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MediaPunch/Shutterstock 23 / 29 shutterstock_editorial_10472386g Jennifer Lopez rocked an emerald Sally Lapointe ensemble -- a sweater with the brand's signature mid-sleeve faux-fur embellishments, plus silky wide-leg trousers -- at a promotional event for "Hustlers" in New York City in 2019

The 1926 garment would go on to become a fashion staple, so well-known that it is often referred to simply by the acronym LBD. Its a mythic origin story, Georgina Ripley, a curator of modern and contemporary design at the National Museum of Scotland, tells BBC News Pauline McLean

And some suit certain body types better than others

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