On 19 August 1883, Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was born. She was a businesswoman, French fashion designer and founder of the Chanel brand. Chanel today is popular all across the world. Gabrielle Chanel was born to Eugénie Jeanne Devolle Chanel, a laundrywoman in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France.
Chanel was a talented fashion creator. After World War I, Chanel was credited for popularising casual cloth wear as the feminine standard of style. She was instrumental in the replacement of the dominant "corseted silhouette". One should notice that she expanded her brand in the domains of couture clothing, jewellery, handbags, and perfumes.
Chanel holds the distinction of being the only fashion designer listed on Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Chanel's life was, however, full of rumours and controversies. During the German occupation of France in World War II, she was condemned for using German occupiers to boost her career. It's alleged that Chanel was questioned about her relationship with one official from Germany after the war.
Chanel died on 10 January 1971. Her funeral was held at the Église de la Madeleine. It's also said that her coffin was covered with white flowers full of fragrances, signifying her life was filled with perfumes. Below are some of the famous Coco Chanel Quotes.
A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.
Coco Chanel was a trendsetter herself. She was outspoken when it came to encouraging women. Herein, she's saying that girls should be either classy or fabulous. That means that girls are meant to lead the race in all fields. They can't afford to be lesser than anyone because they are just too smart and fabulous to get defeated.
In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.
You become irreplaceable when you possess the same qualities the other person does. This means you won't have much value in the other person's eyes as you are just like everyone else. However, when you are exotic and outstanding, everyone would be afraid of losing or replacing you with someone else.
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.
Fashion is not just about outfits and dresses. It's not just about the way you look from the outside. It's also not about your appearances. Rather fashion is deeply rooted in the way we live and carry ourselves. It's about experimenting with novel ideas and implementation of them in real life. Fashion is everywhere around- streets, sky, nooks etc. Thus, fashion is omnipresent!
Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.
Who notices and remembers your dress when you do it in a really ugly way? Almost everyone. Well, they do it because your clothing becomes a defining feature of your personality. But when you dress with perfection and almost no flaw, people will remember you. That's because that perfection will become your trait.
Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.
They say that simplicity is what catches the eye of an earnest observer. It's not your complexity or rudeness that will attract someone. Similarly, being elegant doesn't mean that you are entitled to be nasty to people. Rather be simple, and the world would notice you closely!
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A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future.
Well, this is an extremely witty yet poignant remark by Chanel. Chanel, as we all know, founded a perfume brand by her name that shook the world. Thus, what's being told here is how perfume brings with itself a lot of confidence and boldness. Wearing perfume is not just a style statement but an assertion made by women. This reflects independence which is crucial for a bright future.
Fashion fades, only style remains the same
We often confuse fashion and style. Yet, both these things are poles apart. Fashion is the only physical aspect of our personality. It just includes things like earrings, accessories, cosmetics etc. However, style is more about how you carry yourself in whatever you wear. Your style statement is your confidence and faith in yourself and whatever you are wearing. Thus, fashion may fade, but style can never go!
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.
The bravest thing you can do is think about yourself. That's called so by Chanel because what we see is that people often lose their importance while doing things for others. Thus, thinking about yourself is so important because you have to self sustain in all situations. No one else but you will have to support yourself!
Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.
Success can't be achieved by people who think about failure first and hard work later. It is only achieved by those people who know nothing about failure. It's only achieved by people who don't know that failure is unavoidable. Thus, without worrying about failures, they will do their work.
There are people who have money and people who are rich.
Is being rich and having money the same thing? Definitely not. Although we are made to believe that money automatically makes you rich, yet that's not the case. Having money is a good way to become rich. But richness is more about living a luxurious life, enjoying it to the fullest and knowing how to use your money well to continue being rich! Richness is more about your lifestyle and not money!
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I only drink Champagne on two occasions, when I am in love and when I am not.
This is yet again such a witty and humorous quote by Chanel. Here she is establishing the importance a bottle of champagne has in her life. Thus, she only drinks it when she's in love or when she's not. This means that champagne signifies both joy and sadness. It's a way to celebrate as well as to channelise the overwhelming emotions.
Fashion has two purposes: comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion succeeds.
Fashion is not about making you feel uncomfortable in something that you are wearing. It has the beautiful purpose of making you feel loveable and secure in whatever you wear and do. Thus, when fashion succeeds in doing that, it automatically adds beauty to one's persona.
I don't do fashion. I am fashion.
This is such a powerful statement by Chanel. Herein, we see a fantastic level of self-esteem and acceptance. You become a fashion symbol not by wearing some cool or expensive dresses. Rather you become fashionable by your innate good qualities and elegance. Thus, you don't have to do fashion as you already are fashionable!
You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.
Age is just a number. It has nothing to do with your personality and beauty. Mostly, women have to face the brunt of the ageing process. However, by saying that you can be gorgeous at thirty and charming at forty, Chanel breaks that stereotype. A woman can be irresistible for the rest of her life without her age becoming a hindrance.
Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.
Luxury isn't the opposite of poverty. The opposite of luxury is vulgarity, and ironically, there's a huge difference between the two. Luxury is living a life of comfort with your hard-earned money. It's not about using it for unethical purposes. Yet vulgarity is something that's a step further to luxury and is extremely problematic and immoral.
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Adornment, what science! Beauty, what a weapon! Modesty, what elegance!
Adornment is a kind of science that looks into the structure of something. So you can include your necklaces and jewellery in that category as it's just a science of creation. Beauty is certainly a weapon that destroys the hearts of others. Lastly, modesty and staying down to earth is something that you can own as elegance.
A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life.
Cutting your hair is a very bold statement in itself. Women who supposedly cut their hair have to gain a lot of courage in the first place. Yet once they do it, it's a life-changing moment. That's so because a haircut gives you a completely new and different look. It's just a way to assert your freedom.
Dress like you are going to meet your worst enemy today.
Dressing like a queen helps you portray yourself as being free from the comments and stereotypes of others. Thus, if ever you dress, dress as if you will meet your worst enemy. That way, you will be able to simply overpower them! The dressing is so full of strength and can send a message the way you want it to do.
I don't care what you think of me. I don't think of you at all.
One should live their life on their terms. Worrying about what and how others think about you is not worth it. Thus, if ever someone comments on the way you dress, just don't care about it. Rather than bothering, just say to them that you don't think about them at all, even though they think about you in poor taste.
The best colour in the whole world is the one that looks good on you.
There's no standard prescription on what looks good on you. You can wear anything and everything that suits you. Thus, you don't have to follow what is in the trend or what the masses are doing. Wear something that makes you feel beautiful about yourself. If you wear the colour that suits you, you are good to go!
