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After marrying Napoleon and being crowned Empress of France Josphine assumed her natural position ruling over all that was social and fashionable

Here are our top seven ways to accessorize a black dress that will keep you looking fabulous no matter where youre headed

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I especially love styling dresses this way in fall and winter, but ankle boots or cowboy boots can really be worn year round

If you pack this for a summer vacation somewhere youll be walking a lot, wear it with sneakers or flat espadrilles

in 1892, for example, the Reading Times pointed out that the women were opposed not to the dress itself, but to the idea of showing by their dress that they are working girls. For these reasons, the little black dress became a marker of class