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Lorraine Knee-Length A-Line Dress Short Sleeve with floral print by Maggy London

10 Jaqueline Kennedy, September 1970 Getty Images In true '70s style, Jackie Kennedy stepped out of her New York City apartment wearing a chic chiffon and ruffled sleeved black dress

Roman Originals, the makers of the dress insist that it is black and blue, but due to the attention this rather trivial question has received, they will be making a white and gold version

Animal prints also work year-round for black dress occasions

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