The innovations and reforms the designer brought to the fashion industry and her exceptional sense of style made Gabrielle (Coco Chanel) one of the most influential and legendary figures in fashion.
Coco Chanel pioneered the use of cotton knitwear in women’s clothing, introduced the little black dress and made tweed jackets and skirts a style staple.
Best Coco Chanel Quotes
- “You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression.”
- “Tastelessness has limits, and only good taste is infinite.”
- “At 20 you have the face that nature gave you; at 30 you have the face that life has moulded you; and at 50 you have the face you deserve.”
- “Femininity is not only how you look, but how you feel about yourself.”
- “They say that women dress for women, that they are inspired by a competitive spirit. That’s true. But if there were no more men left in the world, they would stop dressing.”
- “Age is not the most important thing for a woman: you can be wonderful in your 20s, irresistible in your 40s and still be incredible for the rest of your life.”
- “If you were born without wings, don’t let them grow.”
- “The best colour in the world is the one that suits you.”
- “When I’m bored I feel old, and since I’m terribly bored with you, I’ll be a thousand years old in five minutes if you don’t get the hell out of here.”
- “Perfume says more about a woman than her handwriting.”
- “If you are struck by the beauty of a woman, but you can’t remember what she was wearing, it means she was dressed perfectly.”
- “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.”
- “If you want to have something you’ve never had, you’ll have to do something you’ve never done.”
- “True femininity manifests itself in simplicity and elegance.”
- “If a girl doesn’t wear make-up, she thinks too highly of herself.”
- “We need beauty to be loved by men and stupidity to be loved by men.”
- “Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.”
- “I don’t care what you think of me. I don’t think of you at all.”
- “Nothing ages a woman like too rich a suit.”
- “Life only happens once; it’s better to be interesting.”
- “They say luxury is the opposite of poverty. No, luxury is the opposite of vulgarity.”
- “The best things in life are free. Or very, very expensive.”
- “True femininity doesn’t depend on fashion, it’s eternal.”
- “A woman’s best make-up is passion. But make-up is easier to buy.”
- “No matter how you look at it, there’s only one woman in a man’s life, all the others are her shadows.”
- “Life rolled by and I just stood back and watched. To realise where to go next, sometimes you need to stand.”
- “When taking care of beauty, you have to start with your heart and soul, otherwise no cosmetics will help.”
- “Every time a woman leaves the house, she goes towards her destiny. Be ready to meet it.”
- “Fate has no reason to bring strangers together for no reason.”
- “Lack of real men is no reason to cling to ugly men.”
