and financial backgrounds, it was Christian Dior, who gave it drama, and Hubert de Givenchys creation for Audrey Hepburns character Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffanys that defined the look forever