Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a French fashion designer of women's clothes and founder of the Chanel brand. Along with Paul Poiret, Chanel was credited in the post-World War I era with liberating women from the constraints of the "corseted silhouette" and popularizing a sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style. She is widely regarded as the greatest fashion designer who ever lived, thus making the name of Chanel iconic. A prolific fashion creator, Chanel extended her influence...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth19 August 1883
CitySaumur, France
CountryFrance
As soon as you set foot on a yacht you belong to some man, not to yourself, and you die of boredom.
Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.
A woman is closest to being naked when she is well-dressed.
Keep your heel, head and standards high.
Before me no one would have dared dress in black
Luxury is a necessity that begins where necessity ends
The poetry of fashion lies in the creation of illusion
When I can no longer create anything, I'll be done for.
Fashion comes and goes but style lasts forever
I like fashion to go down to the street, but I can't accept that it should originate there.
If you're sad, add more lipstick and attack.
I'm for style - fashions change too often.
In order to be different one must be irreplaceble.
A well dressed man is a best accessory a woman can have