Coco Chanel quotes

Coco Chanel was a pioneering French fashion designer and businesswoman, renowned for transforming women's fashion in the 20th century. Her minimalist designs and timeless creations, such as the little black dress and Chanel No. 5 perfume, changed the course of couture. She influenced generations with her bold vision and remains an icon of elegance and innovation. Here are 90 of her quotes:

If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing. (Coco Chanel)
There are people who have money and people who are rich. View quote
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Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable. View quote
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Fashion fades, only style remains the same. View quote
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Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions. View quote
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Since everything is in our heads, we had better not lose them. View quote
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I like fashion to go down to the street, but I can't accept that it should originate there. View quote
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In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different. View quote
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Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. View quote
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Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity. View quote
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A woman has the age she deserves. (Coco Chanel)
I don't care what you think about me. I don't think about you at all. View quote
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How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone. View quote
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The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. View quote
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A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous. View quote
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Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury. View quote
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As long as you know men are like children, you know everything! View quote
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Beware originality. In women fashion originality can lead to carnival. View quote
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The worse a woman feels, the better should she look. View quote
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Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening. View quote
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I only drink champagne on two occasions.When I am in love and when I am not. (Coco Chanel)
Women need to be beautiful to be loved by men, and stupid enough to love them. View quote
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Fashion is made to become unfashionable. View quote
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Luxury is a necessity that begins where necessity ends. View quote
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Youth is something very new twenty years ago, no one mentioned it. View quote
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Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel - Image
Photo: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0
Occupation: French Designer
Born: August 19, 1883
Died: January 10, 1971
Quotes count: 90
Wikipedia: Coco Chanel

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