Best Black Lace Dresses | Winter 2012

The LBD gets an even sexier tilt when you add a little lace — just look to Eva Mendes's latest for the full LBLD effect. Eva again solidified her status as a Hollywood bombshell with one curve-conscious lace Dolce & Gabbana sheath — but she's not the only celeb who knows the sultry potential of the LBLD. Keri Russell turned up the drama in a lace-inset black sheath, while Karolina Kurkova tempered the all-out sultry vibe of her Chantilly lace dress with a wool vest. There's something a little dark, incredibly sexy, and decidedly seasonal in each of these styles — plus the many more to flip through inside. Click on to get inspired by every iteration of the little black lace dress, then shop our editors' picks just in time for all of your holiday parties ahead.