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10 Little Black Dresses Under $40

Posted by Maggie Mason | November 11, 2008

We’ve all had the occasional nothing-to-wear nightmare. Tearing through your closet in a sartorial panic– it’s your wedding day, prom night, interview morning — and everything you own is useless.

This season, get yourself some girl armor, the perfect little black dress. As usual, Target has your back with lots of great options for under $40.

Maybe you need two.

Sateen Pencil Dress

$39.99

Embroidered Lace Dress

$39.99

Ponte Tab-Waist Dress

$24.99

Neck Pleat Dress

$24.99

Flocked Strapless Dress

$39.99

Ruffle Sleeve Sweater Dress

$27.99

Cap-Sleeve Ponte Dress

$39.99

One Shoulder Special Occasion Dress

$39.99

Flared Sweater Dress

$34.99

Pleat Scoop Neck Ponte Dress

$17.49

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1 November 12th, 2008 | katheryn says:

WoW! These are great! I always knew that Target had great everyday clothes and items, but didn’t know they would be the cure-all to finding the perfect-little-black dress too!
2 November 12th, 2008 | lisabee says:

no fair! both dresses for which i was all ready to click “buy” are out of stock! very, very cute 3/4-length-sleeve dress–very late ’50s/early 60s. i love that aesthetic. and the last dress is a*dor*able. hope they come back in some time!
3 November 13th, 2008 | Nicole Cook says:

This is fantastic, Maggie. We ladies can never have too many little black dresses– especially for the holiday season! Thank you!
4 November 13th, 2008 | Mighty Girl - » Blog Archive » 10 Little Black Dresses for Under $40 says:

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5 November 17th, 2008 | stefanie says:

out of 10 dresses, not one is in the plus size section? i guess anyone over a size 18 gets to be naked this time of year.
6 November 19th, 2008 | Lisa says:

I was able to find several of those black dresses on the clearance rack at my local Target, and bought two! The tab waist and the neck pleat dress. Each were $17.98! You can’t go wrong! They look fabulous with long jackets and tall boots! Probably my best purchase so far this fall!
7 November 21st, 2008 | mforr says:

Great idea for a guide, every guy loves a lady in a cute black dress!

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8 November 25th, 2008 | Susan says:

NOT fair!!—no Target in this area. ‘Gotta love those little black dresses, for any age; any occassion. It’s hard to find a simple, but stylish dress for a 50’s gal, not wanting to look 15 (nothing wrong with 15y.o., but I’ve been there & wore the tee!)
9 December 2nd, 2008 | Suzanne says:

I wore the flocked strapless dress to a black-tie event in NYC and was asked several times “who i was wearing”….. No one believed that it was from TARGET!!!!!!