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
Capel said, "Remember that you're a woman." All too often I forgot that.
The problem of aging is the problem of living. There is no simple solution.
A dress made right should allow one to walk, to dance, even to ride horseback.
The best things in life are free. The second best things are very, very expensive.
When putting on accessories, take off the last thing you've put on.
Scheherezade is easy; a little black dress is difficult.
The age of a woman is not important: you can be wonderful in your 20's, amazing in your 40's and stay fabulous for the rest of your life.
The right ingredients can create a legend.
A woman without perfume is a woman without a future.
Beware originality. In women fashion originality can lead to carnival.
Nothings makes a woman look older that a rich costume.
I was a rebellious child, a rebellious lover, a rebellious couturière - a real devil.
Modesty is the highest elegance
God knows I wanted love... but the moment I had to choose between the man I loved and my dresses... I chose the dresses