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
Coco Chanel quotes about
True generosity means accepting ingratitude.
Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.
No elegance is possible without perfume. It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory
The worse a woman feels, the better should she look.
If a man talks bad about all women, it usually means he was burned by one woman.
Strength is built by one's failures, not by one's successes.
With four pairs of shoes I can travel the world.
A woman can be over dressed but never over elegant.
Be classy. Anything but trashy.
The best colour in the whole world is the one that looks good on you.
I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity. Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language. I stay in the game to fight it.
Men always remember a woman who caused them concern and uneasiness.
J'aime la vie! I feel that to live is a wonderful thing.
A woman does not become interesting until she is over 40.