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
Beauty comes when fashion succeeds
Caring about beauty, it is necessary to start with the heart and soul, otherwise no makeup will not help.
In 1919 I woke up famous. I'd never guessed it. If I'd known I was famous, I'd have stolen away and wept. I was stupid. I was supposed to be intelligent. I was sensitive and very dumb.
Beware originality. In women fashion originality can lead to carnival.
Nothings makes a woman look older that a rich costume.
When putting on accessories, take off the last thing you've put on.
Fashion is in the sky, the streets, fashion has to do with ideas, the way in which we live, the events surrounding us.
Fashion has become a joke. The designers have forgotten that there are women inside the dresses. Most women dress for men and want to be admired. But they must also be able to move, to get into a car without bursting their seams! Clothes must have a natural shape.
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.
I don't do fashion, I'm fashion
There is nothing worse than solitude. Solitude can help a man realize himself; but it destroys a woman
The right ingredients can create a legend.
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.