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Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 5 Marilyn Monroe, July 1956 Getty Images Marilyn Monroe's chic figure-hugging black sheath dress proves that less is always more

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The nude color perfectly matched her skin tone, with the crystals strategically placed to cover her up

As the silhouette of the little black dress evolved to accommodate the fashionable shape of each consecutive decade, it became more of a social institution than a design, according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) in New York City